OGC Assistant – Compliance and Intake

at  Latham Watkins LLP

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 and Intake is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel. This exciting new role will be responsible for completing matter-opening and related compliance processes, ensuring the information received is accurate and sufficient, and that requested actions are consistent with firm policies. The Assistant will support with administrative tasks relating to the onboarding and training of new Compliance and Intake team members, including preparing training agendas, coordinating and scheduling training sessions with members of the OGC, ensuring proper access to necessary firm systems, internal webpages, email mailboxes, and distribution lists. This role will be located in either our Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Boston, New York, Los Angeles or Washington D.C. 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:

• Providing administrative support to the Compliance and Intake team, including meeting and video conference arrangements, Chrome River expense reports, and other duties
• Updating lateral attorney prior work affiliation information in the firm’s conflicts database
• Assisting the firm’s ethics walls program, including implementing ethics walls, addressing outstanding acknowledgment requests and creating weekly statistical reports
• Reviewing and updating internal OGC department webpages and organizational charts regularly, and as instructed by OGC department leadership
• Assisting with collection and cataloging of compliance documentation received as part of the new business intake process, including engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, and waivers

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with attorneys, management, and support staff
• Display 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 ability to work independently in a wide variety of duties and seeks guidance or assistance from more senior staff as appropriate

And have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent, with a bachelor’s degree preferred
• A minimum of one (1) year of relevant experience in a professional or legal environment#LI-HYBRID#LI-VS1 #WayUp

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
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.
Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world’s leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.
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Pay Range: USD $65,000.00 - USD $70,000.00 /Yr

• Providing administrative support to the Compliance and Intake team, including meeting and video conference arrangements, Chrome River expense reports, and other duties
• Updating lateral attorney prior work affiliation information in the firm’s conflicts database
• Assisting the firm’s ethics walls program, including implementing ethics walls, addressing outstanding acknowledgment requests and creating weekly statistical reports
• Reviewing and updating internal OGC department webpages and organizational charts regularly, and as instructed by OGC department leadership
• Assisting with collection and cataloging of compliance documentation received as part of the new business intake process, including engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, and waiver