OGC Attorney – Global Commercial Transactions

Latham & Watkins LLP

$160K — $175K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Active bar membership in California, Illinois, New York, or Washington, D.C., or ability to apply within 90 days
  • Minimum of two years of relevant legal experience, specifically in contract drafting and negotiation
  • Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms
  • Previous in-house legal experience preferred
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to implement procedures effectively

Responsibilities

  • Review, revise, negotiate, and execute contracts promptly
  • Collaborate with vendor relationship owners and relevant stakeholders on negotiation strategies
  • Lead training and outreach initiatives to promote contract review processes
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with staff and senior leaders to enhance contract outcomes
  • Work with the General Counsel's office on risk management projects as needed
  • Safeguard sensitive and proprietary information for Latham & Watkins

Benefits

  • Healthcare, life and disability insurance
  • Generous 401k plan
  • At least 11 paid holidays and 23 days of PTO in the first year
  • Well-being programs including mental health services and wellness events
  • Professional development programs
  • Employee discounts
  • Access to affinity groups and networking opportunities
Full Job Description
About the Role

The OGC Attorney 6 Global Commercial Transactions is an integral part of Latham 2s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) team.This role will be responsible for assisting with the legal review of the firm 2s contracts with outside vendors to ensure that each contract executed on behalf of the firm is reviewed for significant legal, risk management, and business issues, as well as recommending modifications to contract language as appropriate to ensure that all contracts adequately protect the firms interests, minimize unnecessary risk, address relevant privacy and security concerns, and maintain consistency with the firms policies and standards. This role will be located in either our New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, or Downtown Los Angeles office.

Responsibilities 6 Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring that contracts are reviewed, revised, negotiated, and executed in a timely manner
  • Consulting with the owner of the vendor relationship and other relevant stakeholders to determine the firms strategy for negotiating business terms and negotiating directly with a vendor when strategically appropriate for the relationship
  • Participating in training and outreach initiatives across the firm to introduce the contract review process
  • Developing and maintaining strong, productive, and interactive relationships with staff, managers, and senior leaders throughout the firm and leveraging these relationships to ensure that the contract review process results in the best possible contract for the firm, while maintaining a positive perception of the value provided by the Contract Review Team
  • Working closely and collaboratively with the firms Office of the General Counsel on various risk management projects as needed
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Wed love to hear from you if you:

  • Display advanced knowledge and skill in contract drafting and negotiation
  • Demonstrate the ability to undertake large, long-term projects and develop alternative methods to complete them and implement solutions.
  • Possess the ability to establish and implement consistent procedures and display a strong attention to detail in all work product

And have:

  • A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
  • An active bar membership in California, Illinois, New York, or Washington, D.C., or the ability to apply for membership in 90 days and become an active member within one (1) year of hire
  • A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience practicing law, including contract drafting and negotiation
  • Experience utilizing a contract lifecycle management platform, preferably
  • Previous in-house experience, preferably
Benefits 6 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 2s 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

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Pay RangeUSD $160,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.

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