Business Development Manager II

Responsibilities

• Overseeing business development (BD) strategy and execution across the Texas market and developing and implementing the Texas market strategy, local growth targets, and regional go‑to‑market plans
• Collaborating closely with business development leads supporting the Energy & Infrastructure Group, as well as corporate, litigation, and industry‑focused teams to align Texas priorities with broader strategic objectives
• Building strong relationships with partners, counsel, and associates in the Texas offices to establish a role as a trusted advisor
• Developing a comprehensive understanding of practices and clients in Texas to drive strategic priorities, including client engagement and relationship building
• Providing research, analysis, and reporting to support the identification and development of new clients and the enhancement of existing client relationships
• Working with partners to shape and execute their business development plans while ensuring alignment with group strategy
• Playing an active role in the integration of lateral partners and the development of junior partners
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 7-10 years of cumulative business development experience
• Relevant experience within a legal or law firm environment, preferably

• relationship building
• strategic planning
• collaboration
• client engagement
• trust advisor
• research and analysis
• reporting
• integration of partners
• development of junior partners
• confidentiality

• bachelor's degree