OGC Analyst – Compliance, Client & Vendor Risk

Role Overview

• 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