Director of Administration - Boston

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 Director of Administration - Boston is an integral part of Latham’s Office Administrative Leadership team and will be responsible for managing all business services for the office, while translating strategy into actionable deliverables to meet administrative and business goals, ensuring that the activities of various business services verticals align with and support the overall strategic goals of the office. This role will be located in our Boston office. Occasional travel may be required.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Identifying, managing, and mitigating risks to the organization; ensuring process efficiency, optimal resource allocation, well-being, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
• Monitoring and analyzing financial Key Performance Indicators; designing and implementing strategies to improve the financial performance, productivity, and efficiency of the office
• Functioning as a liaison across business services, managing relationships and ensuring consistent communication among supporting departments and teams; overseeing physical office space management with internal and/or external teams and leading various special projects ensuring timely and successful completion, including seating strategies, maintenance, renovations, expansions, relocations, consolidations, and other key operational objectives; staying abreast of current and emerging market trends to make recommendations for the business and operational strategy for the office
• In the Boston practice office, aiding partners in the development of their market-leading practices, demonstrating and leveraging familiarity with individual partners’ practices and firmwide platforms
• Generating performance evaluations and recommending salary increases; working with Human Capital & Talent to recruit, hire, train, coach, and manage the performance of employees
• 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:

• Exhibit general management skills, including the ability to oversee the P&L, strategic planning, stakeholder management, risk avoidance, and program management
• Possess the ability to maintain composure and resilience under pressure, skillfully navigating challenges and unforeseen obstacles in a manner that reflects the firm's values and objectives
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills (i.e., organizing, planning, problem-solving, decision-making) necessary for effective management
• Display the ability to think creatively and provide strategic support to senior management

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent in Business or a related field; a JD, MBA, related master’s degree, or an equivalent, preferably
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible office management experience in legal or professional services environment

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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