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About the Role

The OGC Counsel is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel team, responsible for resolving professional ethics conflicts and related compliance issues by applying legal ethics rules, professional responsibility principles, Latham & Watkins policies, and practical judgment to various risk-management issues.

Responsibilities

• Resolve lateral attorney and new matter conflicts, advising Ethics Committee Members, firm attorneys, and other stakeholders.
• Review and analyze situation-specific conflicts checks, identifying potential conflicts of interest and determining appropriate next steps.
• Analyze outside counsel guidelines, non-standard engagement letters, and RFPs, identifying issues related to conflicts, ethics, liability, and firm policy.
• Draft, review, and advise on waivers, ethics walls, engagement letters, and related documents.
• Conduct legal research on ethics rules, professional responsibility issues, and conflicts-related topics.
• Help prepare and deliver trainings for attorneys and staff on conflicts, ethics, professional responsibility, and related topics.
• Contribute reliably to shared inboxes, urgent matters, weekend coverage, and team processes.
• Support partner audits and other OGC or Ethics Committee projects.
• Protect and maintain highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information.

Requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge of legal ethics rules, professional responsibility principles, and conflicts of interest analysis.
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to translate conflicts and ethics concepts into practical guidance.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with attorneys, OGC colleagues, Ethics Committee Members, Analysts, Assistants, and business professionals at all levels of the firm.
• A Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent.
• Admission to the relevant state bar with active status.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in legal ethics, conflicts of interest, professional responsibility, or a closely related area of law firm risk management required.
• Law firm experience preferred.
• Experience with conflicts clearance processes, engagement terms, outside counsel guidelines, waivers, or ethics walls is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Legal ethics rules
• Professional responsibility principles
• Conflicts of interest analysis
• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Attention to detail
• Practical guidance
• Effective communication
• Professional communication

Location

• Chicago
• San Francisco
• New York
• Washington, D.C.
• Boston

Work Type

• Hybrid
• In-office

Experience Level

• Mid-Senior
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience

Education Level

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent
• Admission to the relevant state bar

Salary/Compensations

• USD $170,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.

Benefits

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year
• 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

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.