Associate Director of Administration New York

Latham & Watkins is one of the worlds leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people commitment to innovation and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best and work with the best this is where you belong.

The Associate Director of Administration New York is an integral part of Lathams Office Administration team. This role will be responsible for leading the strategy delivery and continual evolution of key professional and administrative support functions within the New York office while leveraging Attorney Support Executive Assistant Early Career and other support models including but not limited to centralized administrative support teams to ensure exceptional service to attorneys clients and business services professionals. 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.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Establishing service delivery standards operating expectations and accountability frameworks that promote service excellence operational effectiveness and a consistent client experience across core verticals
• Evaluating and enhancing support models staffing approaches workflows organizational structures and service delivery strategies to ensure resources remain aligned with evolving business and client needs across core verticals
• In collaboration with local and global colleagues within and outside core verticals providing leadership and oversight for the Attorney Support Executive Assistant and Early Career leadership teams ensuring effective operations employee development accountability and service excellence
• Partnering with office leadership practice leadership Human Resources Business Services Recruiting and Learning & Development to develop workforce strategies that support business objectives strengthen talent pipelines and position the organization for future workforce needs within and outside core verticals
• Leading hiring onboarding training mentoring succession planning and retention initiatives designed to attract develop and retain high-performing professional support teams capable of delivering superior service
• 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:

• Demonstrate exceptional leadership communication relationship management and influencing skills necessary to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the firm
• Exhibit a demonstrated ability to build develop and lead high-performing teams committed to superior service for internal and external clients
• Possess a strong workforce planning organizational effectiveness operational management and service delivery expertise

And have:

• A bachelors degree
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressive leadership experience within professional services legal services administration operations human resources talent development workforce management or related business services functions
• Demonstrated experience leading managers and developing high-performing teams
• Significant experience managing service delivery functions with responsibility for workforce planning operational effectiveness talent development accountability and customer service
• Proven success building strong organizational cultures focused on superior support accountability development and service excellence
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change and implementing operational improvements
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on strategic planning workforce strategy talent management and business operations initiatives

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

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles) color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era) gender expression marital status or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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