Director of Partner Integration

Latham & Watkins LLP • New York, NY

1d • $330,000 - $360,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Partner Integration is an integral part of Latham’s Partner Recruiting & Integration team. This role will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the onboarding and integration of the firm’s internally promoted and lateral partners, working with a broad range of constituencies to ensure that each new partner receives the resources and support needed to fully, effectively, and expeditiously become a productive member of the partnership, while leading, managing, and supervising colleagues in the Partner Onboarding and Integration function, providing them with guidance and supporting their growth and development to ensure consistently excellent performance. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Requirements

• Possess the ability to develop extensive knowledge of the firm’s platform, business services, culture, personnel, and processes
• Exhibit superior interpersonal skills, and the ability to build relationships and trust with lawyers and staff at all organizational levels
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills, including leading adjacent teams
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ progressively responsible experience in legal or other professional services environment
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in a management role

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree and/or coaching certification, preferably

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the recruitment process for each prospective lateral partner is informed by integration considerations and that the integration strategy for each lateral partner who ultimately joins the firm reflects information gathered during the recruitment process in collaboration with leadership of the Partner Recruiting function
• Overseeing the arrival and onboarding process for each lateral partner, ensuring it is customized to the lateral partner’s practice, seniority level, and client base
• Overseeing the development and execution of a tailored integration strategy for each lateral partner that takes into account each lateral partner’s practice, region, industry focus, and client base, and supporting each lateral partner in their integration into the firm’s practice platform, as well as their integration into all aspects of Latham’s culture and community
• Overseeing the administration, delivery, and continuous review of the Platform Integration Program (PIP) for internally promoted and lateral partners, which serves as the firm’s comprehensive integration framework; overseeing the design and delivery of PIP-aligned programs and events, with a focus on structured networking and relationship-building, and collaborating with firm leadership and other business services functions to ensure the program remains effective, aligned with the firm’s priorities, and responsive to evolving integration needs.
• In close collaboration with the Business Development Department, ensuring that each new partner receives individualized support to develop and execute on their business development agenda and revenue generation goals
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees