Hybrid Manager – Legal Innovation

Posted 4 weeks ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Responsible for managing a team of Innovation Attorneys, who serve as expert advisors to various practice groups and offices within the firm
  • Organizing, assigning, delegating, and coordinating the work of the staff to ensure team and department objectives are met timely and accurately
  • Formulating local policies and procedures, interpreting and implementing global policies and procedures in the local setting, and developing short- and long-term goals, while ensuring compliance with legal standards
  • Cultivating a robust pipeline of identified technology needs and opportunities and delivering reliable solutions
  • Using a data-driven approach to ensure innovation advisory efforts have a positive impact at scale and that the firm’s technology adoption and fluency goals are met
  • Ensuring the team adopts an AI-First approach, while embracing continuous improvement internally and driving forward internal process refinement and automation
  • Promoting a collaborative, supportive, and transparent culture within their team, with other members of the AI and Legal Innovation team, and other groups within the Technology & Information Services Department
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

  • A juris doctor (JD) or equivalent
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or related work experience, preferably
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience, including a minimum of four (4) years of experience as a practicing attorney and a minimum of three (3) years of managing a team of innovation professionals
  • Admission to at least one U.S. State Bar

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

Job title

Manager – Legal Innovation

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$250,000 - $270,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job