Global Regulatory Compliance Counsel

Latham & Watkins; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Latham & Watkins seeks an OGC Lawyer – Compliance (Regulatory) to join our Office of the General Counsel. The role focuses on legal and compliance reviews of contracts, guidelines, and questionnaires to identify and mitigate regulatory risks across sanctions, export controls, ABAC, AML, DAC6, and related laws.

Hybrid in-office flexibility with options across New York, Boston, or Washington, DC. You will collaborate with internal teams, escalate novel issues, and help maintain compliant practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Current licensed to practice in a U.S. state; qualified lawyer.
• Admitted in the jurisdiction in which their Latham office is located.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience practicing law on a regulatory compliance team in a global law firm or financial institution.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience managing global compliance projects in a large law firm or financial institution setting, preferably.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal and compliance reviews of vendor contracts, outside counsel guidelines, and other terms of engagement with firm clients, as well as client, vendor, and banking questionnaires, within the regulatory compliance purview with a focus on sanctions, export controls, ABAC, AML, DAC6, UK Criminal Finances Act, and related regulatory requirements.
• Triage and prioritize review requests, coordinate reviewer workflows, and ensure timely, high‑quality completion of reviews.
• Support vendor risk regulatory compliance contracting initiatives for local counsel agreements.
• Develop and maintain compliance review protocols, templates, standard responses, guidance, and preferred positions to promote consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders on compliance requirements relating to sanctions, export controls, ABAC, AML, DAC6, UK Criminal Finances Act, and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Protect and maintain any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains.

Skills

Leadership of projects

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Law degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Latham & Watkins seeks an OGC Lawyer – Compliance (Regulatory) to join our Office of the General Counsel. The role focuses on legal and compliance reviews of contracts, guidelines, and questionnaires to identify and mitigate regulatory risks across sanctions, export controls, ABAC, AML, DAC6, and related laws.

Hybrid in-office flexibility with options across New York, Boston, or Washington, DC. You will collaborate with internal teams, escalate novel issues, and help maintain compliant practices