Litigation Practice Support Project Lead

Latham & Watkins; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k plan

11+ holidays + 23 PTO days first year

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Latham & Watkins, a leading global law firm, seeks a Practice Support Project Manager – Internal Matters in Los Angeles. You will drive advanced project management, consulting, and innovation in litigation and internal matters, coordinating with Information Governance, OG C, Data Privacy, and case teams.

Located in the Global Services Office, hybrid schedule with in-office presence. Requires expert PM skills, deep knowledge of e-discovery, and ability to counsel on forensic preservation and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; four years of directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• A minimum of four years of combined Paralegal or Legal Technology experience with Project Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day project execution, including building and maintaining project plans, preparing processing and production specifications, assigning and tracking tasks across team members, escalating risks and issues to stakeholders, and verifying that deliverables meet established requirements before release to reviewers.
• Engaging with legal teams to assess project needs and objectives, identifying potential risks or obstacles early in the project lifecycle, and documenting requirements and key decisions in the team's standard project tracking tools to maintain alignment across stakeholders.
• Owning the delivery of all project work product, including keyword searches, data analysis, filtering, production, privilege logs, coding, and trial preparation, ensuring tasks are properly assigned, tracked, and completed to established quality standards and deadlines.
• Developing and maintaining data processing and production specifications for the Practice Support Center team, establishing quality benchmarks and conducting reviews to ensure all deliverables are accurate, complete, and aligned with project requirements.
• Proactively engaging with the Information Governance Technical Services (IGTS) team regarding data collection, data set issues, and related processes, partnering with IGTS to identify and implement efficient methods for data handling, automation, and quality improvements.
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Latham & Watkins, a leading global law firm, seeks a Practice Support Project Manager – Internal Matters in Los Angeles. You will drive advanced project management, consulting, and innovation in litigation and internal matters, coordinating with Information Governance, OG C, Data Privacy, and case teams.

Located in the Global Services Office, hybrid schedule with in-office presence. Requires expert PM skills, deep knowledge of e-discovery, and ability to counsel on forensic preservation and data