Skadden and Vinson & Elkins Alums to Lead the Company’s Newest Regional Corporate Offices
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Latitude, a globally ranked flexible legal staffing company that provides law firms and corporate legal departments with former in-house and Big Law attorneys for sophisticated interim legal roles, has opened new regional offices in Houston, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan – bringing the total number of new Latitude offices launched in 2025 to five.
The new offices will be led by Jason Blackmer (Houston) and Jay Harrington (Detroit), who both have extensive Am Law 100 practice experience and deep ties in their legal communities.
- Blackmer, a native Houstonian and University of Texas law school graduate, began his career in the Finance group at Vinson & Elkins LLP and has held senior in-house roles in the energy and renewables sectors. Most recently, he served as Associate General Counsel at Sunnova, where he advised on debt and equity transactions, public reporting, and the company’s restructuring.
- Harrington, a Michigan native and University of Michigan Law School graduate, began his career in Skadden’s Corporate Restructuring practice and later practiced at Foley & Lardner LLP before founding his own boutique firm representing companies and executives in complex business disputes. Over the past decade, he’s advised global and regional law firms and partners on growing their practices through his consulting firm and has built a wide LinkedIn following for his business development insights.
Blackmer and Harrington will further deepen Latitude’s longstanding presence in both markets, providing former Big Law attorneys and in-house counsel to leading corporate legal departments and law firms for sophisticated contract engagements.
“We’re very excited to welcome Jason and Jay to the Latitude team,” said CEO Ross Booher. “They bring the experience of practicing at top global firms and a deep understanding of their local legal communities. Latitude’s continued expansion is driven by increasing demand for the peer-to-peer, trusted-advisor client service that Jason and Jay exemplify, and for the high-caliber interim attorneys we provide — experienced professionals with the judgment, EQ, and adaptability to make an immediate impact. As demand for this caliber of flexible talent continues to accelerate, their addition further enhances our ability to help legal departments and law firms stay agile, scale quickly, and support their teams during surges in work, leaves of absence, and other periods of transition.”
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Latitude has corporate offices in multiple locations nationwide.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms. We specialize in providing proven former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions that require experience, emotional intelligence, and judgment in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
We directly employ legal talent from coast to coast and have thousands of individuals in our network. Outstanding attorneys are attracted to Latitude by the sophisticated work, great clients, competitive pay, and benefits along with a refreshing combination of flexibility and boundaries.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally ranked flexible legal staffing company.
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