Assistant General Counsel — Ethics, Risk & Privacy

Plona Partners; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners in Washington, DC is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join the Office of General Counsel. This is a high-visibility internal advisory role addressing ethics, conflicts, regulatory compliance, investigations, risk management, employment, privacy, cybersecurity, and operations.

The successful candidate will advise firm leadership and lawyers on complex issues, manage privileged matters, and help mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active DC Bar membership in good standing.
• Strong knowledge of legal ethics and professional responsibility.
• Experience analyzing conflicts, confidentiality and privilege issues.
• Experience independently handling sensitive and privileged matters.
• Strong legal research, investigation, drafting and negotiation capabilities.
• Exceptional judgment and discretion.
• Ability to advise senior attorneys and business leaders on complex issues.
• Experience within a law firm OGC, professional responsibility/risk function, sophisticated in-house department, or similarly relevant environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising on conflicts of interest, confidentiality, privilege, attorney mobility, ethical walls, waivers, client/matter acceptance.
• Identifying emerging legal and regulatory risks and developing practical strategies, policies, controls, and guidance to mitigate exposure.
• Managing sensitive disputes, subpoenas, litigation holds, investigations, and other legal processes involving the firm.
• Conducting and supporting privileged investigations and advising leadership on appropriate corrective and preventative action.
• Drafting and negotiating vendor, consulting, technology, confidentiality, data protection, and other operational agreements.
• Partnering with People Operations on employment-related legal matters, policies, employee relations, and investigations.
• Privacy & cybersecurity—working with Information Security and Technology on privacy, incident response, records, and governance matters.
• Training & policy—developing guidance and training for attorneys and business professionals.

Skills

Legal ethics

Professional responsibility

Conflict analysis

Investigations

Negotiation

Drafting

Advising leaders

Education

JD

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

PACER

Relativity

CaseMap/TimeMap

West Case Notebook

Job description

Plona Partners in Washington, DC is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join the Office of General Counsel. This is a high-visibility internal advisory role addressing ethics, conflicts, regulatory compliance, investigations, risk management, employment, privacy, cybersecurity, and operations.

The successful candidate will advise firm leadership and lawyers on complex issues, manage privileged matters, and help mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.