About the Role

The Tactical Opportunities Analyst is an integral part of Latham’s Global Finance team. This role will be responsible for taking the lead to identify and research a range of strategic and market opportunities across a range of asset classes and sectors that interlink with several practice areas including M&A, private equity, capital markets, banking, and finance, while working closely with the Directors and Managers of the team to identify market events that will impact the firm and its clients. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Performing analysis and adapting it to different industries and products as priorities shift based on macro-economic and market dynamics
• Brainstorming market themes as part of the team, actively contributing ideas and developing others’
• Designing and executing quantitative and qualitative analysis on broad market themes down to single-name analysis, across different industries and products
• Supporting team projects as needed
• Engaging with key stakeholders to embed the team’s reputation and work output through the firm and clients
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Display strong teamwork and collaborative skills and the ability to foster such skills
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with a finance or economics component, preferably
• A minimum of six (6) months of full-time professional work experience (excluding internships) in finance, investment, consulting, and advisory 

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:

 

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

 

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Pay RangeUSD $110,000.00 - USD $140,000.00 /Yr.