Litigation Services Coordinator

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 Litigation Services Coordinator is an integral part of Latham’s Litigation Services team and will be responsible for performing and coordinating, with minimal supervision, one or more major functions of the Litigation Services Department, while acting as a resource regarding all types of calendaring and court rule questions for Litigation Services staff, attorneys, and other users, both in the office and throughout the firm. This role will be located in our Washington, D.C. office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating calendaring and related court rule questions for Litigation Services staff, attorneys, and other users, both in the office and throughout the firm, including manifesting expert knowledge of the department's calendaring program (currently CompuLaw) and standards, ensuring data accuracy and integrity in calendar entries, generating and proofing reports, assisting with docket-related issues, attorney additions and removals, and performing quality checks in the calendaring software
• Coordinating all facets of the court services functions of the department, which can include the review of court and agency filings before they are delivered, proofreading and cite-checking, service of process and subpoenas, processing correct fees, court rules updates, court and litigation forms, selection and use of attorney services companies, and transmitting the filings to courts and agencies
• Maintaining familiarity with e-filing procedures in all courts relevant for the office’s litigation practice; arranging for e-filing training for Litigation Services staff and attorneys, and participating in the e-filing process at the request of attorneys
• Coordinating the pleadings, indexing, and recordkeeping processes of the office, which can include scanning and indexing active pleadings, monitoring court databases for updated actions, maintaining a physical file collection of pleadings and other litigation documents, and preparing the files for the firm’s records retention procedures; manifesting an expert knowledge of the firm’s pleading clip program and contributing to its maintenance and improvement
• Coordinating the court and bar admissions for the office, coordinating communications to attorneys and secretaries, coordinating the data collection and verification process, and establishing workflows for addressing incoming and departing attorneys’ admissions; contributing to improvements in the firm’s bar admissions oversight processes and databases
• Developing and administering training programs for Litigation Services staff and other users of Litigation Services Department resources; providing mentoring for junior Litigation Services staff in other offices
• 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:

• Possess prior experience with legal calendaring and docketing platforms (CompuLaw a plus)
• Possess well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; including the ability to effectively interface with attorneys, management, support staff, and outside contacts
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus
• Display advanced communication skills, both written and verbal

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree; a minimum of four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant law firm or court experience; a J.D. or other relevant advanced degree may be considered in lieu of experience

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, and 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
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are. Please click here to review your rights under U.S. employment laws.

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Pay Range

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000