Early Career Development Senior Manager – Business Services

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 Early Career Development Senior Manager – Business Services is an integral part of Latham’s Human Capital & Talent team and will be responsible for providing strategic oversight of the firm’s early business services talent and programs, including the Business Services Training Program (BSTP), while analyzing current capabilities, forecasting future needs, and identifying gaps in skills, numbers, or roles. 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:

• Developing and sharing best practices across offices and business service functions for early career talent, while coordinating BSTP and other program leadership via regular calls and periodic meetings to facilitate the exchange of information regarding this talent pool
• Collaborating closely with the Business Services Recruiting team to optimize early career staffing across offices
• Consolidating performance feedback into a structured talent readiness framework to assess and manage the preparedness of early career talent for new roles or responsibilities, and to identify those not meeting minimum expectations
• Partnering with the Global Learning and Development team to create comprehensive learning tracks that enhance readiness, and contributing to the development and facilitation of both in-person and virtual programs to promote engagement, networking, knowledge sharing, and skill development
• Collaborating frequently with the Career Navigator team to ensure early career talent receives consistent feedback, coaching, and mentorship that align with the readiness assessment and complement the functional performance review 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:

• Demonstrate excellent and professional interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Possess the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus
• Exhibit strong communication skills, both written and verbal

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably with a focus Human Resources or related field; a minimum of eight (8) years’ human resources experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in human resources, learning and development, or related fields
• A minimum of four (4) years’ supervisory experience, preferably
• Experience with developing, implementing, and administering learning and development programs, preferably in a 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
• 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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