Fenwick & West · 3 hours ago
Litigation Practice Support Lawyer
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$186K/yr - $279K/yr
4+ years expFenwick & West is seeking a Litigation Practice Support Lawyer to support its four litigation subgroups. The role involves creating and managing legal documents, developing knowledge resources, and implementing technology solutions to enhance efficiency within the practice areas.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Create, maintain, promote and make readily accessible to attorneys model documents, forms, precedents, drafting guidance, practice area resource materials and similar specifications for the Litigation subgroups, in alignment with the practice area’s needs, including client- and jurisdiction-specific templates for court filings
Identify forms appropriate for automation and work with the Knowledge and Innovation team to automate those forms identified
Develop, organize and promote strategies and solutions for making practice content accessible to attorneys, including model briefs and exemplars, case and judge information and matter-specific content needs
Assist practitioners in locating practice-related internal and external knowledge resources and technologies
Build and maintain repositories for key practice information, e.g., information regarding judges and experts
Work with the Knowledge and Innovation team on the use of technology to make the Practice Group more efficient, including piloting programs, implementing and driving adoption of AI and other tools both for client needs (e.g., discovery and document preparation) and internal functions (e.g., litigation budgets)
Liaise with the firm’s Attorney Training team and Litigation Practice Management to develop and present integral substantive and practical legal skills training programs for attorneys and paralegals
Assist in the preparation of presentation materials for trainings and practice group meetings
Assist junior attorneys on presentation skills and substance
Ensure that training materials are archived and readily accessible to attorneys
Serve as a source of legal, market and practical expertise; regularly review internal and publicly available materials (including market data) to identify market trends and best practices
Develop and maintain substantive content relevant to the Litigation practice areas’ marketing and business development efforts, including articles, client alerts, client presentations, cases studies, market surveys and blogs
Keep current on relevant state and federal laws and regulations and case law; respond timely to queries; inform the practice areas of substantive legal developments and update resources as needed based on such developments
Qualification
Required
Expert legal knowledge and practice skills, with experience in any of our specific Litigation subgroup areas a plus
Strong legal drafting and analytical skills
Commitment to knowledge-sharing, efficiency and teamwork
Ability to build and maintain relationships with department personnel, Firm management, other attorneys and staff and aptitude for getting buy-in and consensus for change
Superior client service, communication and interpersonal skills and 'user-friendly' approach, including the ability to promote and motivate participation in new systems at all levels from senior partners to busy administrative assistants
Highly organized, efficient, timely, detail-oriented and proactive
Exhibit high degree of initiative in managing multiple priorities and numerous ongoing projects simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment; ability to work with interruptions and adapt to changes in workflow
Highly motivated, strategic focus: ability to understand and support Firm and Practice Group goals, services, culture and strategy in order to present self and the Firm in a positive, professional manner; understand and stays up to date on current legal market trends, news, and innovations in the practice areas
4+ years of experience in a law firm in a litigation practice
J.D. required
Preferred
Experience with project management, implementing legal software tools, and/or attorney training a plus
Benefits
Healthcare
Life Insurance
Health Savings Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellbeing
Company
Fenwick & West
Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly traded global enterprises.
501-1000 employees
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