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Orrick currently has an excellent opportunity for a Risk & Compliance Counsel - Training & Special Projects. This position could be based in any of our U.S. offices (Austin; Chicago; Boston; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Menlo Park; Orange County; Portland; Sacramento; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Seattle; Washington DC; or Wheeling, WV) with consideration given for 100% remote US locations.

The Objective: As Risk & Compliance Counsel - Training & Special Projects, you will have senior in-house counsel responsibility for providing legal support to the New Business & Conflicts (NB&C) Director and the NB&C function firm-wide, as well as the Office of General Counsel. You will assist with the successful training and professional development of the NB&C department’s approximately 30 analysts and attorneys, as well as relevant firm-wide conflicts training.

What will I do? The Risk & Compliance Counsel - Training & Special Projects will support the Director in the administration of a department that delivers prompt and accurate evaluation and resolution of potential conflicts of interest, new business intake, and lateral attorney conflicts clearance and onboarding. You will collaborate with key Firm departments and members of Firm leadership to execute on the Firm’s new business and conflicts strategy.

How will I spend my time? You will spend most of your time on these responsibilities:

NB &C and Firmwide Training

• Oversee training of NB&C staff including managers, intake analysts, lateral analysts, and Risk & Compliance Counsel (RCC) to ensure that resources, trainings, and systems are aligned with the Firm’s goals and objectives, including an emphasis on fostering a team-oriented environment focused on the highest level of client service.
• Assist with the development of processes, playbooks, and training materials. Take the lead in drafting and updating the same.
• Work with Director and OGC to identify business and ethical risk within practice groups and develop practice-group specific training.
• Monitor industry standards for new business and conflicts best practices and make recommendations to integrate such best practices as appropriate.
• Draft and deliver firm-wide training and CLEs.

NB &C Onboarding and Professional Development

• Develop and implement onboarding and integration program for new NB&C staff.
• Manage professional development and learning opportunities for all members of the department.

Manage NB &C Quality Control Process

• Develop, implement, and maintain a NB&C Quality Control process that ensures consistent conflicts analysis, treatment, reporting, and communication of potential issues.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and tracking of conflicts documentation that meets jurisdictional requirements.
• Assist Orrick’s Practice Management Committee with the review and quality control of daily new matter reports.

International Conflicts Liaison

• Work with risk management and compliance professionals, attorneys, and staff from international offices to achieve best conflicts resolution processes.
• Assist with integration and performance of AML/KYC functions firm-wide

Maintenance of Non-Attorney and Other Positions

• Work with OGC on secondment agreements, concurrent employment arrangements, and non-attorney fiduciary and director and officer positions.

Special Projects

• Assist with evaluating conflicts in connection with strategic business and lateral opportunities.
• Collaborate with Director and OGC on the continuing development of best conflicts policies and procedures and define approaches to achieving objectives and implementing risk management strategies.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate and current admission in good standing is required.
• Extensive experience with the planning, development, and delivery of new business intake and conflicts processes in a large firm environment, coupled with an understanding of its importance and relevance in support of the Firm's overall business and strategic objectives.
• Experience supervising and managing teams of conflicts professionals within a large law firm is preferred.
• Experience onboarding and training new team members is required.
• Experience developing, drafting, and updating process playbooks, policies, and manuals is required.
• Experience preparing and delivering department and/or firm-wide CLEs and trainings is required.
• Strong background and understanding of the laws and ethical regulations in the United States that are applicable to the conflicts and new business intake function is required. Familiarity and comfort with the same in Europe and Asia is preferred.
• Experience with Intapp products is required.
• Strong organizational skills coupled with attention to detail and a strong record of follow-up.
• Demonstrated skills in effective collaboration with Firm management, partners, other attorneys, and staff.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills coupled with the demonstrated ability to present complex ideas to attorneys and staff.

Who is Orrick? Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the technology & innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today has offices in 25+ markets worldwide. We are recognized worldwide for delivering the highest-quality legal advice through our diverse teams and for our culture of innovation and collaboration. Financial Times selected Orrick as the Most Digital Firm of 2020, and in the past five years, the Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year three times and runner-up twice. For the ninth year in a row, Fortune named Orrick to its 2024 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more about our awesome employee experience here: Fortune 100 Great Place To Work certified company.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is between:

• California Major Markets* $190,000.00 - $240,000.00

• New York City $190,000.00- $240,000.00

• National $150,000.00- $240,000.00

• California Major Markets includes San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Monica. All other California locations fall within National range.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. This compensation and benefits information is based on the Orrick’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurances; robust mental well-being benefits; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability benefits; a health savings account (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, and a 401K program. This role is eligible to employees will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program, generous Parental leave benefits, and paid holidays.

Please visit www.orrick.com for more information about the firm.

How to Apply: If you are searching for a chance to create an impact, you have a little grit and you love working with a team, we want to talk with you. To submit your resume and cover letter for this position, please visit our Staff and Paralegal Opportunities Listings at www.orrick.com/Careers. Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. __ Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.