Practice Support Supervisor - Internal Matters

Latham & Watkins LLP

• $150K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent; five years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree
  • Minimum of six years in paralegal or legal technology and project management
  • Expertise in project management and consulting for high-priority matters
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and decision-making abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of legal processes and eDiscovery practices in various jurisdictions

Responsibilities

  • Establish clear team expectations and provide constructive feedback
  • Oversee internal matter project portfolios and daily workflows
  • Serve as a key liaison among multiple departments to ensure effective communication
  • Provide executive-level oversight for complex legal matters
  • Review and approve project plans and specifications before execution
  • Safeguard highly sensitive and confidential information

Benefits

  • Healthcare, life and disability insurance
  • Generous 401k plan
  • At least 11 paid holidays and 23 days PTO in the first year
  • Comprehensive well-being programs including mental health services
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee discounts and access to affinity groups
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Practice Support Supervisor - Internal Matters is an integral part of Latham's Practice Support Services team. This role will be responsible for leading the delivery and continuous improvement of the Internal Matters team, while supervising, coaching, and developing the Practice Support Project Manager - Internal Matters and other assigned team members.This role will be located in either our New York office or our Global Services Office in downtown Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:
  • Establishing clear expectations, providing timely feedback, supporting professional development, and promoting consistent service delivery
  • Overseeing the portfolio of internal matter projects and coordinating daily workflow, staffing, priorities, and coverage to ensure that confidential and time-sensitive work is completed accurately, responsively, and within established deadlines
  • Serving as a senior liaison among Information Governance, the Office of General Counsel, Data Privacy, case teams, the Practice Support Center, and other stakeholders; ensuring that scope, objectives, responsibilities, risks, and decisions are documented and communicated
  • Providing escalation support and executive-level project oversight for complex or sensitive matters, including investigations, litigation, regulatory responses, data privacy matters, and cross-border projects
  • Reviewing and approving project plans, processing and production specifications, database designs, review workflows, search strategies, analytics approaches, quality-control plans, and data disposition plans before implementation or release
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We'd love to hear from you if you:
  • Demonstrate strong people leadership, coaching, delegation, planning, decision-making, and change-management skills
  • Exhibit expert project management and consulting skills, with the ability to direct multiple concurrent, high-priority matters, and coordinate work across teams and functions
  • Possess advanced understanding of the legal process, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, and eDiscovery and disclosure practices in the United States and other relevant jurisdictions

And have:
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent; five (5) years of directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • A minimum of six (6) years of combined paralegal or legal technology and project management experience


Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham's comprehensive benefit program which includes:

  • 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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Pay Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

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