OGC Counsel - Conflicts & Ethics

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.

The OGC Counsel - Conflicts & Ethics 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, New York, Washington, D.C., or Houston office. The role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in‑office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing situation‑specific conflict 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, conflict 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

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401(k) 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.

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.

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