OGC Counsel – Compliance and Intake
Latham & Watkins
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • District of Columbia • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year
About the role
- Serving as a conduit between firm subject matter experts, partners, and client contacts; liaising directly with client contacts on technical or compliance-related issues arising during engagement term negotiations in support of the client’s relationship partner
- Developing and maintaining a working knowledge of firm operations, including information governance/technology, client onboarding, human resources, codes of conduct, anti-corruption, and training procedures, sufficient to draft initial responses to client inquiries and escalate issues to internal stakeholders
- Developing expertise in the firm’s risk tolerance and business sensitivities and providing day-to-day support to OGC Managing Counsel – Compliance and Intake, Client Intake Committee, Ethics Committee, and other firm constituents relating to incoming new clients and matters or other areas that may present risk to the firm
- Ensuring ongoing extensive knowledge of the firm’s NBI workflow, supporting department personnel and firm constituents in the implementation and use of these systems
- Developing and maintaining substantive knowledge of the firm’s ethics wall policies, procedures, and software; reviewing and approving requested ethics walls to ensure they are necessary, sufficient, and appropriately drafted to address the firm’s compliance and client-relations needs
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- A law degree from an accredited law school
- An active bar membership
- A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience practicing law and/or working on a conflicts, contract review, compliance, information governance, or other similar administrative department team, preferably in a global law firm setting
- Experience working directly with professional services firm clients
- Experience drafting, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures
- Experience training junior team members on substantive and procedural issues
Benefits
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract reviewcomplianceinformation governancepolicy draftingpolicy implementationtrainingrisk managementclient onboardingethics wall procedureslegal research
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detailconfidentialityclient relationsleadershipnegotiation
Certifications
Bachelor's degreelaw degreeactive bar membership