Jobs at DLA Piper

The FP&A Analyst supports financial planning, forecasting, reporting, profitability analysis, and variance analysis for assigned practice groups. The role prepares financial packages, translates data into actionable insights, improves reporting processes through automation, and contributes to AI-enabled finance tools. It partners with leadership and cross-functional teams to support strategic decisions, improve forecasting accuracy, and identify financial risks and opportunities.

As a Senior Associate, you will handle public company reporting, compliance, and corporate governance while managing complex legal transactions and building client relationships.

Analyzes and resolves legal and business conflicts for new client and matter intake. Reviews conflict reports and intake forms, conducts corporate research, drafts waiver letters, implements information barriers, maintains conflict databases, verifies data accuracy, and communicates with attorneys, partners, and firm personnel to support conflict clearance and risk management.

Corporate Insurance Associate advising clients on insurance placements and claims involving D&O, representations and warranties, cyberliability, and other coverage lines. Responsibilities include legal research, drafting, case and transaction management, client communication, negotiation and litigation support, compliance, and participation in hearings, depositions, trials, and closings. The role requires collaboration, sound judgment, strong legal writing, and active professional development.

Associate attorney supporting business and commercial litigation matters, including legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, discovery, depositions, hearings, arbitrations, trials, negotiations, and client communications. The role requires managing complex disputes, analyzing legal and factual issues, developing case strategies, and collaborating with clients, experts, opposing counsel, and internal teams. Associates may also support transactional matters involving due diligence, contracts, negotiations, closings, and regulatory considerations.

Supports emerging growth companies and institutional investors on venture capital financings, M&A, and corporate transactions. Responsibilities include legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, structuring deals, advising on regulatory and governance matters, coordinating closings, managing workstreams, and collaborating with clients, counterparties, investors, and multidisciplinary legal teams.

M&A Associate supporting complex domestic and cross-border transactions from inception through closing and post-closing. Responsibilities include legal due diligence, risk analysis, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, structuring deals, advising on regulatory and governance matters, coordinating transaction parties and closings, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The role requires Texas bar admission or waiver eligibility, 2–7 years of M&A experience, and direct AmLaw 100 experience. This is an in-office Austin position.

Coordinates career opportunities and alumni programs, including candidate and alumni data management, attorney transition tracking, opportunity postings, engagement events, communications, reporting, and intranet content. Provides administrative and project support, improves workflows using technology and AI tools, and collaborates with marketing, communications, business development, talent development, leadership, lawyers, and external stakeholders.

Leads global private markets business development and marketing strategy for a law firm. Develops growth plans, client targeting initiatives, thought leadership, integrated campaigns, PR and social media programs, events, sponsorships, pitches, and market activation efforts. Tracks pipeline, campaign performance, KPIs, and ROI while advising partners and leadership. Mentors supporting staff and collaborates across practices, regions, communications, and client teams.

Leads the firm’s employment compliance function by monitoring employment laws, governing HR policies, managing audits and risk mitigation, overseeing mandatory training, preparing statutory filings and compliance reports, and aligning HR systems with legal requirements. Partners with HR, Payroll, Benefits, HR Technology, leadership, and legal stakeholders to implement policy updates, identify compliance gaps, and strengthen processes. The role requires extensive HR compliance expertise, strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

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.

Conduct trade compliance due diligence for M&A, private equity, investment fund, and other corporate transactions. Assess export control, sanctions, and customs risks; advise on remediation and integration strategies; draft transaction documents and compliance provisions; monitor regulatory developments; collaborate with deal teams and counsel; and develop trade diligence processes, templates, and playbooks.

Manages complex domestic and global billing portfolios for legal clients, including reviewing prebills, securing approvals, resolving billing inquiries and electronic billing rejections, preparing reports and accruals, and finalizing and submitting invoices. Coordinates unified global billing, maintains client billing requirements, analyzes billing data, supports process improvements, and trains or mentors billing staff.

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.

Manages internal private investment funds and coordinates fundraising for future funds. Oversees fund administration, investment execution, diligence, governance, capital activity, investor communications, reporting, accounting, tax processes, and portfolio oversight across domestic and international vehicles. Coordinates internal Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and Compliance teams with fund administrators, auditors, tax advisors, and other external providers. Prepares investment committee materials, reporting packages, investor communications, analyses, and scalable process documentation.

Supports DLA Piper’s Restructuring Practice by researching distressed debt, restructuring, and stressed investment opportunities. Develops target lists, financial and statistical models, monitoring tools, and market analyses. Tracks economic developments, news, SEC filings, and other data sources to identify opportunities and risks. Presents findings to restructuring partners and leadership, collaborates with business development, coordinates review meetings, and improves data retrieval and reporting processes.

Supports corporate attorneys by preparing and filing entity formation, transaction, securities, UCC, Blue Sky, annual report, and Section 16 documents. Maintains capitalization tables, stock and option ledgers, minute books, closing books, checklists, data rooms, and matter files. Assists with due diligence, transfer-agent functions, acquisitions, mergers, and regulatory filings while coordinating with attorneys, clients, vendors, and firm offices.

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

DLA Piper seeks an Attorney for its Litigation group with 3+ years in civil litigation, product liability, and court appearances. Responsibilities include client communication, case analysis, and mentoring junior staff.

Senior litigation attorney role handling M&A post-closing indemnity and representations and warranty insurance disputes. Responsibilities include due diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements and closing documents, title and survey review, regulatory and zoning analysis, negotiating loan and credit documents, and leading and mentoring a team of business professionals.