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  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 99 · green card filings: 22

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Overview

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm founded in Los Angeles in 1934 that advises companies, financial institutions and governments on transactions, litigation, regulatory and finance matters. It has offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston, Houston, San Francisco, London, Brussels, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and Riyadh, and ranks among the largest law firms in the world by revenue. This careers site recruits lawyers, paralegals and business services professionals, with openings in finance, tax, recruiting, knowledge management, e-discovery, security compliance and audiovisual services.

News

Award lw.com 2 months ago
Latham Named to Elite A-List for 24th Consecutive Year
Latham is one of only two firms included in the prestigious ranking every year since its inception.
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News lw.com 4 months ago
Latham Leads All Firms in Chambers USA 2026 Guide
Latham earns more rankings than any other firm for the 12th consecutive year, dominating the market once again in both practice and individual rankings.
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News lw.com 4 months ago
Latham Dominates in Legal 500 US Guide
Latham again earns more Tier 1 rankings than any other firm.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Latham & Watkins over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
18
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
Python
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Windows
Active Directory
Kubernetes
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Full Latham & Watkins tech stack 18 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$155k
Typical range
$60k – $380k
Open positions
94
91 Jobs
Intern 4.4%
Junior 11%
Middle 18.7%
Senior 50.5%
Staff 13.2%
Architect 2.2%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 4 $60k $60k – $70k
Junior 10 $100k $70k – $200k
Middle 17 $100k $75k – $250k
Senior 46 $175k $95k – $380k
Staff 12 $163k $140k – $220k
Architect 2 $310k $290k – $330k
Highest paying role Associate Director of Knowledge Management, Senior KM Counsel - Litigation/Tax/DTT/P&C $380k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Latham & Watkins By role, level and city, against the market · 94 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
55/100
Growing
Open positions
101
114 opened / 10 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
11 days
faster than 67% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Legal
28% ▲
Finance
11% ▲
Management
10% ▲
Administrative
9% ▲
HR
9% ▲
Sales
9% ▲
Actively hiring for Legal (+34 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+13 jobs in a week Oct 2026
+101 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
12
Hiring now
12
Countries
1
Busiest office
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles United States
HQ
22 open roles 28 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 50-200 est. staff $141k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Legal, Management
555 West 5th St
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
New York United States
Corporate office
45 open roles 50 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $191k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Sales, Management
1271 Avenue of the Americas
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Washington United States
Corporate office
11 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $123k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, HR, Communications
555 Eleventh Street, NW
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
San Francisco United States
Corporate office
7 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $155k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Administrative, Management
505 Montgomery Street
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Chicago United States
Corporate office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 10-50 est. staff $124k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Analytics, Communications
330 North Wabash Avenue
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Costa Mesa United States
Corporate office
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Finance
650 Town Center Drive
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Boston United States
Support & operations
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $158k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Administrative
200 Clarendon Street
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Houston United States
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Sales
811 Main Street
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Redwood City United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff $113k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Legal
801 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Austin United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Legal
300 Colorado Street
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
San Diego United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $90k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
12670 High Bluff Drive
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Las Vegas United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $145k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps
3849 W Sunset Road
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

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$165k per year • Hybrid • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
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$260k – $290k per year • In office • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York
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