OGC Assistant – Bar Compliance

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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.

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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

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The OGC Assistant – Bar Compliance is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel team. This role will be responsible for supporting the firm’s global bar admissions and registration compliance program and reports to the OGC Supervisor – Bar Compliance. This role will be located in our 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

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Other key responsibilities include:

→Maintaining the firm’s bar admissions database
→Verifying attorney bar credentials
→Compiling and maintaining global bar admissions statistics
→Assisting with projects involving bar admissions
→Managing the archive of all attorney practice certificates/certificates of good standing
→Monitoring the admission progress of attorneys, maintaining a tracking spreadsheet used to assist with the process
→Communicating bar admissions policies and procedures to attorneys and teams
→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 strong analytical and organizational skills
→Exhibit great attention to detail
→Enjoy working in a collaborative environment
→Demonstrate an advanced ability to perceive and analyze problems, and develop alternative strategies to solve them

And have:

→A bachelor’s degree
→A minimum of one (1) year of bar compliance experience at a law or professional services firm, preferably

What We Offer

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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

USD $65,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.