About Latham & Watkins:

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About the Role:

The OGC Assistant – Compliance & Intake is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) team. This role will be responsible for working within the OGC to provide administrative support for the multiple intake compliance programs administered by the local office, while triaging the ethics wall and engagement letter email inboxes to ensure timely responses to inquiries from firm stakeholders. This role will be located in our Washington DC office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

Other key responsibilities include:

Assisting the firm's ethics walls program by implementing ethics walls, drafting certain ethics wall memos, addressing exception requests, testing updates to the ethics wall system, and assisting with other ad hoc ethics wall projects, as needed
Assisting with administration and enforcement of the firm’s engagement terms policies, including reviewing engagement terms to identify issues and corresponding with attorneys and attorney support to address and resolve any inconsistencies, assisting with other ad hoc engagement letter projects as needed
Collecting and cataloguing compliance documentation received as part of the new business intake process, including engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, and waivers
Assisting in the coordination and tracking of attorney external affiliation submissions for review and approval, while assisting with the preparation and delivery of office-wide surveys on a rolling basis and helping to update and maintain records of all affiliations in the firm’s database
Providing administrative support to the Compliance & Intake team, including meeting and video conference arrangements, and Chrome River expense reports
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills including strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to effectively interface with attorneys, management, and support staff
Possess the ability to work in a team environment, across multiple offices, collaborate and interact effectively with OGC staff and other firm personnel, with a customer-service focus
Demonstrate the ability to work independently in a wide variety of duties and seeking guidance or assistance from more senior staff as appropriate

And have:

Prior experience in a law firm or other professional services firm, preferably
A high school diploma or equivalent, preferably a Bachelor’s degree

Benefits & Additional Information:

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

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

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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Pay Range: USD $60,000.00 - USD $73,000.00 /Yr.

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