Litigation Services Manager
About The Position
Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Litigation Services Manager to oversee the litigation department’s operations related to the firmwide, national docketing function, calendaring, and e-discovery resources. The Manager will actively supervise and coordinate these departments, maintaining a strong understanding of their functions to promote efficient and effective operations. This role will manage a core team of docketing professionals and lead the continuing rollout and adoption of centralized docketing processes firmwide, including reviewing and advising on software recommendations. Additionally, the Manager will oversee the e-discovery resources within the firm, with a focus on further development. This position is available as a hybrid work schedule.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in litigation support.
- Strong knowledge of federal, state and local court rules.
- Expertise in Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) procedures and docketing/calendaring procedures.
- Proficiency in docket databases (i.e. ALN/eDockets, CompuLaw, CPI), MS Office suite, and PACER.
- Strong communication skills and ability to interpret and analyze complex source data and prepare well-executed correspondence, training materials, and documentation.
Nice To Haves
- JD, Master's, Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Managerial experience in the docket or e-discovery department of a large law firm is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as well as state and local rules of the courts for the firm’s most frequent practice.
- Research and locate current rules pertaining to other jurisdictions on an as needed basis.
- Supervise maintenance of knowledge base of e-filing requirements and procedures for all courts where attorneys request e-filing assistance.
- Participate in professional organizations related to relevant rule changes.
- Directly supervise and manage legal support staff in the docketing and e-discovery functions, including interviewing, training, monitoring and approving overtime, directing work, budgeting, employee evaluations, resolving problems, and making recommendations for hiring, promotion, compensation, and bonus.
- Ensure consistent and timely execution of docketing procedures and that docket system reminders are set and reported.
- Perform on-going review of the automated software rule sets to ensure they reflect accurate date calculations so filing deadlines and critical dates are not missed.
- Recommend changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the docketing function.
- Ensure the proper maintenance and integrity of the docketing database.
- Monitor information entered in the firm’s docketing systems for accuracy.
- Participate in the testing of docketing system and e-discovery improvements, enhancements, new applications, and selection of future calendaring technologies.
- Assess existing e-discovery resources and recommend changes to improve efficiency and utility.
- Assist and advise attorneys and staff with litigation support services procedural issues and questions.
- Approve client chargebacks for case filings, photocopies, or other court related fees, including sign-off and coding of invoices and reimbursement requests.
- Maintain a direct line of communication with the litigation department leader on all substantive issues.
- Attend departmental meetings to obtain a full-range knowledge of the operation of the firm.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
