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Paralegal

King & Spalding
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2025
King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

We are seeking an International Arbitration Paralegal to join our International Arbitration practice. This position provides paralegal support to attorneys on our International Disputes team and will report directly to the Director of Administration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Working knowledge of the arbitration process, especially investor-state, international commercial, construction, and domestic arbitration
  • Familiarity with various venues and rules for international arbitrations, including the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
  • Familiarity with domestic arbitration practices of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS)
  • Assist with initial drafts and finalization of filings
  • Extensive footnote review, cite-checking and organization of all supporting documentary and witness evidence required for lengthy memorials
  • Organize and maintain case documents, files, team databases and electronic data
  • Prepare document chronologies and summaries
  • Conduct research to locate opinions, legal authorities, exhibits, reports, media articles and information related to a case
  • Manage and organize large quantities of translations, including working closely with vendors providing translations
  • Manage photocopying, binding, and electronic data services vendors
  • Work with and assist experts and witnesses
  • Organize and maintain document management systems
  • Assist with pre-hearing preparations and logistics
  • Assist at hearings, including hearing attendance that can last 2-3 weeks
  • Assist with post-hearing tasks, breakdown of office working space, breakout rooms, and hearing room, organize shipment of hearing materials back to attorney offices
  • Supervise project assistants and legal practice assistants as needed

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s Degree is required
  • 5 years of international arbitration experience in a mid-to-large size law firm
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
  • Well-developed Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Excel
  • Knowledge of data bases used to store and sort documents such as Relativity
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems and communicate well with all levels of personnel
  • Experience with onsite international hearings; must have the ability to work overtime including weekends
  • Some international travel will be necessary

Other

  • Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

Pay Transparency Range

The anticipated full-time annualized salary range is below:

New York: $100,000 - $155,000

Washington, D.C.:$87,000 - $145,000

Denver: $90,000 - $130,000

The salary offer will be contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Qualified candidates with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable: City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.

Salary : $90,000 - $130,000

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