What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-Law Intern position at Latham & Watkins LLP?
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
This 10-week internship provides the opportunity to gain an understanding of how various legal support departments assist attorneys in providing high-value and market-leading services to their clients. Potential responsibilities include conducting judicial research, exploring litigation technology, supporting the delivery of the firm’s knowledge management program, and supporting our legal professional and paralegal teams. This role will be located in our New York office and requires an in-office presence. Please note the tentative program duration is May 27th - August 1st.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Pre-Law Interns will be placed in one of the following five departments based on business need, as described below. Key responsibilities include:
- Practice Support Services is a collaborative team that uses cutting edge technology to provide comprehensive project support, consulting and technical services to our attorneys. For our litigation attorneys, we specialize in building document review databases, designing workflows, constructing searches, and preparing documents for production and use at trial. For our corporate attorneys, we assist in managing transactional data, facilitating due diligence processes, and ensuring seamless integration of technology solutions.
- Legal Professional and Paralegal Administration prepares and/or drafts closing documents or pleadings, forms, letters, and other correspondence and legal documents under the supervision of attorneys and maintains closing or case files.
- Research Services providing research services involving legal, business, and general information sources to attorneys, paralegals, and staff using a variety of research tools.
- Knowledge Management organizing and administering know-how resources including standard forms, precedent and work product, deal information, and other legal information relevant to attorneys within their practice.
- Litigation Services supporting the firm's Litigation & Trial Department; this includes assisting with the preparation and review of legal filings to ensure adherence to court rules, conducting research on procedural matters utilizing a range of research tools, and facilitating the organization of court-related services.
- 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:
- Display well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm.
- Demonstrate a courteous, professional, and effective working relationship with clients, vendors, and other representatives of external organizations.
- Possess the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus.
And have:
- Applied with the intent to enroll in an ABA-accredited law school in fall 2025 (JD class of 2028).
As part of the application process, we ask that you submit a statement in 500 to 1,000 words, addressing how you have demonstrated a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in your community and/or in the legal profession; resilience and tenacity; and/or what you believe demonstrates your qualification for the internship. When you click through the application process please upload this statement as an attachment to your application.
Benefits & Additional Information
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:
- A generous 401k plan
- 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.
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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. #Internship #wayup #LI-KC2
Pay Range
USD $50.04 - USD $50.04 /Hr.Salary : $50
