Business Development Manager - Experience

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 Manager- Experience is an integral part of Latham’s Business Development team and will be responsible for delivering an efficient and effective system, team, and processes around the entire experience function while managing and developing the Business Development Experience staff, organizing, assigning, delegating, and coordinating the work of the staff to ensure department objectives are met timely and accurately, and conducting a formal performance evaluation for departmental employees. This role will be located in either our New York Office or Los Angeles 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:

• Working with the Human Resources department to recruit and hire support staff and providing coaching, counseling, and discipline to departmental employees
• Organizing and providing the Experience Specialists with regular training on firm resources, Business Development procedures, and best practices
• Managing the research for the firm regarding matters, clients, industries, and practice areas
• Working closely with the Technology Department, with respect to developing the database functionality and the integration with other enterprise systems
• Proactively developing and enhancing efficiencies in the use of data, as well as work processes of the team in order to provide effective customer service
• 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:

• Possess strong management skills and organization skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of Web-based research resources (Hoovers, OneSource, CourtLink, etc.)
• Display knowledge of Foundation or related Experience database preferred
• Exhibit the ability to quickly grasp and summarize complex transactions and cases, with strong writing skills and attentiveness to detail

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services organization
• Relevant experience working with legal markets in the US, Europe, 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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