OCG Attorney: Risk & Engagement Terms Expert

DLA Piper; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking an Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney to support the firm’s risk management on engagement terms and OCGs. You will review terms, coordinate with General Counsel and stakeholders, and help negotiate and finalize OCGs and related materials.

You will act as a subject matter expert on OCG processes, maintain playbooks and tracking systems, identify risks, and ensure terms align with firm policies while protecting client relationships. Hybrid work schedule offered.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Active law license in good standing in state where practicing.
• JD.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial review of OCGs and engagement terms, and partners with Office of General Counsel and New Business Intake attorneys to gather information and complete thorough OCG analysis.
• Identifies terms that require negotiation and proposes appropriate modifications.
• Identifies areas where additional stakeholder input is needed and works with Finance, Information Governance, Information and Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Protection, Human Resources and other teams to gather feedback on terms and execute timely follow-ups.
• Proactively identifies emerging areas of risk in engagement documents and suggests solutions.
• Identifies areas of inconsistency in engagement terms and proposes solutions.
• Maintains database for tracking the progress of engagement terms negotiations to ensure timely resolutions and assists in driving OCGs to completion.
• Coordinates with Conflicts and New Business Intake to ensure internal processes reflect agreed terms.
• Maintains procedures/manual for the review and negotiation of engagement terms, including creating efficiencies and repositories for responses to frequently negotiated terms.
• Serves as an Intapp subject matter expert, focusing on accurate tagging of legal and ethical terms.
• Manages compliance with and improvements to engagement letter policy, including navigating issues involving clients without formal engagement terms.
• Supports disengagement efforts.
• Supports additional projects and special requests, as needed.

Skills

Intapp Terms

Active law license

Education

JD

Tools

Intapp

Job description

DLA Piper is seeking an Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney to support the firm’s risk management on engagement terms and OCGs. You will review terms, coordinate with General Counsel and stakeholders, and help negotiate and finalize OCGs and related materials.

You will act as a subject matter expert on OCG processes, maintain playbooks and tracking systems, identify risks, and ensure terms align with firm policies while protecting client relationships. Hybrid work schedule offered.