OGC Counsel - Conflicts & Ethics

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The OGC Counsel is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel team. This role will be responsible for resolving professional ethics conflicts and other ethics and compliance issues relating to lateral clearances, new business matters, and outside counsel guidelines across the firm’s offices, while applying knowledge of legal ethics and professional responsibility rules relating to lateral attorney and new matter conflicts of interest, as well as relevant Latham procedures, policies, and practices, to advise Ethics Committee Members and other attorneys and key stakeholders. This role will be located in either our Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, 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:

• Reviewing situation‑specific conflicts checks as needed
• Reviewing outside counsel guidelines, non‑standard engagement letters, and requests for proposal (RFPs) received from clients, and working with partners to prepare client responses that align with firm policies
• Advising attorneys and others regarding engagement letters, conflicts waivers, ethics walls, and firm policies
• Performing legal research and analysis on professional responsibility issues, as requested by the Deputy General Counsel, Senior Assistant General Counsel – Conflicts & Ethics, any of the Managing Counsel – Conflicts & Ethics, or Ethics Committee members
• Preparing and delivering training for attorneys and staff on topics relevant to conflicts, ethics, and professional responsibility
• Conducting audits of partners for compliance with laws, regulations, and firm policies while collaborating with other members of the OGC
• Providing administrative support and legal guidance for Ethics Committee and OGC projects and various types of data management, including maintenance of engagement letter and waiver templates, intranet websites and informational materials
• 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:

• Possess well-developed and professional interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Exhibit strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail

And have:

• A Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent
• Admission to the relevant state bar with active status
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience practicing law and/or working on an ethics conflicts team in a global law firm setting, preferably

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.

Please click here to view the full job description for this role.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Please click the link below to review the Ordinance.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. An employer that violates this law may be subject to fines and/or a private right of action for $500 in statutory damages “for each such violation,” among other things.

Please click here to review your rights under U.S. employment laws.  #MidSenior #LI-JG2

Pay Range