Business Development Analyst – Experience, Finance

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 Business Development Analyst – Experience, Finance is an integral part of Latham’s Business Development (BD) team. This role will be responsible for working with the Finance Lead and Experience Manager to support and maintain the firm's deal and case database, while reviewing incoming Finance experience updates and making the necessary edits to Foundation. This role will be located in either any of our West Coast offices or our Chicago 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:

• Thinking proactively and leading reorganizational changes to database information to ensure information is easily attainable
• Acting as liaison between attorneys, local and global BD management, staff, and the BD Experience team by providing subject matter expert level support
• Fostering communication within Marketing Technology, the various teams within BD, and those external to BD, to create a seamless experience collection process
• Prioritizing and coordinating with team members’ exports of data for BD efforts and preparing custom reports on an as-needed basis

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Exhibit the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus
• Display the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience
• Experience in a law firm or professional services organization profiling Finance transactional matters, working as a paralegal, or working in a Legal Services role, preferably
• Experience with marketing databases, market/company research, and project management, preferably
• Relevant experience working with legal markets in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia, 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.

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