About This Role
This attorney role supports the firm's critical risk management function by managing the full scope of substantive, operational, and administrative responsibilities associated with engagement terms and Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs). The attorney works closely with the firm
Responsibilities
- Perform initial review of OCGs and engagement terms, and partner with Office of General Counsel and New Business Intake attorneys to gather information and complete thorough OCG analysis, including consistency with existing engagement terms and among client groups
- Identify terms that require negotiation and propose appropriate modifications
- Identify areas where additional stakeholder input is needed and work with Finance, Information Governance, Information and Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Protection, Human Resources and other teams to gather feedback on terms and execute timely follow-ups
- Proactively identify emerging areas of risk in engagement documents and suggest solutions
- Identify areas of inconsistency in engagement terms and propose solutions
- Maintain database for tracking the progress of engagement terms negotiations to ensure timely resolutions, and otherwise assist in driving OCGs to completion
- Coordinate with Conflicts and New Business Intake to ensure internal processes reflect agreed terms
- Maintain procedures/manual for the review and negotiation of engagement terms, including creating efficiencies and repositories for responses to frequently negotiated terms
- Serve as an Intapp subject matter expert, focusing on accurate tagging of legal and ethical terms
- Manage compliance with and improvements to engagement letter policy, including navigating issues involving clients without formal engagement terms
- Support disengagement efforts
- Support additional projects and special requests, as needed
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required
- Foster positive work relationships
- Comply with all firm policies and practices
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; participating in digital/virtual conference calls; participating in meetings as needed
- Work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment
- Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned
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