Research Services Manager - Monitoring Services; Europe

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The Research Services Manager – Monitoring Services(Europe) is an integral part of Latham’s Research Services Department. This role will be responsible for the management of the Department’s current awareness and monitoring services in Europe, while creating bespoke monitoring products leveraging multiple tools, technologies and information sources that are responsive to attorney and business services needs. This role will be located in either our London or Brussels office.

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:

• Training Research Services colleagues to provide monitoring products that minimize the need for human curation in the monitoring process, where possible, by crafting creative and well-tailored underlying search parameters
• Developing and implementing standards and best practices for the delivery of current awareness and monitoring
• Managing aggregation platforms such as Vable and LN Newsdesk, and working with vendors to troubleshoot issues and maintaining the integrity of the data
• Liaising with Technology & Information Services to develop internal solutions such as a current awareness dashboard for attorneys and business services, enabling colleagues to easily discover current awareness and monitoring products and providing a mechanism to self-subscribe
• Liaising with other business services where overlap exists to develop efficient procedures/communications to streamline processes and satisfy attorney and business services needs

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit superior monitoring skills and knowledge
• Possess the ability to lead effective training sessions for departmental colleagues and other business services staff
• Demonstrate strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with individuals at all organizational levels, as well as excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to use independent judgment when making suggestions and decisions

And have:

• Legal and non‑legal research knowledge and skills, preferably
• Relevant monitoring experience
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent

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!

Additionally, we have a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all. 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 an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.