Staffing Assistant Talent Management

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Staffing Assistant is an integral part of Latham’s Global Human Resources team. This role will be responsible for providing administrative support in all recruitment activities, while assisting with all phases of the recruiting process on a global scale for departments such as Technology, Business Development, Branding & Communications and Accounting & Finance, as well as initiating the onboarding process for new joiners of the firm. This role will be located in our Global Servies Office in downtown Los Angeles.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Managing all interview logistics as directed by the Global Talent Management team and department managers
• Soliciting and collating interview feedback as necessary
• Meeting and greeting candidates
• Ensuring a seamless interview process
• Taking on various transactional tasks to assist the broader team

And have:

• Demonstrate the willingness to learn traditional Human Resources and recruitment functions
• Possess well developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Display the ability to develop and maintain a courteous, professional, and effective working relationship with clients, vendors, and other representatives of external organizations

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• A Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of one (1) year of’ experience in an administrative capacity in a mid-large size company

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 Latham’s 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
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

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