Partner Integration Manager

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About The Role

The Partner Integration Manager is an integral part of Latham’s Partner Recruiting & Integration team. This role is responsible for managing the integration of a portfolio of lateral and internally promoted partners, ensuring each partner has the resources, guidance, and support needed to become a fully engaged and productive member of the partnership as quickly and effectively as possible. The Manager will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the firm, building strong relationships with colleagues at all levels and across business services teams involved in partner integration. By leveraging these relationships, the Manager will help ensure that resources are deployed efficiently and effectively to support each partner’s successful transition and long-term success. This role will be based in our London office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Providing individualised one-on-one support for each partner in the Manager’s portfolio to help foster their success at the firm, including by connecting them with available resources and services to facilitate their successful integration into the partnership
• Coordinating with members of the Partner Recruiting team to ensure that the recruitment process for each prospective lateral partner is informed by integration considerations, and that the integration strategy for each lateral partner is informed by information gathered during the recruitment process
• Collaborating with the relevant individuals to understand incoming lateral partners’ objectives, priorities, practice, industry focus, client base, and other considerations that will inform each partner’s long-term integration plan and participation in the firm’s Platform Integration Program; in collaboration with the Director and the other Partner Integration Managers, continuously evolving the integration process through discussions, feedback, and identifying and replicating best practices
• Developing and executing a tailored integration strategy for each assigned partner, taking into account each partner’s practice, region, industry focus, and client base, and ensuring the strategy focuses on supporting each partner’s integration into the firm’s platform and into all aspects of Latham’s culture and community
• Ensuring the strategy and efforts to support the integration of each partner remain on track and that new opportunities for further integration into the Latham platform are identified and realised

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Display the ability to develop extensive knowledge of the firm’s practices and global platform
• Possess the ability to develop extensive knowledge of the firm’s personnel, procedures, policies, and processes
• Demonstrate superior interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and trust with lawyers and staff at all organisational levels

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Progressively responsible experience in legal or other professional services environment

Benefits & Additional Information

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:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all. 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 an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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