• Job Description

  Req#: R3325

  We are always seeking talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individuals. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future.

  We invite you to explore the position below and to submit your application to join our team!

  The Engagement Compliance Specialist ensures compliance in client relationships, including conflicts research, contractual term analysis, ethical wall implementation and enforcement, document coding, diligence, and interpreting financial and risk information. The Engagement Compliance Specialist prepares responses to client requests about the firm's processes and representation.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conduct daily firmwide engagement compliance activities.

  • Partner with the marketing department to perform conflicts research on publications and media-related conflicts checks, including analyzing firm data to identify existing client relationships.

  • Evaluate and interpret contractual provisions in Outside Counsel Policies and engagement letters and perform coding to support cross-departmental review and enforcement of the firm’s engagement requirements.

  • Assess conflicts waivers to determine the need for ethical walls; manage the ethical wall system, addressing attorney and staff inquiries about the logic behind ethical screens and determining access permissions for users.

  • Conduct creditworthiness and risk assessments of clients using credit reports, financial statements (if applicable), payment history, and various diligence applications during client onboarding; recommend risk mitigation strategies for higher-risk clients, such as retainers, credit limits, and limiting scopes of work.

  • Coordinate the completion of client-requested documentation, including questionnaires and audits, by collaborating with various departments and synthesizing collected information; maintain firm submissions in the document repository.

  • Collaborate with the Engagement Compliance team to address onboarding risks and ongoing risks associated with client engagements.

  • Monitor potentially problematic client relationships and communicate with relevant team members.

  • Implement and enforce departmental and firm standards related to engagement compliance functions.

  • Maintain confidential information related to client matters and engagement responsibilities.

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proficient in analyzing information and effectively communicating and documenting risks and appropriate responses, with the ability to escalate issues when necessary.

  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

  • Capable of multitasking, prioritizing, and producing detailed and accurate work.

  • Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a client-service orientation.

  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within a team.

  • Professional demeanor with the ability to build rapport and gain the trust and confidence of lawyers.

  • Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Experience with document management systems (iManage), intake workflow systems (InTapp, including Terms and Ethical Walls), and research software tools is a plus.

  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a high-pressure environment and perform well under pressure.

  Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree, with a preference for degrees in business, business administration, accounting, finance, or legal-related fields such as legal studies, political science, or paralegal studies.

  • Minimum of two (2) years' experience assessing financial information, including credit reports, financial statements, and other financial metrics.

  • Prior experience working in a law firm preferred.

  #LI-Hybrid

  The Firm will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.

  This position description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. The statements contained in the position description are not necessarily all-inclusive and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as determined by business needs.

  This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  By applying for this position, you agree and understand that Troutman Pepper Locke will process your Personal Information pursuant to the terms of our Worker and Applicant Global Privacy Notice . If you have questions about our data handling practices, or you are a resident of California, the United Kingdom, or the European Union and wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@troutman.com.

  Equal Employment Opportunity
  Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.

  Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.

  Hiring Salary Range:

  $85,000.00 - $105,000.00

• About the company

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