Innovation and Technology Solutions Attorney
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
3/18/2025
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About Latham & Watkins
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.
About The Role
The Innovation and Technology Solutions Attorney is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for serving as a connection point and conduit between the firm’s lawyers, clients, and the Technology & Information Services Department to ensure the firm’s technology systems, tools, and services are effectively meeting the needs of the practicing attorneys and clients , while w orking with practice group leadership and those directly supporting the practice (e.g., Knowledge Management Lawyers, Practice Development Managers, etc.) to assist in developing technical strategies to improve efficiency and to make recommendations for how to integrate applications and technology solutions into the practice group’s workflow. This role will be located in our London office and will require travel at least once a month for the first 6 months, and then travel will be required on a case-by-case basis pending business needs. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Other key responsibilities include:
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:
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. #MidSenior
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.
About The Role
The Innovation and Technology Solutions Attorney is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for serving as a connection point and conduit between the firm’s lawyers, clients, and the Technology & Information Services Department to ensure the firm’s technology systems, tools, and services are effectively meeting the needs of the practicing attorneys and clients , while w orking with practice group leadership and those directly supporting the practice (e.g., Knowledge Management Lawyers, Practice Development Managers, etc.) to assist in developing technical strategies to improve efficiency and to make recommendations for how to integrate applications and technology solutions into the practice group’s workflow. This role will be located in our London office and will require travel at least once a month for the first 6 months, and then travel will be required on a case-by-case basis pending business needs. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Other key responsibilities include:
- Staying abreast of emerging technologies and innovative new offerings, both legal and non-legal, in order to ensure a state-of-the art technology platform is available to and fully exploited by the firm’s lawyers
- Providing updates and analysis of new technologies and industry trends to firm management and practice group leadership
- Looking for opportunities to leverage existing and emerging technologies into specific practices, as applicable, and coordinating pilot and proof of concept programs, including drafting specifications, evaluating software objectively and versus peer or incumbent products, and testing of products and services
- Working with the firm's German and Global Technology & Information Services Department management and firm leadership to make recommendations for strategic deployment of efficient processes, technology related policies, software tools, and other technology-assisted solutions for Latham attorneys and clients
- Communicating with third-party vendors in order to foster strong relationships and an ongoing information exchange related to new and existing products and services, while fostering strategic relationships with industry organizations and innovation thought leaders
- Have a JD or an LLB
- Have experience as a practicing lawyer in a law firm or in a legal operations role; litigation experience, preferred
- Have completed an intensive software development/coding bootcamp, preferably
- Have experience in a technology role, preferably
- Are fluent in German
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:
- Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
- A pension plan
- Wellness programs
- Employee discounts
- And more!
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. #MidSenior
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