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I’m currently in ID litigation, but my long-term goal is to become the GC of a company. I was recently offered a staff attorney role, titled “Compliance Associate” at a very large company that I’ve accepted because it seemed to parallel with my interests; the position requires a JD and bar license.

The work would include helping the business comply with legal and regulatory obligations through research and internal policy drafting, negotiating contracts with clients, reporting to and working with the Deputy General Counsels, identifying matters involving PHI and Business Associate Agreements, handling client terms involving data privacy, and helping to implementation AI into the business.

The work seems much closer to an internal legal/associate GC position, but I am trying to understand how this type of role is viewed long term, especially since the substance of the work seems similar to what an in-house counsel does, but the role is titled “Compliance Attorney,” even though it appears I would be doing much more than legal compliance.

Would experience in this kind of experience be a good bridge to future associate counsel/in-house counsel roles, after a few years of experience? Or is there a risk that it gets viewed too narrowly because of the “Compliance” aspect of the position?

I’m currently in ID litigation, but my long-term goal is to become the GC of a company. I was recently offered a staff attorney role, titled “Compliance Associate” at a very large company that I’ve accepted because it seemed to parallel with my interests; the position requires a JD and bar license.

The work would include helping the business comply with legal and regulatory obligations through research and internal policy drafting, negotiating contracts with clients, reporting to and working with the Deputy General Counsels, identifying matters involving PHI and Business Associate Agreements, handling client terms involving data privacy, and helping to implementation AI into the business.

The work seems much closer to an internal legal/associate GC position, but I am trying to understand how this type of role is viewed long term, especially since the substance of the work seems similar to what an in-house counsel does, but the role is titled “Compliance Attorney,” even though it appears I would be doing much more than legal compliance.

Would experience in this kind of experience be a good bridge to future associate counsel/in-house counsel roles, after a few years of experience? Or is there a risk that it gets viewed too narrowly because of the “Compliance” aspect of the position, and I get pigeon holed into a dead end career path?