Associate – Tax – Transactional Labor & Employment

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 globally and offer unmatched expertise and resources to help you grow from an intellectually curious self-starter into an exceptional lawyer. If you aspire to be the best, this is where you belong.

Latham’s Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits lawyers advise clients around the world on a full spectrum of corporate transactions and representations. Whatever the size of a deal or stage of a company’s development, we handle the most challenging compensation, employee benefits, and employment issues facing businesses today. We work with clients to address virtually every potential issue—from tailoring compensation arrangements in the context of multi‑billion dollar mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, to complex multi‑jurisdictional employment and employee benefits matters, to optimizing plan design to account for tax and securities law considerations.

Our clients include Silicon Valley unicorns, New York financial institutions, London private equity firms, Hong Kong emerging growth companies and every type of company in between. As we work with our clients, we pride ourselves on partnering together and working as an integrated part of our client’s team. Given the scope of Latham’s practices, we have an unparalleled view of the compensation, benefits, and employment issues that arise in any industry around the world.

Our global reach and cross‑office collaboration give us a unique ability to access the insights of colleagues throughout the world on issues such as tax, securities, labor and employment, and corporate governance. Much of our work requires a sophisticated understanding of not only the legal landscape, but also market practice and conditions. We draw on our unmatched global expertise and client experience to efficiently develop commercial and practical workforce solutions with our clients.

The Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice is seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented labor and employment associate with a minimum of two years of broad‑based employment counseling experience to join our 3rd to 6th year associate class. Ideal candidates would have direct experience in employment law, with a focus on transactional work and client counseling, along with strong analytical, drafting, and communications skills.

This is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic, and growing team dedicated to providing exceptional legal services regarding employment matters, working in close collaboration with practices across the firm.

• Providing labor and employment assistance in mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.
• Providing expert advice and counseling to employers of all types in all aspects of the employment relationship.
• Drafting offer letters, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, separation agreements, and non‑competes and other restrictive covenants to ensure alignment with client objectives and legal requirements.

A minimum of two years of broad‑based employment counseling experience is required. Direct experience in employment law, with a focus on transactional work and client counseling, is essential. Candidates must possess strong analytical, drafting, and communication skills.

Associate Base Salary Discretionary bonuses may be available depending on application circumstances and position. Year US Payroll

• 1st Year $225,000
• 2nd Year $235,000
• 3rd Year $260,000
• 4th Year $310,000
• 5th Year $365,000
• 6th Year $390,000
• 7th Year $420,000
• 8th Year $435,000

Investing in the well‑being of our lawyers and staff is among the firm’s highest priorities. Through our “Live Well Latham” program, we offer best‑in‑class benefits and comprehensive resources designed to support you and your loved ones through all life’s moments — from building a family and taking care of loved ones, to managing your health and saving for the future.

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