Hybrid Manager – Legal Innovation

at Latham & Watkins

• Job title: Manager – Legal Innovation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $250,000 - $270,000 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Manager of Legal Innovation overseeing a team of Innovation Attorneys in a global law firm. Responsible for managing legal innovation projects and implementing technology solutions within the firm.

Responsibilities

• 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