OGC Assistant – Bar Compliance

Latham & Watkins; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

11 paid holidays

PTO 23 days first year

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Affinity groups and networks

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking an OGC Assistant – Bar Compliance in Washington, D.C. to support the global bar admissions program. The role reports to the OGC Supervisor – Bar Compliance and offers a hybrid schedule with in-office presence.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of bar compliance experience in a law or professional services firm, with strong analytical and organizational skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 1 year of bar compliance experience at a law or professional services firm.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the firm’s bar admissions database.
• Verify attorney bar credentials and track admission progress.
• Compile and maintain global bar admissions statistics and related reports.
• Assist with bar admissions projects and communications to attorneys and teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative work style

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About The Role

The OGC Assistant – Bar Compliance is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel team. This role will be responsible for supporting the firm’s global bar admissions and registration compliance program and reports to the OGC Supervisor – Bar Compliance. This role will be located in our Washington, D.C. office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the firm’s bar admissions database
• Verifying attorney bar credentials
• Compiling and maintaining global bar admissions statistics
• Assisting with projects involving bar admissions
• Managing the archive of all attorney practice certificates/certificates of good standing
• Monitoring the admission progress of attorneys, maintaining a tracking spreadsheet used to assist with the process
• Communicating bar admissions policies and procedures to attorneys and teams
• 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 strong analytical and organizational skills
• Exhibit great attention to detail
• Enjoy working in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrate an advanced ability to perceive and analyze problems, and develop alternative strategies to solve them

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of one (1) year of bar compliance experience at a law or professional services firm, preferably

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

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

Pay Range

USD $65,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.