Associate Recruiting Senior Manager – US Lateral Associates

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 Associate Recruiting Senior Manager – US Lateral Associates is an integral part of Latham’s Associate Recruiting team. This role will be responsible for serving as a dynamic leader and strategic visionary, partnering with Global Department Chairs (GDCs) to revolutionize lateral associate recruitment strategies as well as creating overall strategies, goals, and objectives for the lateral associate recruiting team in consultation with the Directors of Associate Recruiting. This role will be located in either our New York or Washington, D.C. 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:

• Acting as a strategic advisor to GDCs, managing firmwide relationships to develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies for lateral associates
• Leading and inspiring the lateral associate recruiting team, fostering a culture of engagement and motivation, and ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategic vision and growth mindset
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including headhunters and firm leadership, to support the firm’s recruitment objectives and strategic initiatives
• Guiding the firm through strategic vision and change management processes, ensuring the lateral recruiting function adapts and grows in response to evolving market conditions and firm needs
• Collaborating on the formulation of global policies and procedures
• 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 excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, including organizing, planning, problem-solving, decision-making, and effective interaction with all organizational levels
• Demonstrate proficiency in PC applications, including MS Office, database management, and applicant tracking systems, with the ability to conduct thorough analyses and reports
• Exhibit the capability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in legal recruitment or professional services
• A minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in a related field, 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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