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About the Role

The Tech Disputes Legal Assistant supports a team handling international litigation for a major social media client, focusing on data protection, defamation, privacy, and censorship laws. This role involves first-level review, processing, tracking, and implementing case strategy, as well as preparing summaries, tracking statistics, and maintaining databases.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive support to the legal team, performing complex or non-routine tasks like document preparation or analysis.
• Assists in handling complex tasks, assignments, and matters for the legal practice.
• Collaborates with team members to complete assigned tasks and projects.
• Supports the preparation and distribution of matter materials.
• Reviews new matters daily and prepares short summaries.
• Develops expert-level knowledge of matter flow.
• Tracks matter flow and maintains up-to-date case files.
• Creates and maintains databases, charts, graphs, and tables for data analysis.
• Utilizes litigation support software, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• Prepares daily time entries for services performed.
• Maintains a good understanding of matter principles, practices, and procedures, staying informed of changes.
• May help train new team members and serve as an informal resource.
• Works independently within established guidelines and procedures with guidance from senior roles.
• Demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Develops analytical skills to evaluate and select appropriate alternatives from defined options in routine work.
• Utilizes effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ability to work fairly independently within established guidelines and procedures with guidance from more senior roles.
• Demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Developing analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate and select appropriate alternatives from defined options in routine work.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Skills

• Litigation support software programs
• Spreadsheet programs
• Database programs

Location

• NY

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Entry-level

Education Level

• Bachelors degree required

Salary/Compensations

• $61,000 - $68,000

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life coverage
• Disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings
• Vacation time
• Leave programs (including parental leave)
• Performance bonus eligible

About the Company

• Our Commercial Litigation Practice specializes in representing clients in high-stakes business disputes across a wide range of industries.
• We provide expert legal services in areas such as contract disputes, class actions, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, antitrust litigation and intellectual property litigation.
• Our team handles all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling and strategic planning to trial and appellate proceedings.
• By leveraging our deep legal expertise, global reach and strategic insights, we help clients navigate complex legal challenges, protect their business interests, and achieve favorable outcomes through both court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Equal Opportunity

• White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace.
• It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
• Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.