Research Services Manager – Content Procurement

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 Research Services Manager – Content Procurement is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal, business, and industry information research to attorneys and staff, developing research resource collections, monitoring current developments, and providing training on research resources and strategy, as well as supervising and developing staff, providing regular feedback and generating formal performance evaluations as required, and making recommendations in selecting, coaching, and counseling department employees with department leadership and the Human Capital & Talent team. This role will be located in our Washington, D.C. 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:

• Managing the day-to-day operation of the department’s content procurement process, including purchasing new electronic and print content, renewing existing contracts, and liaising with external vendors to ensure services meet expectations and comply with firm policies
• Managing electronic and print contract compliance; monitoring usage, setting up business review meetings, and responding to other contractual obligations and licensing questions
• Liaising with the Firm’s internal Contract Review, Privacy, Security, and Global Procurement teams to review and approve contract terms and conditions and pricing
• Supervising and authorizing invoice payments, reviewing, and correcting vendor accounts; assisting with the annual budget and reviewing monthly variance reports
• Liaising with Research Services Managers, attorneys, and other business service teams to purchase new and review existing research content, and assisting with promoting awareness of electronic and print resources
• 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 superior negotiation and contract management skills
• Display superior knowledge of legal and non-legal electronic and print resources
• Demonstrate superior communication skills, with the ability to work as a team player and interact with diplomacy and tact with people at all organizational levels of the firm

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably a master’s degree or J.D.
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience
• A minimum of seven (7) 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.

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Pay Range

Salary : $155,000 - $180,000