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Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
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Latham & Watkins is a global law firm providing legal services across transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters. The firm works with clients in diverse industries, including finance and other business sectors, on complex legal and commercial issues. Its broader professional profile also includes pro bono representation, community service, and environmental sustainability initiatives.
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Litigation Services Coordinator

Support Latham & Watkins attorneys with litigation research, docketing, court filings, and active case management. The role combines legal document preparation with case monitoring across state and federal courts.

USUnited StatesCACalifornia
$80,000 – $90,000 / year
HybridFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredGeneral

Description

  • Conduct litigation research and provide general support to attorneys, staff, and clients.
  • Help manage active litigation cases.
  • Docket contested matters in databases such as CompuLaw.
  • Prepare and publish the litigation department’s weekly firmwide calendar.
  • Track case status through manual and electronic methods.
  • Retrieve decisions and orders in Latham matters promptly.
  • Research court rules, procedures, and judges’ preferences and tendencies.
  • Draft and review legal documents, including notices, motions, stipulations, subpoenas, judgments, affidavits, certificates, and foreign service forms.
  • Map out procedural steps for upcoming filings.
  • Use technology to improve case monitoring and distribution in state and federal courts.
  • Build and maintain a repository of judicial experience using templates, docket sheets, and oral argument transcripts.
  • Safeguard sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information.

Requirements

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree; at least four years of experience may be accepted in its place.
  • Have at least three years of relevant law firm experience in docketing, calendaring, or litigation services.
  • Demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Manage time effectively.
  • Pay close attention to detail.
  • Understand how accurate calendaring contributes to risk management.
  • Research court rules, procedures, and judicial preferences and tendencies.
  • Draft and review legal documents for compliance with court rules and procedures.
  • Use databases such as CompuLaw.
  • Use technology to monitor and distribute cases in state and federal courts.
  • Protect highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information.

Benefits

  • Bonuses recognizing individual and firm performance.
  • Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
  • A generous 401(k) plan.
  • At least 11 paid holidays annually.
  • A paid time off program that accrues 23 days in the first year and increases with tenure.
  • Well-being programs covering mental health services, mindfulness and resilience, medical resources, and well-being events.
  • Professional development programs.
  • Employee discounts.
  • Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.

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