Litigation Services Supervising Attorney (Hybrid)

Description:

• Developing and supervising the LA Litigation services team, playing an active role in hiring, assigning, training and evaluating of the staff; including recommending salary and bonus administration
• Overseeing department accounts, approving expenses and preparing the budget
• Using Westlaw Edge, Lexis+, Courtlink, Lex Machina, and other research platforms to provide high-level legal research and analysis with respect to procedural issues across many jurisdictions; where appropriate, serving as a resource for strategic legal analysis relating to general litigation procedure and rule interpretation, and remaining abreast of legal trends to ensure comprehensive and current guidance to attorneys and staff
• Demonstrating an advanced knowledge of applicable court rules and procedures; applying court rules in multiple jurisdictions quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that instills confidence and ensures risk management
• Developing a repository of judicial insight, including: (1) the review of transcripts to identify themes relevant to pending matters, (2) the compilation of case precedent, recent decisions of interest, reversal rates, motion timing analytics, and judicial biography with notable cases and lawyer commentary, and (3) the tracking of attorney experience before applicable judges
• Preparing procedural road maps in advance of major court filings to flag applicable rules and requirements, identifying areas of concern (such as preservation of confidentiality), offering relevant templates and precedent, and streamlining collaboration with all team members (including attorneys, Litigation Services, and paralegals, where appropriate) in anticipation of upcoming submissions
• In collaboration with the Litigation Services Managing Attorney – Southern California, ensuring that case deadlines are correctly calculated and calendared, and overseeing and participating in court and agency filings in paper and electronic formats, adhering to individual court and judicial procedures and ensuring that applicable deadlines are met
• Assisting in drafting, review and editing of court documents to ensure compliance with all layers of rules sets and standing orders
• Assisting in developing litigation templaces and procedural checklists
• Developing and presenting Continuing Legal Education sessions for attorneys and staff, with an emphasis on court procedures and strategy
• Supervising service of subpeonas and the use of process servers, retrieval and filing of court documents in paper and electronic form and research in court docket databases
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

• Demonstrate excellence in oral and written communication skills
• Display the ability to articulate complex court rules and calendaring issues in a comprehensible, accurate, confident, and concise manner
• Possess well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the Firm

• A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Current bar admission in the state of the practice office or its main jurisdiction of litigation
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in Litigation Services role; a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Litigation Associate and/or as a court employee may be considered
• A minimum of two (2) years or more of experience in a supervisory capacity, preferably

• 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
• And more!