OGC Manager Conflicts, Training & Development

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The OGC Manager - Conflicts Training & Development is an integral part of Lathams Office of the General Counsel (OGC) team. This role will be responsible for developing supervising and coordinating training for all new hires in the conflicts group and ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures of the Conflicts Department while reviewing and improving training documentation and coordinating updates to the internal Wiki and Knowledge Management (KM) resources including the Conflicts Learning Library. This role will be located in our New York Washington D.C. Boston Chicago or our Global Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Organizing and leading individual and group refresher training courses sessions on new system enhancements and ongoing training for all non-attorney conflicts roles while assisting with the development of relevant training materials
• Working with the Office of the General Counsel leadership to track and coordinate individual training and development goals using online resources and project management tools such as Asana
• Designing training frameworks and facilitating training sessions for current conflicts staff members to ensure consistent practices across all offices identifying Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on the team to organize and lead individual and group training sessions and developing training plans manuals and materials for these group training sessions
• Establishing key performance indicators dashboards and review cadences for workflow timeliness and data
• Ensuring comprehensive documentation of processes training testing and corrective actions through managers supervisors and/or team leads
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
  

Wed love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit professional interpersonal skills to effectively interface with attorneys management support staff and outside contacts
• Possess the ability to work collaboratively in a high-paced environment while providing excellent customer service
• Demonstrate experience developing training documentation and conducting in-person and remote training sessions

And have:

• A bachelors degree or equivalent
• A minimum of six (6) years of law-related and/or conflicts analysis experience in a legal or professional services environment preferably
• A minimum of seven (7) years of cumulative experience
• Supervisory experience preferably

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• 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

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