Inclusion, Opportunity & Community Manager

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s 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 Inclusion, Opportunity & Community Manager is an integral part of Latham’s Human Capital & Talent team. This role will be responsible for serving as a strategic advisor for and supporting the firm’s lawyer and business services professionals (BSPs) affinity groups, the blended lawyer and BSP networks (collectively referred to herein as the “Affinity Groups"), and the firm’s multicultural coalitions for lawyers and BSPs (Multicultural Coalitions), while partnering with the Inclusion, Opportunity & Community (IOC) Committee and IOC leadership. This may be based to any of our U.S. office locations. 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:

• →Working closely with IOC leadership, the IOC Committee, and the broader IOC administrative team to provide strategic direction, align priorities, and deliver coordinated support to Affinity Group leaders globally
• →Leading the 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 the formation and launch of new Affinity Groups and Multicultural Coalition chapters
• →Overseeing Affinity Group leader rotations and managing onboarding and orientation for new global and local leaders, liaising with Office Managing Partners, Directors of Administration, the Associates Committee, IOC leadership, Human Resources, the Office of General Counsel, and other stakeholders
• →Meeting regularly with Affinity Group leaders to guide the development and execution of annual strategies and budgets, and organize cross-group meetings to promote information sharing, coordination, consistency, and partnership across groups
• →Identifying and advancing partnership opportunities across lawyer and BSP Affinity Groups and Multicultural Coalitions, and developing shared resources, processes, and tools to support all groups at the firm
• →Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• →Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• →Exhibit exceptional and professional interpersonal skills (e.g., active listening), including superior written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with people at all organizational levels
• →Possess the ability to take initiative and work both independently and in a team environment with a customer-service focus

And have:

• →A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• →A Juris Doctor or master’s degree in related field, preferably
• →A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in inclusion, opportunity, and community work or professional services; law firm experience, preferably
• →A minimum of five (5) years of cumulative experience
• →A minimum of two (2) years of managerial experience