Professional Support Lawyer

White & Case LLP
186,400
vision insurance, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, New York, New York
Apr 04, 2025
Professional Support Lawyer 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 IP PSL will monitor developments in the legal and business environment, in order to keep both the IP Practice and its clients up to date and identify areas to develop the Firm's reputation and practice; provide legal and practical expertise to support the practice, both through responding to lawyer queries and through the mentoring of junior lawyers; help to create, develop and manage the Group's collection of precedents and research materials; organize and deliver Group training; work with IP Practice lawyers and the IP Business Development team to identify opportunities to develop business from new and existing clients, including assistance with implementing and maintaining docket and client monitoring processes; and provide other support as needed. The individual will ideally have been exposed to the practice of intellectual property law across functions (litigation and transactional support) and across subareas (patent, trade secrets, copyright / trademark) to have a working knowledge of these disciplines and be familiar with the documentation and issues. Specific responsibilities described below may vary depending on the Group's needs. Duties and Accountabilities¹ Current Awareness and Thought Leadership Monitor and keep the Group and the Professional Support team informed about important developments in the law or business environment; Use own knowledge and expertise to identify trends in the law or business environment with particular emphasis on intellectual property and help the Group identify possible new services and suggest innovative ways to deliver the Firm's services more efficiently to its clients; Work with the Professional Support Team and research team to prepare regular and ad hoc current awareness newsletters for the Group from internal and external sources, including ongoing efforts with potential clients and identification of potential new matters; and Co-author and publish research on legal developments or new areas of law relevant to the Group. Central Knowledge Projects Be a champion for rolling out new knowledge systems including sharing inductions of new joiners/NQs with other Professional Support Lawyers; and Contribute to global knowledge and innovation programs and projects to support Firm collaboration, efficiency and to enhance intellectual property law expertise across the Firm. Lawyer Training and Technical Expertise Be a source of legal, market and practical expertise for all members of the practice and more widely around the Firm, including the provision of direct support for identification of potential client matters and maintenance of client matters where appropriate; Work with the IP practice partners and other Professional Support teams to identify practice-related training needs of the Group; organize, design and deliver (personally or with others) Group training, including seminars, workshops and offsite training; Work with the wider Professional Support Team to develop any global training programs, as required by the Partners; Be involved in in firmwide training programs, as required, including core training programs and induction courses; Be a source of legal, market and practical expertise for all members of the Group; and Mentor trainees and associates. Know-How Create practice notes and other useful know-how on Intellectual Property related topics; Conduct matter debriefs for precedent collection and analysis; Operate and implement procedures for capturing, filtering, storing, accessing and disseminating know-how within group; and Develop material on Firm intranet / KM systems and encourage lawyers to use those systems and other know-how sources. Matter Management and Collaboration Work with the Group and IP Business Development to establish processes to capture matter descriptions and categorizations in Firm databases. Standard Forms and Key Precedents Draft standard forms and develop accompanying notes; Ensure standard forms are updated to reflect changes in law, regulation, market standards and best practice; and Identify and maintain collections of precedents documents from closed transactions. Miscellaneous Assist lawyers with queries; Attend regular meetings of Professional Support Lawyers and training meetings; Attend global conference calls of PSLs and Knowledge Department; Attend regular meetings of the Group and provide Professional Support updates to meeting; and Attend external training and conferences to keep up to date with relevant developments in the law, business environment and professional support. Qualifications At least six years' sound legal experience as an attorney in intellectual property practice in a leading law firm Excellent drafting and research skills Commercial awareness and client orientated approach High professional standards with commitment to quality product Well-developed organizational and communication skills Understanding of learning process and different ways of training Personality to make impact in group and to shape and influence policy Effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels, including other support areas Pragmatic, self-motivated, flexible and good team worker Lateral thinker with initiative to establish, implement and complete projects Comfortable with IT, including experience or willingness to leverage integration of AI into existing and new workflows Location & Reporting This role is based in our New York office. This role reports to the Chief Innovation Officer. 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. Benefits at White & Case White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible. _{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.} _{¹The 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 : Hybrid Job Posting : Feb 28, 2025, 6:51:20 PM Salary range for New York market: 186,400 - 279,600 US Dollars (USD) Yearly Salary range in other markets will vary