Litigation Services Attorney Jobs

About the role

As a Litigation Services Attorney, you will be responsible for providing high level legal analysis

with respect to complex procedural and strategic issues in state and federal court, reviewing

filings as to form and procedural content, preparing procedural road maps for upcoming court

filings, and advising members of the Litigation & Trial Department on all matters of court rules,

civil procedure, filing protocol, and the calculation of deadlines. Other key responsibilities

include:

 Using Westlaw, LexisNexis, CourtLink, Lex Machina, and other research platforms

to provide high level legal research with respect to procedural and strategic issues

across many jurisdictions

 Preparing roadmaps to guide attorneys through procedural and logistical elements of

complex court filings, flagging procedural intricacies, highlighting strategic

opportunities, and providing best practices based on judicial preferences

 Conducting judicial research to develop profiles and analytics on specific judges,

including the review of transcripts

 Overseeing and performing calendaring functions, which may include some or all of

the following: maintaining a calendar of litigation deadlines for all contested matters

utilizing a firm-approved calendaring program, and regularly communicating

deadlines to firm-wide litigation teams using the best available means; preparing

additional calendar reports upon request; adhering to firm wide best practices in

calendaring

 Overseeing and performing court services functions, which may include some or all

of the following: researching and retrieval of court documents in paper and

electronic databases; reviewing and filing of client and Firm court documents in

paper and electronic form; and processing daily litigation mail; coordinating the use

of process servers for the office

We’d love to hear from you if you:

 Possess the ability to articulate complex court rules and calendaring issues in a

comprehensible, accurate, confident, and concise manner

 Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of applicable court rules and procedures;

applies court rules in multiple jurisdictions quickly, efficiently, and in a manner

which instills confidence and ensures risk management

 Display analytical skills needed to correctly comprehend and convey complex legal

principles

And have:

 A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school

 A Current bar admission

 A minimum of three (3) to four (4) years of experience as a practicing litigation

attorney and/or attorney in a Docket/Calendar/Litigation Services environment