OCG Counsel: Engagement Terms & Risk Negotiation

DLA Piper; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper in the United States is seeking an Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney to support risk management by managing engagement terms and OCGs, coordinating with the Office of General Counsel and internal stakeholders.

This role reports to the Executive Director, New Business Intake and Procurement and requires a current license to practice law and at least two years of law firm or in-house experience. A hybrid work arrangement is available.

Qualifications

• Active law license in good standing in state where practicing.
• 2 years’ experience in a law firm or in-house legal department; intake attorney, contract attorney, or comparable role preferred.
• Experience with Intapp Terms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial review of OCGs and engagement terms, collaborating with the 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, HR and other teams to gather feedback and follow up.
• Proactively identifies emerging areas of risk in engagement documents and suggests solutions.
• Identifies inconsistencies in engagement terms and proposes solutions.
• Maintains a database for tracking the progress of engagement term negotiations to ensure timely resolutions; assists in driving OCGs to completion.
• Coordinates with Conflicts and New Business Intake to ensure internal processes reflect agreed terms.
• Maintains procedures/manual for review and negotiation of engagement terms, 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 engagement letter policy, including handling clients without formal engagement terms.
• Supports disengagement efforts and additional projects as needed.

Skills

Intapp Terms

Education

JD

Job description

DLA Piper in the United States is seeking an Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney to support risk management by managing engagement terms and OCGs, coordinating with the Office of General Counsel and internal stakeholders.

This role reports to the Executive Director, New Business Intake and Procurement and requires a current license to practice law and at least two years of law firm or in-house experience. A hybrid work arrangement is available.