Compliance Paralegal

The Compliance Paralegal supports the Legal function of a large multiâjurisdictional architectural practice operating across multiple countries and regulatory regimes. This role assists with compliance related to professional licensure regulatory obligations ethics risk management and projectâbased compliance requirements. The Compliance Paralegal works closely with attorneys administrative professionals and business teams to help ensure the firm operates in accordance with applicable laws professional standards and internal policies across all jurisdictions in which it practices.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory & Professional Compliance

• Assist with the implementation monitoring and maintenance of compliance programs and internal controls
• Assist in monitoring and supporting compliance with laws and regulations applicable to architectural and professional services firms including:
• Professional licensure and registration requirements
• Local and international business regulations
• Antiâbribery and corruption laws
• Trade sanctions and export control considerations (as applicable)
• Track firm and key individual professional licenses certifications and renewals across multiple jurisdictions
• Support compliance with professional codes of conduct and ethical standards governing architects and design professionals

Policy & Governance Support

• Maintain compliance calendars regulatory deadlines and reporting requirements
• Help manage regulatory filings certifications and disclosures
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations

Investigations Audits & Risk Management

• Assist with internal compliance reviews audits and investigations
• Collect organize and manage documents relating to compliance matters
• Help document findings remediation actions and followâup measures
• Support complianceârelated insurance risk assessments and claims documentation

Legal & Administrative Support

• Conduct legal and regulatory research under attorney supervision including jurisdictionâspecific compliance issues
• Prepare summaries reports and dashboards for Legal Compliance and Risk leadership
• Prepare shareholder resolutions and secretarys certificates under attorney supervision
• Maintain organized and confidential compliance and legal files

Qualifications

Required

• Associates or Bachelors degree (paralegal studies legal studies business or related field)
• Paralegal certificate preferred or equivalent professional experience
• 2 years of experience in a legal compliance risk or regulatory support role
• Strong attention to detail and documentâmanagement skills
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document management systems

Preferred

• Experience supporting a professional services firm (architecture or engineering)
• Experience working in or supporting multiâjurisdictional or international operations
• Familiarity with:
• Professional licensing and registration tracking
• Compliance programs in regulated or projectâdriven environments
• Corporate governance documents for professionally licensed entities

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple deadlines across jurisdictions
• Sound judgment and discretion
• Collaborative proactive and detailâoriented
• Ability to adapt to evolving regulatory and business requirements

Work Environment

• Fastâpaced creative entrepreneurial professional services environment
• Interaction with global teams and external stakeholders
• Periodic deadlineâdriven workload tied to regulatory filings and audits

Salary Range Information

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidates qualifications including skill sets education experience and training licensure and certifications credentials if applicable and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees including performance considerations for merit increases job promotions and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis.At the time of posting this job advertisement the annual pay salary range for this position is between $75000 to $90000 commensurate with qualifications and dependent on geographic location.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (EEO) which is part of the Companys Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis and without regard to sex race color age national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression gender reassignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national federal state or local some cases local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.