Partner Recruiting Senior Manager - Talent Identification

About the role

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms, advising businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. This role is based in our New York office and may offer a flexible working schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights to leadership on market trends, competitor activity, and strategic talent opportunities.
• Maintain and monitor prospective candidates from talent pipelining and proactive search activities, and shape the process of data collation.
• Ensure relevant members of Partner Recruiting are informed of the context behind search activity, including the rationale for hiring and the details of specific candidates being pursued.
• Collaborate with the Partner Recruiting team to advise stakeholders on the appropriate outreach strategy for target candidates and prospects.
• Ensure that details of any partner or counsel candidate(s) derived from a proactive search project are handed over efficiently to the applicable Recruiting Manager, and ensure that other applicable teams are kept updated on the implications of proactive search efforts.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate broad knowledge of global partner and counsel recruiting markets.
• Possess strong project management skills to lead and structure thinking and work, with the ability to multitask and a track record of strong demonstrated leadership.
• Show exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to ensure accuracy and consistency across complex data, materials, and processes.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably a MBA, JD, or Master’s Degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a management role.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of partner or associate recruiting experience, preferably.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

USD $230,000.00 - USD $250,000.00 /Yr.