Inclusion, Opportunity & Community Manager

Latham & Watkins LLP • Chicago, IL

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Inclusion, Opportunity & Community Manager is part of Latham & Watkins’ Human Capital & Talent team. The role serves as a strategic advisor and provides support to the firm’s lawyer and business services professional affinity groups, blended lawyer and business services professional networks, and multicultural coalitions for lawyers and business services professionals. The manager partners with the Inclusion, Opportunity & Community Committee and leadership. The position may be based in any U.S. office and may be eligible for a flexible schedule combining hybrid and in-office work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• At least five years of relevant experience in inclusion, opportunity, and community work or professional services; law firm experience preferred.
• At least five years of cumulative experience.
• At least two years of managerial experience.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exceptional professional interpersonal skills, including active listening, superior written and verbal communication, and ability to interact with people at all organizational levels.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently and in a team environment with a customer-service focus.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor or master’s degree in a related field, preferably.
• Law firm experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with IOC leadership, the IOC Committee, and the broader IOC administrative team to provide strategic direction, align priorities, and coordinate support for Affinity Group leaders globally.
• Lead development and continuous improvement of Affinity Group and Multicultural Coalition infrastructure, operations, and best practices, including leadership engagement, communications, subcommittees and working groups, expense review and approval, intranet resources, member feedback, reporting, record keeping, and launching new groups and chapters.
• Oversee Affinity Group leader rotations and onboarding and orientation for new global and local leaders, coordinating with relevant firm stakeholders.
• Meet regularly with Affinity Group leaders to guide annual strategies and budgets, and organize cross-group meetings to encourage information sharing, coordination, consistency, and partnership.
• Identify and advance partnership opportunities across lawyer and business services professional Affinity Groups and Multicultural Coalitions, and develop shared resources, processes, and tools.
• Protect and maintain sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information retained by the firm.

Benefits

• Bonuses recognizing individual and firm performance.
• Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
• A generous 401(k) plan.
• At least 11 paid holidays per year.
• PTO accruing 23 days during the first year of employment and increasing with tenure.
• Well-being programs, including mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, and well-being events.
• Professional development programs.
• Employee discounts.
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level