Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation

Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It's not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Position Summary

The Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant will work in a fast-paced environment under the supervision of attorneys in providing legal services to clients. The Legal Assistant is a member of a team that handles all international litigation for a major social media client, including matters implicating international data protection, defamation, hosting provider liability, privacy and censorship laws.

The Legal Assistant will be part of a team responsible for first-level review, processing, tracking, and implementing established strategy for all new cases received. The Legal Assistant will also be responsible for preparing weekly / monthly summaries of new cases and developments, tracking various litigation statistics, and maintaining matter databases. Necessary are strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work independently and on a team in a fast-paced environment under strict deadlines, effectively manage multiple responsibilities, keep accurate and timely time records, and meet budget and deadline demands.

Duties and Accountabilities

In addition to the duties described in the Position Summary, Legal Assistants are required to assist other legal teams on an as-needed basis. Such work may include :

• Advise clients on a variety of regulatory matters, including compliance with export controls administered by the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
• Review new matters received on a daily basis and prepare short summaries for each matter.
• Develop expert-level knowledge of matter flow.
• Track matter flow and maintain up-to-date case files.
• Create / maintain databases, charts, graphs, tables, etc. for data analysis.
• Utilize litigation support software programs and other spreadsheet and database programs as needed to perform client projects.
• Prepare daily time entries for services performed.

Qualifications

Location & Reporting

This role is based in the Los Angeles office.

This role reports to the Client Case Manager in Los Angeles

Equal Opportunities

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 .

Note to recruitment agencies : Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and / or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction. Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the Americas Lateral Recruitment team.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Qualifications

Location & Reporting

This is a role based in New York , with potential for international travel

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Primary Location

: United States-New York

Expected Workplace : Onsite

Job Posting

: Nov 19, 2025, 10 : 48 : 54 PM

Salary range for New York market : 58,000 - 65,000 US Dollars (USD) Yearly

Salary range in other markets will vary