Jobs at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Provide clerical and organizational support to multiple attorneys, paralegals, and analysts: draft legal correspondence, manage calendars, prepare documents, handle legal citations, court filing awareness, time entry, and mentor teammates. Maintain Microsoft Office files and redline documents; multitask across several projects.

The Paralegal will support a growing litigation practice through all phases of litigation and trial preparation. Responsibilities include managing large document productions, conducting discovery, interviewing witnesses and experts, drafting pleadings, subpoenaing records, and supporting complex multi-party litigation. The role requires travel and offers exposure to diverse legal areas in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Provide administrative and technical support to attorneys and staff including time entry, phone reception, scheduling, travel and catering arrangements, document preparation and proofreading, ECF filing/transmittals, transcription, mail and file maintenance, and basic IT connectivity assistance. Assist with legal correspondence, court document preparation, and mentor others on firm processes.

Manages the firm’s litigation docketing department, overseeing daily operations, accuracy, audits, compliance, procedures, reporting, process improvements, vendor relationships, and technology coordination. Serves as the docketing subject matter expert and escalation point, communicates court-rule updates, trains and supervises staff, answers procedural questions, and leads projects through completion with limited direction.

Provides multi-jurisdictional litigation calendaring and docketing support using BEC or similar software. Reviews documents, enters deadlines, prepares reports, responds to litigation team inquiries, researches court rules and docket anomalies, resolves issues, documents procedures, supports legal operations staff, and identifies system and process improvements.

Provides multi-jurisdictional litigation calendaring and docketing services. Reviews documents, enters deadlines, prepares reports, responds to litigation team inquiries, researches court rules, resolves docketing anomalies, and maintains process documentation. Supports legal and client service teams, monitors docketing best practices, recommends system and workflow improvements, and assists with related projects.

Provides administrative and logistical support for Learning and Development activities. Coordinates training schedules, content, learning plans, new-hire training, Continuing Legal Education filings, calendars, assignments, reports, and training-room facilities issues. Administers the Shook Learning Center, communicates with HR and hiring teams, coordinates with IT and Facilities, and supports ongoing training programs and documentation.

Paralegal/Analyst supporting Product Liability Litigation: organize, review and analyze documents and discovery; interview witnesses and experts; prepare for and attend trials; perform litigation support tasks with strong attention to detail. May require in-office training and hybrid schedule thereafter; must be able to travel on short notice to attend trials.

Lead and oversee enterprise systems operations including compute, virtualization, storage, endpoint and access management, OS/application deployment, patching, backup, telecom and AV. Manage vendor relationships, capacity planning, documentation, disaster recovery participation, budgeting, and a team of staff providing after-hours and on-site operational support.

Provide multi-jurisdictional litigation calendaring and docketing services: review documents for dates, enter deadlines into docketing software, create and distribute calendar reports, research court rules and resolve docketing anomalies, maintain process documentation, and support litigation teams and related specialists.

Manage incoming patent and trademark documents, calendar deadlines, create and maintain domestic and foreign IP records, prepare client reports, research prosecution issues, assist with annuities and database transfers, and support docketing process improvements.

Lead paralegal/analyst supporting litigation and discovery: research, document review and coding, trial preparation, case management, supervising reviewers, developing processes, client communication, and onsite trial support.

Administer, secure, and support enterprise AI platforms (Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Azure-hosted solutions). Manage integrations, access controls, RBAC, audit logging, cost monitoring, and Tier 2/3 incident resolution. Coordinate vendors, maintain documentation, configure Azure environments, and ensure compliance with firm governance and data protection policies. Provide occasional after-hours and training-related travel support.

Provide administrative and technical support to attorneys and staff: timekeeping, phone reception, scheduling, travel/catering arrangements, e-filing (ECF), transcription, proofreading, document preparation (patent, trademark, court filings, correspondence), calendar management, basic tech support, mentoring trainees, and maintaining records and office procedures.