Research Services Senior Analyst

Latham & Watkins; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Paid holidays

PTO

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking a Research Services Senior Analyst for its Los Angeles office. This role provides legal and non-legal research to attorneys and staff using diverse sources, synthesizing results for responsiveness. The position supports hybrid/office work schedules.

You will conduct complex research, train colleagues on platforms, and ensure information security and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Master’s degree or Juris Doctor (J.D.), preferably.
• Minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of cumulative experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor business, industry, and legal news sources for developments and assemble relevant results for attorneys and staff.
• Promote awareness and provide training on research platforms.
• Share knowledge and assist with research staff development.
• Promote effective work practices and teamwork; respect co-workers.
• Protect and maintain confidential, privileged, financial and proprietary information.

Skills

Advanced legal research

Advanced non-legal research

Training & knowledge transfer

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or JD preferred

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

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.

About Latham & Watkins

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 Role

The Research Services Senior Analyst is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for providing legal and non‑legal research and analysis to attorneys and business services staff using a variety of research tools, while conducting complex legal and non‑legal research utilizing electronic and print research sources, and synthesizing and analyzing results for relevance and responsiveness to specific research requests. This role will be located in our 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring business, industry, and legal news sources for developments regarding clients, industries, and practice areas and utilizing aggregator platforms to assemble relevant results for distribution to attorneys and business services staff
• Promoting awareness and providing training on research platforms
• Sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues, and assisting with research staff professional development
• Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for co‑workers
• 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:

• Possess advanced legal and non‑legal research knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct effective training for attorneys, departmental colleagues, and other business services staff
• Exhibit advanced communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as a team player, manage time effectively, prioritize appropriately, and handle multiple deadlines

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A master’s degree or Juris Doctor (J.D.), preferably
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience, preferably
• A minimum of six (6) years of cumulative experience

Benefits & Additional Information

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
• 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.

Latham & Watkins LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO). Please review the Ordinance.

Pay Range

USD $105,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 /Yr.