Associate 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 Associate Recruiting Manager is an integral part of Latham’s Associate Recruiting team and will be responsible for overseeing the associate recruitment process for their office(s), supporting the Recruiting Committee’s strategic initiatives, managing the summer program, maintaining law school relationships, analyzing market trends, and ensuring the professional development and effective management of the recruiting staff, while staying abreast of current and pending employment laws and market trends. This role will be based in either our San Francisco office or Silicon Valley office but will support both offices and require frequent travel between them. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence, with certain times of year requiring primarily in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining relationships with office leadership and Recruiting Committee members
• Overseeing the Summer Program, including events, onboarding, orientation, integration, training, staffing, evaluations, and budgets
• Maintaining positive relationships with regional law schools and maintaining a strong focus on the firm brand at all law schools
• Managing and coordinating office outreach efforts
• Providing research, analyzing data, and generating reports as requested
• 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 leadership skills (e.g., organizing, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making) necessary for effective management
• Display well-developed, professional interpersonal skills, and 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
  

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in legal recruitment or professional services
• A minimum of two (2) 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
• 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.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

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