Conflicts Manager

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The OGC Manager – Conflicts is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel. This role will be responsible for ensuring efficiency in the daily operations of the conflicts check, liaising with attorneys regarding the conflicts process, and playing a lead role on the implementation and oversight of special projects for the department, especially practice group-specific conflicts projects, including practice group-specific staffing initiatives, , while supervising and directing the activities of the conflicts team, ensuring efficient and effective operation. This role will be located in either our New York, Boston, Chicago or Houston office.Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Hiring, training, and mentoring conflicts team members while fostering a collaborative and skilled team environment
• Conducting performance evaluations and providing ongoing feedback and support to team members
• Working closely with attorneys and the rest of the Conflicts department to ensure the provision of timely and effective conflicts services
• Serving as the primary point of contact for the Conflicts department for attorneys and staff during business hours, assisting with solving problems, providing updates, triaging requests, and ensuring overall efficient services
• Assisting with streamlining and management of complex and/or urgent conflict check requests

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with attorneys, management, support staff, and outside contacts
• Display the ability to work collaboratively with attorneys in a high-paced environment to identify and resolve issues while providing excellent customer service
• Possess the ability to use independent judgment and discretion when making majority of decisions

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of six (6) years of work experience, including direct work with attorneys and partners at a major international law firm
• A minimum of four (4) years of conflicts experience
• A minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

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Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are. 

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