Litigation Case Manager - San Francisco Office

LITIGATION CASE MANAGER (Senior Litigation Paralegal)
Legal Support Services, San Francisco Office
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective, and strong New York roots. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity, and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost efficiently. We believe in hiring talented and dedicated individuals as members of our administrative community. We draw on the strength of our culture and structure to deliver the best of our firm to our lawyers and clients through true collaboration. The firm seeks a full-time Litigation Case Managerresident in our San Francisco Office.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as San Francisco office’s principal point of contact with West coast courts, prepare filings for California state and federal courts, e-file California state court filings and coordinate with the firm’s court services department (Managing Attorney’s Office) in NY regarding calendaring.
• Coordinate efforts of lawyers and staff working on matters to ensure work is performed on time and with efficiency, including establishing internal deadlines.
• Inform lawyers about costs and effectiveness associated with staffing options, logistical decisions, and choice of vendors.
• Coordinate document collection, tracking, review, and production in conjunction with clients, attorneys, litigation support, and vendors.
• Assist with preparing for depositions and witness interviews by organizing factual materials for attorney review and coordinating logistics, location, equipment, technology, and court reporters.
• Plan and organize logistical arrangements for trials and hearings.
• Foster collaboration, teamwork, clear communication, and a solutions-oriented approach.
• Demonstrate expertise in problem-solving and workflow efficiency.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will recognize this as a unique opportunity to join a highly successful global firm in the early stages of our San Francisco presence. We encourage applications from experienced litigation paralegals with the adaptability, energy, and enthusiasm needed to fulfill any need that might arise. The firm highly values excellent written and oral communication skills; the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment; effective collaboration with staff, lawyers, vendors, and clients; the ability to work without direct supervision; a sense of team spirit.

• Minimum of five years of litigation experience in a law firm.
• Familiarity with California state and federal court filing requirements and e-filing systems.
• Experience with ediscovery tools and techniques, including creative and adaptable approaches to data collection, reduction, review and production.
• Availability to work the hours necessary in order to provide outstanding client service and complete court filings by submission deadlines
• Ability to travel when needed and to work from home or the office.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred:

• Trial and arbitration hearing experience.
• Preparing database and running trial software (TrialDirector or similar applications) during present presentations in court or other venues.
• Professional fluency in Spanish or Mandarin.

TO APPLY:
A resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position. Please tell us your salary requirements and where you saw this position posted. Send required materials to:
Human Resources
jferrigno@debevoise.com
212.909.8310
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected category in accordance with U.S. law.
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