Manager - Compliance

Specialization Description

Legal Counsel: General Business includes advice/counsel across multiple areas of business law related to an organization’s legal rights and obligations, including:

• Providing legal advice/counsel in business-related areas of expertise (e.g., corporate law, real estate, tax, business litigation, transactions/anti-trust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, ethics, etc.)
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting proposed and existing laws, statutes, and regulations
• Identifying, evaluating, and addressing issues of legal risk
• Structuring, drafting, negotiating and/or approving legal contracts, letters of agreement, policies and other documents related to a variety of trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters
• May represent/advocate for an organization in litigation, arbitration, mediation or other disputes with courts, government agencies, or other legal authorities
• In-house legal counsel may also be accountable for liaising with external legal counsel on complex legal issuesSpecialization Match Note: Incumbents matching to this specialization are lawyers that are required to have admission to practice law. Lawyers working internally as in-house counsel should be matched to this specialization. Incumbents with a primary focus on ethics compliance (who are not necessarily required to have admission to practice law) should be matched to the Ethics Compliance specialization in the Compliance sub-family. Incumbents in positions involving ethics compliance in addition to providing legal advice (requiring admission to practice law) should be matched to this specialization.

Level Description

Senior level professional that applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently applying an advanced knowledge of a job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works to achieve results in a job area, overseeing and managing projects/ processes independently with limited supervision. Problems faced are difficult and are sometimes complex, though are routine. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.