Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

The Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant will work in a fast-paced environment under the supervision of attorneys in providing legal services to clients. The Legal Assistant is a member of a team that handles all international litigation for a major social media client, including matters implicating international data protection, defamation, hosting provider liability, privacy and censorship laws.

The Legal Assistant will be part of a team responsible for first-level review, processing, tracking, and implementing established strategy for all new cases received. The Legal Assistant will also be responsible for preparing weekly/monthly summaries of new cases and developments, tracking various litigation statistics, and maintaining matter databases. Necessary are strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work independently and on a team in a fast-paced environment under strict deadlines, effectively manage multiple responsibilities, keep accurate and timely time records, and meet budget and deadline demands.

In addition to the duties described in the Position Summary, Legal Assistants are required to assist other legal teams on an as-needed basis. Such work may include:

• Advise clients on a variety of regulatory matters, including compliance with export controls administered by the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
• Review new matters received on a daily basis and prepare short summaries for each matter.
• Develop expert-level knowledge of matter flow.
• Track matter flow and maintain up-to-date case files.
• Create/maintain databases, charts, graphs, tables, etc. for data analysis.
• Utilize litigation support software programs and other spreadsheet and database programs as needed to perform client projects.
• Prepare daily time entries for services performed.

• Four-year college degree with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.5
• Strong academic background
• Clear and concise writing skills
• Good verbal communication skills
• Related work and/or internship experience
• Excellent organizational skills
• Willingness and ability to work overtime and long hours
• Basic knowledge of and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity and competency with technology
• Ability to follow through on projects
• Ability to work under pressure and with a variety of personalities
• Ability to work with and liaise with colleagues in other internal departments (e.g., Office Services, Practice Technology, Global Technology Services, Research & Information Services, Operations, Practice Assistants, Document Services, etc.)
• Excellent professional and personal references
• Excellent judgement
• High ethical standards
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to travel as needed
• Foreign language skills a plus (especially Spanish)

This role is based in the Los Angeles office.

This role reports to the Client Case Manager in Los Angeles.