Managing Attorney, Litigation Services

Latham & Watkins

Managing Attorney in Litigation Services responsible for team oversight and strategic legal guidance at Latham & Watkins. Ensuring procedural compliance and managing high-level legal analysis across jurisdictions.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $220,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing and supervising the Southern California Litigation Services teams and playing an active role in hiring, assignment, training, and evaluation of the staff
Using Westlaw, Lexis products (including Lexis+ AI, CourtLink and Lex Machina), and other research platforms to provide high-level legal research and analysis with respect to procedural issues across many jurisdictions
Demonstrating an advanced knowledge of applicable court rules and procedures and applying court rules in multiple jurisdictions quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that instills confidence and ensures risk management
Developing a repository of judicial insight, including reviewing transcripts to identify themes relevant to pending matters, compiling case precedent, recent decisions of interest, reversal rates, motion timing analytics, and judicial biography
Preparing procedural road maps in advance of major court filings to flag applicable rules and requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
Current bar admission in the state of the practice office or its main jurisdiction of litigation
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience working in a Litigation Services role; in lieu of this, a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a litigation associate and/or as a court employee may be considered
A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity, preferably

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal researchanalysiscourt rulesprocedural issuescase precedentmotion timing analyticsjudicial biographyrisk managementtranscript reviewsupervisory experience

Soft Skills

team leadershipstaff trainingevaluationcommunicationconfidence instillationorganizational skillsproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingdecision-makinginterpersonal skills

Certifications

J.D. degreebar admission