Associate Recruiting Senior Specialist – Litigation & Trial and Tax 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 Specialist – Litigation & Trial and Tax Lateral Associates is an integral part of Latham’s Associate Recruiting team. This role will be responsible for leading the coordination of recruiting efforts within the Litigation & Trial and Tax Departments with increased responsibility for the strategic execution of judicial clerk hiring, overseeing the end-to-end candidate process, providing market insights, representing the firm at events, and supervising team members while ensuring compliance with employment laws and policies. This role will be located in our 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:

• Overseeing the end-to-end processing of applications, maintaining records, and ensuring effective communication across candidates and stakeholders throughout the recruitment process. 
• Coordinating recruiting events, mailings, and social media campaigns to enhance visibility and foster relationships
• Collaborating with team members and committees to drive innovative recruiting and marketing strategies, while preparing, analyzing, and presenting marketing materials, and detailed recruitment statistics and reports for internal and external audiences
• Developing and managing recruitment budgets, monitoring expenses, and ensuring compliance with employment laws, policies, market trends, and best practices
• Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect to co-workers
• 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:

• Exhibit well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact effectively at all organizational levels and lead teams with a customer-service focus, while handling confidential information with discretion
• Possess advanced organizational and analytical skills to manage time, prioritize tasks, handle multiple deadlines, and supervise others to ensure compliance and accuracy, with the ability to perceive complex problems and make sound decisions independently
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office, applicant tracking systems, interview platforms, and other necessary software, with the ability to undertake large projects, develop alternative methods, conduct thorough analysis and reports, and implement solutions effectively

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A minimum of six (6) years of experience in legal recruitment or professional services
• A minimum of six (6) years of cumulative experience
• A minimum of one (1) year 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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