Well-Being & Benefits Generalist

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 Well-Being & Benefits Generalist is an integral part of Latham’s Well-Being & Benefits team. This role will be responsible for assisting with the administration of existing firm benefit policies, while monitoring the benefits telephone line and e-mail box in an effort to respond to benefits-related questions from staff and attorneys. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence. This role will require working a 12 pm - 8 pm shift once a week, and the other 4 days will be a standard 9 am - 5 pm shift.  

Other key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a centralized point of contact and responding to questions regarding firm benefits, understanding benefits eligibility rules for all health and welfare plans, and answering benefits questions from attorneys, paralegals, and staff using appropriate Well-Being & Benefits resources as needed
• Ensuring understanding of the programs offered by the firm and awareness of enrollment deadlines
• Promoting the value-added benefits of the firm to increase awareness and participation
• Assisting with the investigation and settlement of insurance claim disputes
• Establishing relations with insurance carriers and vendors, by handling the day-to-day administration of group plans
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the terms and conditions of health and welfare plans to ensure the proper administration by insurers and vendors
• Exhibit knowledge of benefit practices
• Possess well-developed, professional interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm

And have:

• A high school diploma or an equivalent; a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent, preferably
• A minimum of three (3) years of related employee benefits administration 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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