About Latham & Watkins
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.
About the Role
The Senior Paralegal plays an integral role in Latham's Legal Professional and Paralegal team. This position will provide expertise and support to departmental attorneys in the Litigation & Trial Department, with a focus on the Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Group and Intellectual Property Practice Group, while overseeing all logistical and administrative work associated with appellate litigation.
This includes researching and ensuring compliance with court rules, shepardizing, cite checking, and formatting legal briefs, preparing appendices, and interfacing with clerk's offices at appellate courts.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Key responsibilities include:
* Administrative tasks related to the proper functioning of a partner's litigation and trial practice, including working directly with associates, appellate paralegals, legal secretaries, and other support staff on confidential tasks.
* Working with and/or managing multiple litigation teams simultaneously.
* Identifying and resolving any discrepancies throughout the duration of a case.
* Preparing and filing a bill of costs.
* Assisting in preparing pre- and post-trial motions, gathering related exhibits, and preparing appellate filings and indices as necessary.
* Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for co-workers.
* Protecting and maintaining highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information.
Qualifications
* Demonstrate a high aptitude for reading, cite checking, and editing complex legal briefs, with superb attention to detail.
* Exhibit a good working knowledge of security-related practices and documentation, including state-level and federal-level filing requirements, document management, bluebooking, shepardizing, and cite checking.
* Display proficient knowledge of applications typically used in a legal office environment, such as billing software and databases.
Benefits & Additional Information
Successful candidates will be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, as well as a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance.
This includes a comprehensive benefit program which includes:
* Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
* A generous 401(k) 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, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.