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In House Lawyer - BAU

Department purpose and structure
This is a broad in-house counsel role covering a range of risk, regulatory and compliance issues. The candidate will work as part of a dynamic global team and have an opportunity to be involved in a number of different areas including conflicts, financial crime, sanctions, lateral hiring, contract review, policy drafting and general risk management. This role will assist in managing the firm’s risk exposure and provide advice to Partners and Attorneys around the world on various risk and compliance issues while covering all aspects of ethical regulation.
The global BAU team is widely respected throughout the firm and as a member of the legal team you will be provided with autonomy to handle issues on your own and work closely with Partners around the world to tackle and work through any issues. This role will be responsible for applying US and UK ethical rules, interpreting commercial policies and escalating reputational issues.

Key relationships
– The BAU team
– A&O Fee Earners
– Broader A&O Global Community

Job description
Context
This role is critical in maintaining the firm’s compliance standards, working with partners and associates on various risk queries, and working to protect and enhance overall firm security

Role and responsibilities
  • Analyzing and resolving (or, where appropriate, facilitating resolution of) professional, legal, regulatory and commercial issues relating to business acceptance and client engagement
  • Reviewing and analyzing conflicts with respect to incoming lateral attorneys.
  • Assisting with lateral attorney on-boarding, including coordination of matter opening for transferred matters
  • Advising attorneys on professional conduct rules and assist in adherence to such rules and Firm policies when preparing conflict waiver letters
  • Engagement terms:
o Reviewing engagement terms in relation to client form Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCG) and A&O own form Engagement Terms (Terms) in the US.
o Facilitating the resolution of contractual issues raised as part of the review of OCG and Terms.
o Assisting with the creation and maintenance of precedents and know-how resources relating to OCG and Terms for use within the US.
o Being responsible for monitoring changes in practice, professional rules, regulations and the law as affects OCG and Terms in the US so that these can be reflected in the Firm’s guidance to Partners, its standard form precedent Terms and the business acceptance and client engagement policies/processes.
  • Assist and support the Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Head of Financial Crime & Sanctions in ensuring that firm and BAU policy and procedure in the areas of financial crime and sanctions meet requirements
  • Exercising judgment as to when to refer issues to the Partner and the Global Head of the Business Acceptance Unit and facilitating the resolution of any such issues referred.
  • Responding, and managing the team's responses, to queries addressed to the members of the BAU relating to business acceptance and client engagement
  • Monitoring changes in practice, professional rules, regulations and the law as affects business acceptance and client engagement globally
  • Assisting in the development of the analyst team’s regulatory expertise and work type experience.
  • Mentoring, supervising and assisting in the management of the teams Analyst and Administrative staff.
  • Intervention (where required, at the point of business acceptance) to issue directions on specific formalities required for business acceptance purposes
  • Assisting in the design, implementation and delivery of training presentations and other development programs for lawyers and support departments regarding risk management

Team
This position formally reports directly to the Global Head of the BAU and works closely with the BAU Senior Manager and Senior In House Lawyer in the US as well as analysts on the team.

Key requirements
  • Interest in, and potential for, developing mentoring skills;
  • Commercially minded and possessing a strong legal skill set;
  • Ability to analyze facts and scenarios thoroughly (and yet quickly) and proactively to put forward resolutions to legal and commercial problems;
  • Excellent task management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple tasks under time pressure; and
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated and pro-active.
  • J.D. required. Preferably admitted in NY, DC, or CA
  • International experience with a leading top tier firm is highly advantageous with a strong background in multi-jurisdictional transactions or dispute resolution.
  • An understanding of legal ethics, conflicts and professional responsibility is essential.

For individuals assigned to or hired for this opportunity in New York, the estimated annualized base salary range for this position is $140,000-$180,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on the overall qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, including, if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job, and other job-relation factors permitted by law.
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