Partner Recruiting 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 Partner Recruiting Manager is an integral part of Latham’s Partner Recruiting & Integration team and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of partner and counsel recruiting for the firm, while working closely with the Director of Partner Recruiting - US, other members of the Partner Recruiting & Integration Department, firm leadership, and firm administration to manage all phases of the lateral partner and counsel recruiting processes for multiple practice groups in New York or as otherwise assigned. 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.  

Other key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating, as needed, with the Partner Recruiting Senior Manager – Strategic Projects in relation to proactive candidate searches; where relevant, partnering closely with retained or contingent headhunters to map, source, agree, and approach strategy within a specific practice area, region, or industry
• Directly supervising the activities and development of the Partner Recruiting Specialists and Assistants in the office, which includes delegating work, providing direction, support, and guidance as needed
• Ensuring effective communication and coordination with all relevant members of leadership, ensuring relevant stakeholders are briefed effectively throughout each candidates’ process
• Taking a ‘best practice’ approach to each project, process, or issue encountered, ensuring that the interests and experience of the firm and the candidates are always paramount, and standards of excellence are maintained and embodied throughout
• Processing all applications and introductions of partner candidates, whether direct or through headhunters, and ensuring that all materials are distributed, as appropriate, in a timely fashion to those at the firm involved in each candidate’s recruiting process
• 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 exceptional organizational skills to manage time, prioritize, and handle multiple deadlines
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail
• Display the ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines

And have:

• A high school diploma or an equivalent
• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent, preferably
• A minimum of seven (7) years of recruiting or other law firm experience, 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
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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