Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develop and lead firm legal strategies, and compliance programs to support the mitigation of firm-wide legal and reputational risks, including but not limited to, malpractice exposure, ethical issues and regulatory compliance
· Serve as trusted advisor to senior leadership including the firm chair and firm managing principal, board of directors, principals and a cross-functional team of chiefs on matters of significance
· Adept in understanding all operating matters in a law firm setting from a GC function and being proactive in identifying issues and solutions quickly.
· Identify, assess and manage legal regulatory risk across the firm
· Advise on the development and implementation of firm policies, provide guidance on appropriate audit and governance structures to mitigate risk
· Manage all legal matters including contracts, outside counsel guidelines, litigation, intellectual property, and corporate transactions.
· Effectively manage relationships with outside counsel, opposing counsel and regulatory bodies
· Provide guidance to attorneys and practice leaders on professional responsibilities; oversee compliance with applicable rules of professional conduct, and bar regulations across jurisdictions
· Oversee a team of attorneys and other professionals in the day-to-day execution of the OGC functions
· Adept in defining processes, implementing appropriate governance/ controls and operationalizing a cadence to review and update firm-wide policies, while building team structure and overseeing key functions such as risk management.
· Support the resolution of conflicts governance and process matters
· Support internal investigations and confidential matters involving policy violations or professional conduct
· Collaborate with HR, IT, Risk and Finance teams to ensure integrated governance and compliance oversight.