Jobs at DLA Piper

Manages client billing operations for a law firm, including global billing processes, monthly close, reporting, issue resolution, client and attorney escalations, and ServiceNow ticket queues. Leads and develops Client Account Analysts, provides training and performance feedback, tracks service metrics, and implements process improvements. Partners with stakeholders to establish billing best practices and leads related projects while ensuring timely, accurate service delivery.

Provide administrative and clerical support to attorneys in the Disputes practice, manage electronic and paper filing, oversee billing and workflow tasks, draft and proofread legal documents, coordinate with LSAs/LEAs, use legal software and collaboration tools, and handle confidential matters with discretion in a fast-paced hybrid Los Angeles environment.

The Of Counsel will lead litigation efforts, especially in pharmaceutical/medical device cases, drafting legal documents, supervising associates, and developing strategies.

Leads DLA Piper’s Global Private Markets initiative by coordinating practices and regions, identifying growth opportunities, developing client targeting and cross-selling strategies, supporting strategic pitches, and providing market intelligence. The role also oversees thought leadership, communications, executive reporting, internal engagement, and performance tracking to strengthen the firm’s position with private capital clients.

Represents clients in trademark and copyright litigation and counseling, including clearance, prosecution strategy, portfolio management, licensing, fair use, ownership, and intellectual property provisions in commercial transactions. Responsibilities include legal research, drafting briefs and contracts, managing cases and transactions, advising clients, attending hearings and negotiations, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with lawyers and business professionals.

Provides executive-level administrative and legal practice support to litigation attorneys. Responsibilities include managing calendars, travel, meetings, billing, expenses, records, projects, correspondence, presentations, and legal documents. The role coordinates with clients, attorneys, internal teams, and legal support staff; delegates and mentors assistants; conducts research; supports case preparation; and ensures accurate, timely work while protecting confidential information.

Design, build, and operate Azure-based data pipelines and integrations. Consolidate data from multiple sources into centralized SQL systems, perform transformations and field mapping, and maintain data warehouse capabilities. Troubleshoot quality, integrity, latency, security, and reliability issues while applying governance, monitoring, and SLA practices. Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders in Agile pods to deliver reusable, analytics-ready data assets.

The Pricing Analyst develops rate proposals, fee estimates, pricing models, and alternative fee arrangements using historical financial and matter data. The role analyzes profitability, identifies pricing risks and opportunities, supports billing system setup, and communicates recommendations to pricing, leadership, attorneys, business development, and operations teams. The analyst also contributes to strategic initiatives, special projects, and ad hoc analyses while managing deadlines and competing priorities.

Review and manage Outside Counsel Guidelines and engagement terms, identify problematic provisions, propose and negotiate modifications, coordinate stakeholder feedback (OGC, Finance, InfoSec, Privacy, HR), maintain OCG playbook and tracking systems, serve as Intapp subject matter expert, and ensure engagement letter policy compliance.

The Employment Associate will handle litigation management, legal research, drafting, and provide advice on employment-related matters including class actions and single plaintiff cases.

The associate will primarily work with emerging growth companies and institutional investors, focusing on venture capital financings and M&A transactions, while managing complex transactions and providing legal support and compliance.

Lead strategy and delivery for enterprise software engineering and systems integration. Set architecture and engineering standards, manage multi-team portfolios, drive CI/CD, observability, security and operational excellence, oversee budgets and vendors, and develop senior technical management to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

Builds, manages, monitors, secures, and operates enterprise infrastructure, cloud systems, applications, and integration points. Responsibilities include hands-on configuration, documentation, disaster recovery planning and testing, system monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, patching, capacity planning, vendor participation, and escalated incident resolution. The role diagnoses root causes, supports high availability and stability, contributes to security and business continuity, and participates in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Serve as a servant-leader and Agile coach to improve delivery flow and team effectiveness across value streams. Facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, track Agile metrics (WIP, cycle time), enable prioritization with TPMs/QA, foster collaboration, and drive continuous improvement without owning scope or budget.

Lead the Internal Communications team to develop and execute strategic internal communications, advise senior leaders, produce multi‑format content, measure impact, and drive engagement across firm channels.

Junior associate in a corporate energy practice supporting complex energy, infrastructure, and corporate transactions. Duties include legal research and writing, drafting and negotiating transactional documents, assisting with M&A, project finance, joint ventures, and closings, managing client communications, ensuring compliance, and participating in professional development and pro bono work. Hybrid role across U.S. offices with preference for San Diego or New York.

The Market & Business Intelligence Manager will lead analytics strategies, manage a team of business analysts, and provide insights to support firm strategy and decision-making.

The Communications Specialist (Awards) creates engaging award submissions, collaborates with stakeholders, and manages timelines for deadlines. Requires strong writing, research, and project management skills.

The Communications Specialist works on media relations, develops storylines for firm promotion, and builds journalist relationships to secure media coverage.

Lead sector-specific marketing and business development for the Sports, Media & Entertainment sector. Develop strategic plans, drive client targeting, thought leadership, pitches, events, sponsorships, and cross-practice collaboration. Manage CRM and market intelligence, support lateral integration, mentor team members, and measure ROI to grow sector profile and client relationships.