Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. The Tactical Opportunities Analyst is responsible for identifying and researching strategic and market opportunities across various asset classes and sectors, collaborating with team members and engaging with stakeholders to enhance the firm's reputation and work output.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a finance or economics component, preferably
- A minimum of six (6) months of experience in finance, investment, consulting, and advisory
- 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
Benefits
- 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
Company Overview
- Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. It was founded in 1934, and is headquartered in New York, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.lw.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Latham & Watkins has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 70 in 2025, 66 in 2024, 65 in 2023, 52 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 30 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.