Litigation Services Supervising Attorney

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Litigation Services Supervising Attorney is an integral part of Latham’s Litigation Services team and will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Litigation Services team, while developing and supervising the Los Angeles Litigation Services team and playing an active role in hiring, assignment, training, and evaluation of the staff. This role will be located in our Century City office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Developing and supervising the LA Litigation services team, playing an active role in hiring, assigning, training, and evaluating 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, 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, reviewing, and editing of court documents to ensure compliance with all layers of rules sets and standing orders 
• Assisting in developing litigation templates 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 subpoenas, 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 
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• 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

And have:

• 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

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• 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

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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