Litigation Services Coordinator

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 Coordinator is an integral part of Lathams Litigation Services role will be responsible for performing a wide array of general litigation research and support functions for Latham & Watkins attorneys staff and clients within the Litigation Services framework while assisting in active litigation case management with tasks including but not limited to docketing of all contested matters utilizing a database such as CompuLaw culminating in the weekly publication of a firmwide litigation department calendar monitoring case status through manual and electronic means and ensuring the timely retrieval of decisions and orders in all Latham matters. This role will be located in either our San Francisco or Silicon Valley 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:

• Conducting fundamental legal research regarding court rules procedures and judicial preferences and tendencies using a variety of databases
• Drafting and reviewing legal documents for conformity with court rules and procedures including but not limited to Notices of Appearance Pro Hac Vice Motions Stipulations Notices of Appeal Notices of Motion Substitutions of Counsel Subpoenas Judgments Affidavits of Service Certificates of Good Standing and Foreign Service of Process Forms
• Preparing procedural road maps to guide upcoming filings
• Leveraging technology to streamline monitoring and distribution of cases in state and federal court
• Developing a repository of judicial experience where feasible updating with prior templates docket sheets and transcripts from oral argument
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
  

Wed love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills needed to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Exhibit strong time-management skills in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is critical for success
• Possess the ability to understand the role that accurate calendaring plays in risk management

And have:

• A Bachelors degree; a minimum of four (4) years experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A minimum of three (3) years relevant law firm/Docket/Calendar/Litigation Services experience

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 Lathams 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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