Legal Compliance Specialist
Westat
- Rockville, MD
- $66,400-93,100 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Westat is seeking a Legal Compliance Specialist to work closely with our in-house counsel in providing day-to-day consultation on legal compliance issues together with involvement in small- and large-scale corporate compliance/best practices initiatives. The position has the potential for increasing autonomy and involvement in company-wide efforts but will include some more routine administrative responsibilities associated with a small corporate legal department.This position has a hybrid work schedule to work 1-2 days onsite at our office in Rockville, Maryland.Job Responsibilities:
- Research and analyze legal and compliance issues primarily through on-line reference resources.
- Assist in-house counsel in providing support to the project and support functions by applying knowledge of various legal and compliance standards to common issues within a government contractor/project research organization with a multistate presence.
- Assist with drafting, reviewing, and managing contracts, correspondence, and other documents (typically from templates or samples).
- Work closely with practice areas and corporate support departments on various small- and large-scale projects, primarily related to on-going legal and compliance issues.
- Work with in-house counsel and corporate stakeholders in the development, review, and updating of corporate policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, other documents, and trainings.
- Assist with responding to requests for information, subpoenas, and litigation/agency actions including document preparation and data gathering.
- Perform basic clerical duties including scheduling meetings, organizing, managing and maintaining legal department files, and preparing mailings, as necessary.
- Maintain database(s) for tracking legal claims.
- Other duties as assigned.
- A Bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, pre-law, human resources, business or related discipline required and at least 3 years of related experience.
- Juris doctorate preferred.
- Experience working in a law office, corporate legal, compliance, or human resources department desirable.
- Working knowledge of Federal laws governing the employment relationship (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Executive Order 11246, etc.)
- Basic knowledge and understanding of privacy laws (FCRA, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, etc.), intellectual property and/or government procurement law a plus.
- Experience with maintaining database(s).
- Experience conducting internet and database (e.g., Westlaw) legal research desirable.
- Ability to work in the Microsoft Office environment with proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
- Demonstrated communication skills.
- Collaboration with teams, managers and/or clients.
- Organization skills, including time management ability.
- Detail oriented.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- Holiday Leave
- Professional Development
- Health Advocate
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account