Lateral Timing and Conflicts
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:16 pm
I'm a 3rd year transactional associates that's accepted a lateral offer contingent on a conflicts check. I submitted the conflicts check a few weeks back and have yet to hear from the new firm if I've cleared. Since submitting the form I've been staffed to a number of new matters at my current firm (waiting to give notice until I clear). The last thing I want to due is drag out the conflicts check any longer than I have to, but my question is should I reach out to the new firm to disclose the new matters now, or wait until I pass conflicts and then disclose?
It'd also be great to hear from anyone who has lateraled recently on how long the conflicts process took? I was fairly confident conflicts wouldn't be an issue since I'm corporate and there is little to no overlap between firms, but 2+ weeks seems like an atypically long time to clear considering I only had to disclose 20 or so matters.
Thanks in advance for any insight!
It'd also be great to hear from anyone who has lateraled recently on how long the conflicts process took? I was fairly confident conflicts wouldn't be an issue since I'm corporate and there is little to no overlap between firms, but 2+ weeks seems like an atypically long time to clear considering I only had to disclose 20 or so matters.
Thanks in advance for any insight!