Global Attorney Training Manager – Transactional Training
Latham & Watkins LLP
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Posted: 18-Aug-23
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $150,000 - $180,000
Internal Number: 7850
Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is seeking a Global Attorney Training Manager – Transactional Training to join our dynamic team in New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, or Orange County. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
About Latham & Watkins 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.
About the role As a Global Attorney Training Manager – Transactional Training, you will be responsible for supporting the Corporate, Finance, and Tax Department Practice Group Chairs (Transactional PGCs) in developing and executing transactional training for attorneys. Other key responsibilities include:
Serving as a trusted advisor and a resource for the Transactional PGCs; serving as a point-of-contact to others at the firm regarding transactional training
Supporting the Transactional PGCs and working closely with the Knowledge Management lawyers to execute training programs
Working with the Transactional PGCs to prepare training related presentations to a variety of internal and external audiences on a range of topics
Identifying additional areas of administrative responsibility related to training that can be shifted from the Transactional PGCs to other resources – including the Manager– to ensure the time of the Transactional PGCs are focused on the strategic priorities of the firm
Designing and implementing Transactional boot camp and/or practice group retreat training for associates, and traveling to and providing onsite support for Transactional boot camp and/or practice group retreats
Ensuring continuing service enhancements through benchmarking with law firm peers and by evaluating ways in which existing training programs can be improved to provide additional efficiencies to TACE, the Transactional PGCs, Knowledge Management Lawyers, and the Attorney Development Department
Developing and maintaining strong, interactive relationships with Knowledge Management Lawyers and members of the Attorney Development team; relying on these positive relationships to identify areas where firm resources can be leveraged in new and creative ways to implement training programs
About you We’d love to hear from you if you:
Demonstrate excellent leadership and team-building skills with the ability to lead multiple teams (i.e., organizing, planning, problem-solving, and decision making)
Possess knowledge of project management principles and demonstrate the ability to develop, implement, and manage large, long-term projects
Demonstrate strong analytical skills, and possess the ability to define problems/issues while using a logical approach to develop and implement appropriate solutions
And have:
A Bachelor's degree and a J.D.
A minimum of three (3) years legal experience at a professional services organization
Prior experience as a Corporate associate in a large law firm
Compensation & Benefits Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also receive a generous and competitive total compensation package. The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $180,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and location. Discretionary bonuses may be awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance — and profit-sharing partnership contributions to 401(k) accounts may be given based on firm performance.
Latham's comprehensive and best-in-class benefits support employees through every stage of life:
Healthcare, dental, and vision plans
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Generous 401(k) plan and firm-paid basic life and disability insurance
Extensive resources for parents and caregivers
Family building and fertility resources
And much more!
In addition, employees receive:
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
Ongoing professional development and career support, including bespoke training and leadership development programs, firm-paid access to LinkedIn Learning courses, and career coaching.
Peer networking, mentoring, and professional support through our eight global staff affinity groups.
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 an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, pro bono work and sustainability enables Latham & Watkins to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms. 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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Founded in 1934, Latham & Watkins is a full-service global law firm with more than 2,000 lawyers in its offices in the world's major financial, business and regulatory centers. The founders of Latham & Watkins instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured the firm's growth into one of the world's premier business law firms. With that growth, we have built internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, corporate, litigation and regulatory areas. Our success is grounded in our devotion to the collaborative process, which reaches across global offices and practices and draws upon our deep subject matter expertise, an abiding commitment to teamwork and a powerful tradition of creative lawyering. Our lawyers, paralegals and professional staff throughout the world comprise a rich mixture of men and women of different races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, cultures and primary languages. We are strengthened enormously by this diversity, and our commitment to diversity and equal opportunity enables us to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to recruit and retain the best lawyers and create one of the world's leading law firms.
