Enterprise Applications Engineer

Latham & Watkins LLP; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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 Enterprise Applications Engineer is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team and will be responsible for researching, developing, implementing, and maintaining integrated software solutions that allow attorneys and staff to access firm resources from the office and remote locations. This role involves leading project teams to research, evaluate, design, implement, and support complex enterprise applications, both on-premises and in the cloud, possibly including members within Enterprise Applications, other groups within the Technology department (Global and/or Practice Office), other administrative groups within the firm, and third-party vendors or consultants. This role will be located in our Manchester office. Please note that this role requires working two days per week in person at our Manchester office, or as business needs dictate.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Liaising with stakeholders and leaders of other business units to ensure that their needs are understood and met.
• Designing software solutions and integrations for all facets of an attorney’s work, including document generation, research, client billing, business development, and analysis and fact-finding, acting as a “subject matter expert” regarding these solutions to provide expert analysis of needs required for successful implementations.
• Utilizing their technical creativity to identify and implement additional enhancements and new software solutions for our legal professionals and administrative departments.
• Installing, maintaining, and upgrading software for all users within the firm, and making recommendations to their manager regarding the setting of standards for firm software and desktop/notebook configurations.
• Monitoring and tuning supported platforms to ensure optimal performance and system availability.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess knowledge and proficiency in a wide variety of software programs, including Microsoft Windows Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server, and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
• Display knowledge of the Intapp product suite (Integration Builder/Time/Open/Walls), Microsoft SQL, iManage, and other third-party applications utilized in the legal industry.
• Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with the administration and maintenance of relational databases used by supported applications.

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or related field, or appropriate work experience.
• Experience in the information technology profession.

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:

• 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 diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. 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 committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.