What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Attorney position at BD&J?
We are seeking a full-time onsite Compliance Attorney to join our legal team in a firm-wide advisory role focused on maintaining the highest standards of ethical practice, client integrity, and regulatory compliance across all departments.
This role will serve as a central resource for ethical guidance across the firm, working closely with legal teams, operations, finance, marketing, and leadership to ensure compliance with California professional responsibility rules and best practices throughout the full client lifecycle.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about ethical legal practice, with a strong interest in operational compliance, client trust account integrity, and process improvement. This role is less focused on litigation and more focused on firm governance, ethics oversight, and proactive risk prevention.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the firm’s internal advisor on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and compliance matters across all departments
- Oversee and provide guidance on ethical client engagement practices, including intake, conflict resolution, engagement, and disengagement processes
- Support and monitor compliance related to client trust accounts, ensuring proper handling, documentation, and ethical safeguarding of funds
- Oversee lien resolution processes to ensure ethical and compliant handling across matters
- Review and guide client communications to ensure compliance with California ethical rules and firm standards
- Partner with attorneys and operations teams to ensure best practices in client interaction and matter management
- Identify and mitigate ethical and operational risks across the firm
- Develop and refine internal policies related to ethics, compliance, and client service standards
- Provide training and ongoing guidance to staff and attorneys on ethics and compliance best practices
- Collaborate with leadership to continuously improve firm-wide ethical frameworks and operational consistency
Skills & Requirements
- 3 years of experience in legal ethics, compliance, professional responsibility, or a related advisory role
- Strong knowledge of California Rules of Professional Conduct (or willingness to become deeply fluent)
- Experience with trust accounting principles, client funds handling, or legal operations compliance strongly preferred
- Familiarity with client engagement processes, conflicts, and case lifecycle management
- Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate sensitive ethical issues
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise both attorneys and non-legal teams
- Detail-oriented with strong process and systems thinking
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced legal environment
We offer an excellent compensation package including:
- Guaranteed competitive pay plan
- Proficiency/performance bonus
- 401K
- 80 hours of vacation the first year of employment
- Paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Supplemental insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
At BD&J, we have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best results to our clients and know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.
BD&J is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
BD&J is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer dedicated to a policy of compliance with all federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination in employment. No questions included in our application process are intended to secure information to be used for unlawful purposes.
Consistent with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.
Salary : $120,000 - $190,000