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Litigation Services Manager

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Kirkland & Ellis Full time
About Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis is a leading law firm that values collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect, and gratitude. Our team is united in our ambition to move forward and achieve excellence. We invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field.

Our professionals engage in meaningful work, continuous learning, and professional development. We serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A, and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and government, regulatory, and internal investigations. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors.

Key Responsibilities

As a Litigation Services Managing Clerk at Kirkland, you will provide guidance on court rules and procedures to our attorneys, paralegals, and staff. You will perform research and analysis of applicable court rules and practices and act as a dedicated resource for our attorneys on calendaring, procedure, and related litigation matters. Your responsibilities will include preparing roadmaps to guide attorneys through procedural and logistical elements of complex court filings, flagging procedural nuances, and providing strategic pointers where applicable.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need a high degree of knowledge of applicable court rules and procedures. You will be able to apply court rules in multiple jurisdictions quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that instills confidence. You will have the ability to articulate complex court rules and calendaring issues in a comprehensible, accurate, confident, and concise manner. You will also have well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, high-level customer service skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.

Education and Experience

A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school or a minimum of five years of related litigation experience may be considered in lieu of a J.D. You will have proficiency with CompuLaw and/or CourtAlert, with PC applications including MS Office, and with Bloomberg, Westlaw, and Lexis, and other applicable legal research software, to research complex procedural issues.