Counsel

Job Description

Salary: $200,000-$225,000 plus discretionary bonus

Nardello & Co. is a global investigations firm specializing in due diligence, litigation support, and financial, internal, and digital investigations. We are seeking a proactive generalist in-house Counsel to join the firms legal team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide legal advice and practical solutions for a wide range of matters in a growing and complex company handling cutting-edge, often high-profile investigations.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the successful candidate will demonstrate good judgment and discretion and be self-motivated, responsive, efficient, creative, detail-orientated, and adept at juggling multiple projects and competing priorities. He or she will have experience working collaboratively with senior leaders and internal stakeholders across disciplines and geographies, providing legal advice and working with clients and outside counsel worldwide.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide prompt effective legal and compliance advice on a wide range of issues worldwide and resolve them with practical solutions, with particular emphasis on data privacy, data protection, and data security.

Work closely with internal stakeholders to evaluate legal and operational risks associated with the adoption and implementation of new business initiatives, technologies, and third-party services.

Collaborate closely with the digital forensic team to ensure that data acquisition, preservation, and processing practices comply with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards across multiple jurisdictions.

Provide strategic legal guidance in areas involving emerging technologies, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, ensuring responsible and compliant adoption within the organization.

Develop, implement, and strengthen legal and compliance processes worldwide, and provide training to employees to reduce risk and foster ethical conduct and compliance with applicable law in multiple jurisdictions.

Review, draft, and negotiate complex agreements to reduce risk, including engagement letters, master services agreements, vendor agreements, employment-related agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

Foster ethical conduct and integrity by advising on legal ethics, conflicts of interest, and the firms Code of Conduct, and implementing that advice through compliance processes or legal operations.

Stay up to date on relevant legal and regulatory developments, particularly those related to technology, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital evidence handling.

Apply strong time management skills to work effectively and independently on multiple projects with shifting priorities.

Manage a diverse docket of litigation and subpoena responses, including negotiating withcounsel.

Manage outside counsel worldwide.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Demonstrated subject matter expertise in several of the following areas: transactional/business law, cross-border investigations and related data security/privacy implications, data privacy, legal ethics, white collar investigations, employment law, digital investigations, information security frameworks (ISO, SOC 2, NIST), emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, export controls and economic sanctions.

Broad experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience with different cultures.

Ability to work well with others, including with senior stakeholders, within and outside the organization, with a customer-oriented solution mindset.

Ability to prioritize and respond to a significant number of diverse matters in a highly efficient manner to meet stakeholder deadlines, while proactively communicating the status of deliverables to stakeholders.

Outstanding attention to detail, including in written communications and presentations.

Stellar project management, time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.

Experience in providing training on legal and compliance topics.

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to offer creative solutions.

Selfstarter with the ability to work with little to no supervision.

Ability to work in a fastpaced, small team environment. Comfortable wearing many hats and adapting to differing roles.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school. Admission in good standing to the New York or California Bar, or ability to register promptly for an in-house counsel license in the applicable state.

Minimum of ten years of relevant experience.

Experience working in a major law firm or in an in-house legal department, ideally both, is highly preferred.

Fluency in English. Knowledge of Spanish or other languages would be helpful.

Self-sufficient with Microsoft Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Proficiency with iManage and Salesforce is a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT DETAILS:

The position operates in a professional office environment.

Hybrid workweek.

Flexible work hours to accommodate collaboration across time zones worldwide will be required.

Some national and international travel may be required.

Nardello & Co. offers employees a competitive pay and benefits package.

WHO WE ARE:

Ranked as the pre-eminent US investigative firm by Chambers & Partners, Nardello & Co.s experienced professionals provide investigative support in a broad range of matters including civil and white-collar criminal litigation and arbitration, due diligence, anti-corruption and fraud, asset tracing, activist defense, political risk and strategic intelligence, digital investigations and cyber defense, monitorships and independent investigations, and compliance consulting.

The firms clients include the worlds leading law firms and financial institutions, Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, governments, NGOs, sports organizations, and academic and cultural institutions.

With offices in New York, London, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Singapore, Nardello & Co. maintains a professional staff that includes former US federal prosecutors, US and international lawyers, former law enforcement personnel and intelligence operatives, digital forensic experts, research analysts, former journalists, financial crime specialists, and forensic accountants.

Full-time

Hybrid remote