Latitude Partner, Client Services (Non-Practicing) - NYC (Metro Area)

Overview

This role involves joining a team of partner-owners (equity partners) to help expand operations across the U.S. It is not a traditional legal practice position. Instead, the role focuses on building and running your own business within the organization’s platform, developing client relationships, and driving performance for your own success.

Partner-owners co-own an operating company with its own P&L. The role includes national infrastructure, capital, and a proven model, along with resources and playbooks to support growth without investing your own capital. Schedule flexibility and the ability to work remotely are available, but success requires full-time professional focus.

Responsibilities

• Launch and lead an operating company
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with law firms and in-house legal teams
• Collaborate with colleagues nationwide to select and propose attorneys for sophisticated client assignments while ensuring high satisfaction for both clients and attorneys (business leadership role—no legal practice)
• Represent the organization locally and nationally
• Drive growth through proactive outreach, referrals, thought leadership, and market leadership
• Provide urgent, client-first responsiveness, including outside standard hours when necessary

Requirements

• Experience as a senior attorney in a law firm or corporate legal department
• Strong network of legal decision-makers
• Demonstrated business development potential and grit
• High level of drive and individual initiative
• Ownership mentality, discretion, and an abundance mindset
• Strong desire to build something that’s yours and grow it over time

Travel Requirements

• Ability to frequently travel locally to meet with clients and prospective clients (e.g., at client offices, restaurants, professional events, etc.)
• Occasional national travel (e.g., legal conferences, partner meetings, etc.)

Compensation & Benefits

• Total Compensation Range: ˜$200k to $1M+ (includes base salary, bonuses & incentives, and profit distributions)
• First Year Base Salary: $150K to $200K depending on equity structure (base salary scales down over time; designed as a bridge to profit distributions and long-term equity)
• Bonuses & Incentives: Performance-based, designed as a bridge to profit distributions and long-term equity
• Equity: Significant equity in the operating company (varies depending on base salary amount)
• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, and 401(k)

Preferred Qualifications

No additional preferences were specified beyond the requirements listed above.