Career Opportunities

The interdisciplinary Privacy and Cyber practice group is seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum of four (4) years of privacy experience to join the team. Our global group represents leading clients across industries and of all sizes to help them through complex data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI issues in high-profile and cutting-edge compliance and transactional matters. Applicants should have a mix of experience with product counseling, commercial contracts, and corporate transactional work in relation to data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI issues. The ideal candidates will have counselled clients on compliance with privacy, cyber, and AI laws, negotiated these components of commercial agreements, and handled all privacy, security, and AI components of corporate...

The Emerging Companies & Growth Practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience in emerging growth companies to join the 3rd- 6th year associate class in Austin.

Latham highly values the experience judicial clerks bring to the firm. We are proud to have an impressive list of former clerks from US Bankruptcy Courts throughout the country.We are currently accepting judicial clerkship applications for 2027 associate positions in the Restructuring & Special Situations Group (within the Finance Department).We award progression credit and a bonus to associates who have completed a qualifying clerkship.

The Emerging Companies & Growth Practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience in emerging growth companies to join the 3rd- 6th year associate class in the Bay Area.

Latham & Watkins is seeking outstanding mid-level and senior finance associates to join our growing Innovation Economy Finance practice in the Bay Area.Our lawyers help the companies and investors shaping the next generation of technology, life sciences, AI, fintech, digital infrastructure, and other high-growth industries access capital through sophisticated and innovative financing solutions.Working closely with our market-leading Emerging Companies & Growth, Private Equity, M&A, Capital Markets, and Investment Funds practices, we advise founders, venture-backed companies, growth-stage businesses, private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, growth equity investors, private credit funds, banks, and other institutional lenders on complex financing transactions across every...

The Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice seeks an experienced healthcare regulatory associate to join our team. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years of healthcare regulatory experience in (i) reimbursement (including both reimbursement compliance and coding, coverage and payment for novel products and services), and (ii) transactional due diligence, deal documentation, and negotiation (emerging company, private equity, M&A, capital markets, etc.). Experience with fraud and abuse counseling and compliance is preferred. Candidate should possess outstanding analytical and writing skills and a desire to join a dynamic, diverse, and fast-paced practice area.

The Real Estate Practice is seeking highly qualified associates to support partners and deal teams on complex data center and digital infrastructure transactions. This role will primarily support data center-related transactions, with opportunities to assist on other real estate matters as well. The position is designed for candidates with meaningful experience in real estate transactions who are interested in a predominantly deal focused practice involving large-scale developments, leasing arrangements, joint ventures, and financings. Associates will contribute to the execution of sophisticated transactions and collaborate across practices, including corporate, finance, tax, and energy and infrastructure to support efficient deal execution.Associates will draft, review, and negotiate...

Latham & Watkins is expanding its market-leading Emerging Companies, Growth Equity & Private Capital practice in the Bay Area and is seeking outstanding mid-level and senior associates (min. 3 years of experience) to join our Innovation Economy team.Latham offers something few firms can match: the opportunity to build a practice that spans the entire private capital ecosystem and innovation economy. Our lawyers advise clients from formation through every stage of growth, liquidity, and strategic expansion while collaborating with one of the world's premier private equity, M&A, finance, restructuring, investment funds, and capital markets platforms. Associates have the opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-profile transactions, develop direct client relationships early in their...

We are seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum of four years of applicable experience to join our industry-leading Liability Management team. Candidates should demonstrate comfort working across the capital structure and an ability to navigate bespoke, highly structured debt, equity, and hybrid instruments in stressed and distressed contexts.Associates in the Liability Management practice advise clients on complicated transactions involving deep analysis of corporate capital structures to craft commercial, out-of-the-box solutions. Specific responsibilities include working with senior lawyers in conducting detailed structural analysis of existing capital structures to identify opportunities for liability management solutions; advising clients on strategic alternatives and...

We are seeking highly motivated associates with two to three years of experience to join our industry-leading Liability Management team. Candidates who have done a preponderance of their work in traditional finance, high-yield capital markets or restructuring are encouraged to apply. Associates in the Liability Management practice advise clients on complicated transactions involving deep analysis of corporate capital structures to craft commercial, out-of-the-box solutions. Specific responsibilities include working with senior lawyers in conducting detailed structural analysis of existing capital structures to identify opportunities for liability management solutions; advising clients on strategic alternatives and execution risk; drafting, analyzing and negotiating transaction support...

The Tax Department is seeking an associate with a minimum of 3 years of benefits & compensation experience.

The Latham Banking Practice in Houston is seeking associates with a minimum of two years of general finance, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, and/or private credit experience to join our cutting edge and constantly growing team. Our clients are borrowers, sponsors, arrangers/bank lenders, and direct lenders. Candidates with experience in energy & infrastructure are preferred. This is a high growth practice with a supportive, collegial culture that continues to expand every year.

The Emerging Companies & Growth Practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience in emerging growth companies to join the 3rd- 6th year associate class in Boston.

The Corporate Department in New York is seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum of two years of experience in capital markets to join the 4th through 6th year associate classes.

The Project Development & Finance Practice is seeking a highly qualified mid-level or senior associate with experience representing US and/or international energy and infrastructure clients on project development transactions.

The Corporate Department is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in capital markets and/or public company representation to join the 2nd through 3rd year associate class in San Diego.

The Corporate Department is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in capital markets and/or public company representation to join the associate ranks.

The Corporate Department is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in capital markets and/or public company representation to join the 3rd through 6th year associate class in Houston and Austin.

The Asset Management Transactions practice group is seeking to add highly qualified associates with a minimum of 4 years of experience in asset management M&A, including GP stakes and control asset management transactions, to join our 5th through 8th year associate classes. The practice group executes on the full spectrum of corporate transactions involving asset managers, investment funds, broker-dealers, financial advisors, and other ancillary financial services businesses, and they act as counsel for a diverse array of clients, including asset managers, private equity firms, GP staking firms, banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, as well as founders, management teams, and boards of directors.

The Capital Markets practice group in the Bay Area is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in capital markets and a focus on late-stage private company representation to join the 3rd through 6th year associate class.

The Chicago Real Estate Practice is seeking highly qualified associates to join our team. Our practice spans the full spectrum of complex real estate transactions, including joint ventures, development projects, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate M&A, financings, and commercial leasing. Candidates need not have experience across all of these areas; we encourage applications from attorneys with meaningful experience in one or more of these disciplines and will consider candidates for positions at an appropriate seniority level based on their background and skill set. Ideal candidates will be hard working professionals with strong drafting, analytical, and organizational abilities who thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to contribute as valued team players.If you...

The Financial Regulatory and Derivatives practice groups of the NY office is seeking a highly qualified mid-level associate with a minimum of 5 years of experience covering a mix of transactional commodities, futures and derivatives matters. Working with investment managers, financial institutions and emerging companies, the group covers a dynamic mix of Dodd-Frank, CFTC and SEC regulations coupled with derivatives transactions involving commodities, IRS, FX, and credit derivatives, futures, and FinTech and crypto trading. Candidates with expertise in transactional matters who are looking to expand their skill set are encouraged to apply.

About the RoleThe Growth Debt Group is seeking highly qualified midlevel associates with a minimum of 2 years of debt finance experience. Our clients are lenders and borrowers, mainly in the life science and technology spaces. Applicants should have experience with secured and unsecured lending, including familiarity with UCC secured transactions, leveraged finance and private capital.

The Project Development & Finance Practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience representing owners and developers in the drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for high-profile, complex energy and infrastructure projects.

Latham’s Transactional Tax practice welcomes applications from junior and mid-level tax associates to join a growing group. The candidate should have a minimum of 2 years of law-firm experience dedicated to tax-related work on transactions, including significant experience with M&A transactions.

The Latham Tax Department is conducting a national search for senior associates with a minimum of 4 years of law-firm experience dedicated to transactional tax matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A matters, partnership tax matters, private equity fund formation, capital markets, and financings.

The Private Equity practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience in private equity transactions to join our 3rd through 6th year associate class.

The Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions practice is seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum of two full years of experience to join our 3rd through 6th year associate class.

The Financial Regulatory and Derivatives practice groups of the NY office is seeking a highly qualified mid-level associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience covering a mix of transactional commodities, futures and derivatives matters to join our 3rd to 6th year associate class. Working with investment managers, financial institutions and emerging companies, the group covers a dynamic mix of Dodd-Frank, CFTC and SEC regulations coupled with derivatives transactions involving commodities, IRS, FX, and credit derivatives, futures, and FinTech and crypto trading. Candidates with expertise in transactional matters who are looking to expand their skill set are encouraged to apply.

The Corporate Department is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience to join the strategic equities transactions group. We are open to a broad variety of transaction backgrounds. Associates will have opportunities to work closely with senior attorneys in the group. Derivatives experience is not required, but a background in one or more of the following transactional practices would be very useful: capital markets (US securities laws/regulations), ISDA based derivatives documentation, secured transactions, and/or bankruptcy/restructuring.

The Government Contracts team is seeking an associate to join our 2nd-5th year associate class. This role involves advising clients on complex compliance and regulatory issues related to government contracts, including mergers and acquisitions, small business size-status, domestic preference requirements, and procurement regulations.

The Energy & Infrastructure group is seeking an associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience to join our team. Candidate should have experience with financings and M&A pertaining to power and energy transition transactions with some substantive experience with energy tax credit transactions. Ideal candidate will have experience that includes documenting and negotiating complex joint ventures, tax equity transactions, tax credit transfers, familiarity with partnership tax rules, and experience drafting and negotiating tax provisions in partnership agreements, credit agreements, and purchase and sale documentation.

Latham & Watkins is always willing to consider strong candidates on an opportunistic basis. If you do not see a role that aligns with your background or experience, please submit your application here for future consideration.Please note, the location of the role will vary depending on actual openings.

Latham & Watkins is always willing to consider strong candidates on an opportunistic basis. If you do not see a role that aligns with your background or experience, please submit your application here for future consideration.Please note, the location of the role will vary depending on actual openings.

Latham & Watkins is always willing to consider strong candidates on an opportunistic basis. If you do not see a role that aligns with your background or experience, please submit your application here for future consideration.Please note, the location of the role will vary depending on actual openings.

The Supreme Court & Appellate Practice is seeking highly qualified associates to join our group. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our nationally recognized, Chambers Band 1 appellate practice on high-stakes appeals, key trial-court motions, and legal strategy. At minimum, candidates must have completed an appellate clerkship and possess strong analytical, research, and writing skills. We also welcome candidates with appellate litigation experience at a firm or in government service.

The Litigation Department is seeking an associate with a minimum of two years of securities litigation experience to join our 3rd to 5th year associate class.

Latham’s market-leading Copyright team, within the Copyright, Privacy & Communications practice, is seeking an associate with a minimum of 3 years of experience to join our team. We work with a range of clients — from startups to the world’s leading technology companies — on matters that run the gamut from providing strategic counsel to technology and media companies to litigating headline-grabbing music-industry and infringement claims, including the recent wave of cutting-edge cases challenging generative AI technology.

Latham’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice seeks a skilled and highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in antitrust litigation and/or merger control to join its rapidly expanding practice. The ideal candidate will have substantive knowledge of antitrust law, strong writing skills, and would join our 3rd to 7th-year associate class.

Latham’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice seeks a skilled and highly qualified associate with a minimum of two years of experience in antitrust litigation and/or merger control to join its rapidly expanding practice. The ideal candidate will have substantive knowledge of antitrust law, strong writing skills, and would join our 3rd to 7th year associate class.

The Latham Private Equity Finance Practice is seeking senior associates with a minimum of four years of borrower-side private credit, acquisition finance, or leveraged finance experience to join our cutting edge and constantly growing team. Experience with sponsor-side private equity acquisition financings is required.

The Latham Private Equity Finance Practice is seeking mid-level associates with a minimum of one year of borrower-side private credit, acquisition finance, or leveraged finance experience to join the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year class of our cutting edge and constantly growing team. Experience with sponsor-side private equity acquisition financings is preferred.

The Latham Banking Practice in San Diego is seeking associates with a minimum of two years of private credit, acquisition finance, or leveraged finance experience to join our cutting edge and growing team. Our practice includes financing and development in the gaming and hospitality space. Our clients are borrowers, arrangers, and direct lenders. This is a high growth practice with a supportive, collegial culture that continues to expand every year.

The Structured Finance Practice is seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum 2 years of experience in structured finance transactions and securitizations. The practice group is recognized for its work on complex and cutting-edge structured finance transactions, development of innovative structures, and first-time securitizations of new asset classes.

The Latham Banking Practice is seeking associates with a minimum of 2 years of private credit, acquisition finance or leveraged finance experience to join our cutting edge and constantly growing team. Our clients are arrangers and direct lenders. This is a high growth practice with a supportive, collegial culture that continues to expand every year.

The Project Development & Finance Practice is seeking a highly qualified senior associate with a minimum of 4 years of experience, preferably including experience with project development and/or finance at a large national or international firm.

The Project Development & Finance Practice is seeking a highly qualified mid-level associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience, preferably including experience with project development and/or finance at a large national or international firm to join our 3rd to 4th year associate class.

The Finance Department of the New York office is seeking an associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience in financial restructuring to join our associate class. Latham’s restructuring group represents corporations, banks, creditors’ committees, hedge funds, sponsors, and other financial institutions on a wide range of domestic and international workouts, restructurings and in-court bankruptcy proceedings.

The Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with a minimum of 2 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and/or private equity to join our 3rd through 6th year associate class.

The Real Estate Practice is seeking a highly qualified associate with at least three years of experience in complex real estate transactions involving joint ventures, development projects, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate M&A, and financings. The global Real Estate Practice is a dynamic group that has a broad practice representing a diverse group of clients across the United States and internationally, including in the hospitality and healthcare sectors. These clients include private equity and investment funds, public and private real estate operating companies, development partners, S&P 500 REITs, financial institutions, and other institutional investors. Associates have the opportunity to work with attorneys both locally and across the firm, regardless of their assigned office....