Client Events Specialist

at  Latham Watkins LLP

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 Client Events Specialist is an integral part of Latham’s Events team and will be responsible for supporting events, seminars, and conferences, while overseeing the management of hospitality tickets, including liaising with vendors, contracting tickets, and communicating logistical information to stakeholders. This role will be located in our London 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:

• Supporting multiple event projects, in collaboration with other team members, from initial conception to onsite execution
• Ensuring the goals and objectives of the department are met and that all tasks and duties completed are done within the firm’s set guidelines and policies
• Proactively coordinating various aspects of the event lifecycle, including planning meetings, checklists, budgets, expense processing, vendor management, onsite and virtual platform management, data management, and post-event analysis
• Keeping consistent and accurate records of market event data for reporting and tracking purposes
• Curating targeted invitation lists for each event, working closely with stakeholders and the e-marketing team

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus
• Display strong attention to detail, even under pressure

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
• Experience at a professional services organization
• Experience with Cvent, preferably

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. #EntryLevel #LI-EH

• Supporting multiple event projects, in collaboration with other team members, from initial conception to onsite execution
• Ensuring the goals and objectives of the department are met and that all tasks and duties completed are done within the firm’s set guidelines and policies
• Proactively coordinating various aspects of the event lifecycle, including planning meetings, checklists, budgets, expense processing, vendor management, onsite and virtual platform management, data management, and post-event analysis
• Keeping consistent and accurate records of market event data for reporting and tracking purposes
• Curating targeted invitation lists for each event, working closely with stakeholders and the e-marketing tea