Professional Support Legal Assistant

White & Case LLP•New York, NY

31d•$60,800 - $83,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Practice Solutions team leads the Firm’s innovation initiatives, supporting our lawyers in client delivery excellence. The team has deep expertise in working with established and emerging technologies, data analytics and data science, knowledge solutions and process re-engineering. The Practice Solutions team works with our lawyers to identify innovative solutions to support our clients. Through fostering a Firmwide culture of innovation, we encourage our lawyers to think creatively about how to deliver the best value to our clients and we ensure that White & Case remains at the forefront of advancements in the legal industry. The Professional Support Legal Assistant (PSLA) assists and coordinates the training programs organized by the Firm’s Professional Support Lawyers (PSLs) in the Americas, under the direction of a designated PSL. The PSLA also supports the PSL team with day-to-day tasks and larger initiatives. Together with general support and ownership of legal initiatives, the PSLA owns the end-to-end logistics of training sessions (scheduling and booking, day-of execution, and post-session follow-up) and maintains training records and materials in the Firm's learning management system. Our global Practice Solutions teams keep White & Case at the forefront of today’s changing legal landscape. We help lawyers practice smarter as they deliver world-class client service. Our work ranges from helping the Firm leverage the latest legal, client, and market knowledge to providing front-line support for legal teams in their client work. The Practice Solutions function is under the leadership of the Chief Innovation Officer and comprises five teams: Professional Support, Research & Market Intelligence, Practice Technology, Business Intelligence, and Innovation and AI. Our professionals use information management, research, data, technology, and training solutions to help our lawyers work efficiently and collaboratively for the benefit of our clients.

Requirements

College graduate
Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks
Experience coordinating training, events, or programs in a professional services environment
Excellent IT skills, especially MS Office and document management systems
A working understanding of law firms

Nice To Haves

experience in legal training or learning and development is a plus
Experience with learning management systems preferred
Self-motivated and flexible with the ability to work independently and collaboratively; willing to take on new projects and learn new skills

Responsibilities

Manage the Americas PSL training calendar and schedule sessions in coordination with PSLs and speakers
Support the PSL team in AI and innovation projects, including but not limited to AI rollout and development of ongoing resources, and transitions to new systems such as Workday Learning
Assist PSLs with maintaining knowledge resources on Connect and internal databases
Track completion of key practice documents and assist in maintaining practice notes and standard forms
Participate in Americas and Global Professional Support meetings and share best practices with other PSLs and PSLAs
Collaborate cross-functionally with Research, Practice Technology, Learning & Development, AV, Concierge, and Technology teams