Hybrid OGC Analyst – Compliance, Client & Vendor Risk

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About the role

  • OGC Analyst managing compliance as part of Latham & Watkins' Office of General Counsel team. Researching and screening against sanctions to support compliance programs.

Responsibilities

  • Conducting research on client and non ‑ client parties in potential new matters to screen for adverse findings (including negative news) that present reputational, business, and/or other risk to the firm, while overseeing the escalation, review, and resolution of potentially adverse findings, including the preparation of diligence records
  • Directly supporting the firm’s sanctions compliance program, including screening client, non ‑ client party, vendor, and vendor beneficiary bank names against sanctions lists, and screening newly sanctioned names against the firm’s conflicts and vendor databases
  • Applying sanctions rules and regulatory guidance across the firm, and preparing clear and well ‑ documented research summaries supporting conclusions
  • Maintaining and updating tracking logs for screening requests and escalations
  • Supporting project requests from the Conflicts team, Ethics Committee, Client Intake Committee, Compliance team lawyers, and others
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree
  • A minimum of three (3) years of relevant AML and/or sanctions compliance experience, including research functions, within a compliance, risk, or operational function at a law firm, banking institution, audit company, or similar professional services organization

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

OGC Analyst – Compliance, Client & Vendor Risk

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$75,000 - $85,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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