Latitude Appoints Tori Keith as Managing Partner of Austin Office

Latitude Appoints Tori Keith as Managing Partner of Austin Office

Former Austin litigation attorney and legal talent leader to lead Latitude’s local flexible legal services team

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sep. 25, 2024) – Latitude, a globally-ranked flexible legal talent company that specializes in providing former Big Law and in-house attorneys for contract engagements to legal departments and law firms nationwide, today announced the appointment of Tori Keith as the leader and managing Partner of the company’s Austin office.

In this role, Keith will provide legal departments and law firms with highly experienced in-house counsel and associate- and partner-level attorneys for both interim and permanent positions in Texas and across the country.

“I am delighted to welcome Tori to our growing team,” said Latitude CEO Ross Booher. “With more than 20 years of experience in the Austin legal community as a large law firm attorney and then as a trusted talent advisor to leaders of many of the leading law firms and legal departments in the region, she understands the importance of attorney quality, soft skills, and culture fit to our clients. Having office leaders like Tori who understand first-hand the demands faced by our clients and attorneys has been key to our growth in Texas and nationwide.”

Keith, an Austin native, began her legal career as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. She then returned to Texas and practiced for nearly a decade at the national litigation firm Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney. She has more than 14 years of experience in the legal talent industry focusing on corporate law firm attorney and in-house counsel executive searches, most recently serving as Senior Director at a global legal talent company.

“I am excited to join Latitude and lead the Austin office,” said Keith. “The demand for high-caliber attorneys on a flexible basis is growing, and there is a reason Latitude serves so many leading law firms and legal departments across the country. For experienced attorneys who’ve excelled in demanding roles in-house or at law firms, Latitude’s flex attorney roles are very appealing. These attorneys bring a wealth of experience, and the soft skills needed to seamlessly step into interim roles with our clients. As a former litigation attorney, I love being part of something where everyone involved wins.”

Headquartered in Nashville and with offices coast-to-coast, Latitude opened its Austin office in 2022. With a local and national pool of thousands of highly qualified in-house counsel and associate- and partner-level attorneys, the company helps legal department and law firm leaders expand their teams to meet fluctuating demand and team bandwidth.

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