Associate Attorney

Opportunity at a Glance

Overview:

The ACAMS Legal and Compliance Team supports a leading international membership organization dedicated to stopping financial crime.  We are currently seeking an associate counsel to join our team. The ideal candidate will have excellent research and writing skills, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. They must be able to work independently and be comfortable taking on a high degree of responsibility. The associate counsel will be expected to handle a variety of tasks, including negotiation of sales contracts and leading data privacy compliance efforts.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and close all types of commercial contracts, including B2B SaaS and content license agreements, NDAs, DPAs and other agreements to support ACAMS' clients and members as well as event attendees, sponsors and exhibitors. 
• Continuously improve contract templates and procedures with an eye toward international scalability.
• Support the Sales Team with contract review as well as operations and procedures, including vendor onboarding with ACAMS’ clients, and policy implementation and administration.
• Lead compliance with applicable data privacy laws and requirements, including GDPR and CPRA
• Respond to DSAR requests.
• Be an engaged member of the Legal and Compliance team and active collaborator with other ACAMS teams.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Admission to a state bar
• 3-5 years of experience as an attorney
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills
• Strong oral advocacy skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Complete other duties as assigned

EEO

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At ACAMS, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.
 
Who We Are

ACAMS is a leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime (AFC) education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally. With over 100,000 members across 180 jurisdictions, ACAMS is committed to the mission of ending financial crime through the provision of anti-money laundering/counterterrorism-financing and sanctions knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services, ESG initiatives, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The association’s CAMS certification is the gold- standard qualification for AFC professionals, while its CGSS and CCAS certifications are for sanctions professionals and AFC practitioners working in the crypto space, respectively. ACAMS’ 60+ Chapters globally further amplify the association’s mission through training and networking initiatives. Visit acams.org for more information.