Ethics Counsel

Description:

Are you a skilled legal professional with a passion for ethics and professional responsibility? We are seeking an Ethics Counsel to join our dynamic Legal Services team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring compliance with legal standards by providing lawyers advice about the Rules of Professional Conduct via the ethics hotline, serving as the staff advisor to the State Bar's Ethics Advisory Group, and conducting continuing legal education seminars. This position works closely with the Assistant General Counsel, often sharing in duties, including general counsel responsibilities in the absence or direction of General Counsel. In addition to these duties, this position serves as the legal advisor to the Fee Arbitration program, and will provide general legal assistance to the organization, as directed by the General Counsel.

Requirements:
The duties and responsibilities listed below are essential to the employee's position.

• Serves in the leadership role of the State Bar's ethics functions.
• Responds to ethics hotline calls and provides ethics advice and opinions to lawyers.
• Participates in Continuing Legal Education seminars and programs and develops educational materials. Conducts internal and external training to provide members and staff with tools to make informed judgments about professional responsibility concerns.
• Provides legal expertise in the area of ethics, with primary responsibility for ethics communication (telephone, in writing, or in person).
• Prepares written materials on legal services and ethics.
• Provides general legal work, as needed.
• Assists in the review and appraisal of assigned support staff by providing feedback and input to the Legal Services Manager
• Performs all other related duties, as assigned.

J.D. required. Member of SBA in good standing. Have a minimum of seven (7) years practical legal experience, preferably in litigation in private practice or for a public government entity.

Skills and Abilities:

• Performs all duties in compliance with internal procedures and external regulations. Is responsible for bringing compliance issues to the attention of management.
• Thorough knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct and Supreme Court rules.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Public speaking skills.
• Demonstrates sound judgment with action to be taken on cases.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to listen.
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Strong attention to detail and well organized.
• Flexibility in schedule to meet business needs.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently as well as work effectively with teams.

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