Senior BIC Manager – Strategic Conflicts

Cooley LLP

. Lead the end-to-end strategic-conflicts process for prospective clients and matters .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing strategic conflicts, compliance, and risk management within a legal context, with a strong focus on project management and stakeholder communication. Proficient in conducting legal research and preparing concise risk assessments for executive leadership.

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Strategic Conflicts ManagementProject Management CertificationLegal Research and DocumentationCorporate Law Practice KnowledgePeople Leadership and Coaching

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Hard Skills

Conflicts ResolutionRisk ManagementProject ManagementLegal ResearchComplianceDecision Framework DevelopmentExecutive CommunicationData AnalysisGovernance Solutions DesignEthical Screens Implementation

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsPresentation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to DetailCoaching and Delegation

Tools & Technologies

BIC System SuiteMicrosoft Office SuiteIManageLegal Compliance ToolsInformation Governance Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

Project Management CertificationParalegal CertificationJD or Master's Degree

Industry Keywords

American Bar Association Model RulesSanctionsExport ControlsAnti-Money LaunderingProfessional Responsibility

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end strategic-conflicts process for prospective clients and matters
Oversee departmental handling of strategic conflicts and ensure alignment with firm policies and professional-responsibility obligations
Establish project-management frameworks with scope, ownership, decision rights, milestones, dependencies, escalation points and target dates
Conduct and coordinate conflicts, client, affiliate, adverse-party, negative-news, litigation, business-sensitivity and prior-decision research
Prepare concise executive summaries covering risks, options, waivers, guardrails, dependencies, recommendations and required decisions
Communicate with executive leadership, partners, department leaders, the Strategic Conflicts Committee and the General Counsel’s Office
Serve as primary escalation point and liaison for strategic-conflict and heightened-risk engagement questions
Drive viable engagements through approvals, conflict resolution, waivers, guardrails, engagement terms, alerts, ethical screens and onboarding
Maintain complete searchable records for engagements that do not proceed
Maintain repositories of committee decisions, precedents, alerts, guardrails and supporting documentation
Triage, analyze and route elevated conflicts issues requiring senior review
Draft, review and coordinate conflicts waivers and related communications
Manage BIC involvement in sanctions, export-control, Russia-connection, politically exposed person, cryptocurrency, cannabis and other heightened-risk matters
Coordinate legal, compliance, security, information-governance and technology controls for high-risk engagements
Monitor workstreams, identify bottlenecks and provide leadership status updates
Develop decision frameworks, escalation protocols, templates, playbooks, training and quality controls
Analyze trends, outcomes, cycle times and risk categories and provide governance and service-delivery recommendations
Lead and develop team members and cross-functional project teams
Maintain awareness of legal ethics, professional responsibility, sanctions, export controls and related developments
Perform other duties as assigned or required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proficiency in the BIC System suite, Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications after orientation at Cooley LLP
Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours as required
7+ years of direct applicable experience in legal, conflicts, intake, compliance, risk-management or practicing-attorney roles, including substantial complex conflicts resolution and client or matter acceptance experience
2+ years of exempt/management experience in relevant roles
Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or workstreams involving senior stakeholders, competing priorities, sensitive information and time-critical decisions
Ability to prepare and present concise risk assessments, options and recommendations to executive leadership, partners or senior legal stakeholders
Knowledge of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct and applicable state rules of professional conduct
Strong understanding of corporate law practice, client and matter onboarding, conflicts resolution, waivers, engagement terms, ethical screens and law-firm risk-management processes
Experience conducting legal, corporate and investigative research and documenting defensible, auditable decisions
Prior experience supervising, coaching or leading professionals and managing service delivery across multiple concurrent matters
Experience communicating with firm management, lawyers and business professionals on high-level conflict and business issues
Bachelor’s, Master’s degree, paralegal certification or JD preferred
Experience supporting a strategic-conflicts committee, general counsel function or comparable executive risk-review body preferred
Working knowledge of sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering considerations and other heightened-risk client-acceptance frameworks preferred
Project-management certification or demonstrated experience applying formal project, program or change-management practices preferred
Experience designing governance, reporting, knowledge-management or workflow solutions in a law-firm or professional-services environment preferred
Advanced conflicts judgment and analytical rigor
Exceptional project-management, organizational, communication, presentation and problem-solving skills
Ability to synthesize complex information into concise, decision-ready recommendations
Ability to handle confidential firm information, projects and client data
Strong people-leadership, coaching, delegation and accountability skills
High level of professionalism and attention to detail

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Health savings account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Life insurance
AD&D coverage
Long-term care coverage
Backup care for children and/or adults
Parental support benefits
Firm-paid life insurance
Firm-paid AD&D
Long-term disability benefits
Short-term medical benefits
21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
10 paid holidays each year
Generous parental leave
Fertility benefits
Competitive compensation