Business Development Analyst – Experience, Litigation

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 Business Development Analyst – Experience, Litigation is an integral part of Latham’s Business Development (BD) team and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the firm's deal and case database, while thinking proactively and leading reorganizational changes to database information to ensure information is easily attainable. This role will be located in any of our West Coast offices. 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:

• Acting as a liaison between attorneys, local and global BD management and staff, and the BD Experience team by providing subject matter expert level support
• Fostering communication within Marketing Technology, the various teams within BD and those external to BD, to create a seamless experience collection process
• Prioritizing and coordinating with team members exports of data for business development efforts and preparing custom reports on an as-needed basis
• Participating in regular team and department meetings
• Sharing knowledge of policies, procedures, and technologies with the team to increase department efficiency
• 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 well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Display the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus
• Possess the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience
• Experience in a law firm or professional services organization profiling Litigation matters, working as a Litigation Paralegal, or working in a Litigation Services role, preferably
• Experience with marketing databases, market/company research, and project management, preferably
• Relevant experience working with legal markets in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia, preferably

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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