Mid-level Associate (Americas Antitrust)

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 operating from more than 40 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; 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. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

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

Duties and Accountabilities

• Develop legal advice and recommendations for clients involved in antitrust class actions, appellate litigations, adversary proceedings before bankruptcy courts, and other general commercial disputes.
• Devise legal strategy for ongoing matters, including but not limited to discovery and overall litigation strategy.
• Research, prepare analysis and draft court filings on commercial and antitrust litigation focused in the technology, telecommunications, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and retail industries.
• Direct the research, analysis, and presentation of conclusions on domestic and foreign laws, court decisions, and regulations related to ongoing legal disputes with a specific focus on Latin America and India.
• Review final filings in ongoing litigations, including appellate briefs, dispositive motions, pretrial and post-trial briefs, discovery requests, responses to discovery requests, and others.
• Take and defend depositions of fact and expert witnesses.
• Interview and prepare fact and expert witnesses for depositions and trials in legal disputes.
• Lead document review teams to protect client interests and identify evidence to support client claims and defenses.
• Address multijurisdictional filing issues in more nuanced cases, liaising with client and internal colleagues/ foreign lawyers as necessary.
• Oversee the drafting of internal legal memoranda on issues and strategies for ongoing cases.
• Supervise matter timelines, vendor selection, litigation support and any necessary technology.
• Liaise directly with clients, partners, and senior associates on substantive legal issues and overall case strategy.
• Delegate and manage document review to protect client interests and identify evidence to support client claims and defenses.
• Assist in client-matter management, including supervising legal assistants and junior associates and helping to implement legal practice management principles.
• Coordinate client meetings and prepare client pitch materials supporting Partners’ strategies.
• Provide mentorship to junior associates, including participating in development sessions for early careers classes.
• Salary Range: $310,000 - $390,000/year

Qualification

• LL.M., J.D., or U.S. equivalent in law plus at least 3 years of professional experience as an Attorney, Associate, or related occupation/position/title in an international law firm, providing legal advice to domestic and international clients in antitrust and litigation proceedings.
• Must also have experience with the following special skills: 3 years of professional experience advising clients on antitrust compliance issues, antitrust litigation, class act