Jobs at Venable LLP

Designs, implements, governs, and optimizes enterprise Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms, including Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Purview, and Copilot. Establishes architecture standards, configuration playbooks, classification and labeling models, licensing strategies, and migration plans for on-premises file shares. Partners with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and executives to implement the firm’s M365 strategy in a regulated legal environment.

Designs, implements, and governs enterprise Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms, including Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Purview. Establishes architecture standards, configuration playbooks, classification and data-handling frameworks, and migration strategies for on-premises file shares. Evaluates Microsoft capabilities, supports Copilot strategy, maps licensing to business value, and communicates technical recommendations to executives and legal stakeholders.

Designs, implements, governs, and optimizes enterprise Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms, including Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Purview, and Copilot. Establishes architecture standards, configuration playbooks, data classification and labeling practices, licensing strategies, and migration plans for on-premises file shares. Partners with executives, legal stakeholders, and IT leadership to implement the firm’s M365 strategy in a regulated environment.

Supports international patent filings throughout the application lifecycle, including PCT, national stage, and direct foreign applications. Prepares formal documents, tracks statutory deadlines in IP docketing systems, coordinates with attorneys, clients, foreign associates, and responds to official actions. Maintains electronic foreign files and provides filing status support. Requires patent foreign filing expertise and familiarity with IP practice management systems; ePCT, Inprotech, CPi, and pharmaceutical or biotechnology client experience are preferred.

Support and mature the firm's enterprise data governance program across Microsoft 365 and SaaS platforms. Responsibilities include administering retention, classification, DLP, eDiscovery, legal hold, information protection, access reviews, data lifecycle processes, audits, investigations, and compliance activities. The role troubleshoots permissions, search, migration, and integration issues, identifies automation opportunities, and coordinates between technical teams and business stakeholders.

Provides comprehensive administrative support to attorneys, including document preparation, proofreading, calendar and travel management, client and transactional support, billing administration, CLE and bar admission processing, recordkeeping, and coordination with internal and external contacts. The role requires confidentiality, accuracy, organization, strong communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office, document management systems, and legal support applications.

Processes and reviews accounts payable records, assesses sales and use tax, follows up on pending invoices, and supports file transfers from Emburse to Aderant. Assists with payment schedules, travel processing, legal research platform uploads, vendor statement reconciliation, vendor setup, and month-end imports. Communicates with vendors and internal clients to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate accounts.

Provides comprehensive administrative support to attorneys, including calendar and travel coordination, client communication, billing and pre-bill processing, file and document management, email triage, engagement letters, presentations, and deadline tracking. The role requires strong organization, writing, proofreading, discretion, prioritization, judgment, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and firm software systems.

Leads regional marketing and business development strategy for Venable’s California offices. Advises firm and attorney leadership, develops client and market growth plans, oversees pitches and proposals, builds strategic relationships, raises regional visibility, and manages a regional marketing team. The role uses market data, CRM and e-marketing technology, and cross-office collaboration to drive revenue growth, client development, referrals, and operational effectiveness.

Manage legal matter budgets, forecasts, and financial performance while partnering with attorneys and business teams. Use AI-enabled tools and firm technologies to improve matter efficiency, reporting, and processes. Monitor WIP, realization, fees, collections, and budget variances; collaborate with Pricing, Finance, and Billing to drive consistent legal project management practices and technology adoption.

Manage legal matter budgets, forecasts, and financial performance while partnering with attorneys and business teams. Drive adoption of legal project management practices and AI-enabled tools, produce financial reports, monitor WIP/realization/collections, recommend corrective actions, and collaborate with Pricing, Finance, and Billing to enhance matter efficiency and reporting.

Partner with attorneys and business teams to apply AI-enabled tools and firm technology to improve matter efficiency, manage matter budgets/forecasts, monitor financial performance (WIP, realization, collections), recommend corrective actions, and drive consistent legal project management practices and reporting across matters.

Lead and manage the firmwide eBilling function, ensuring timely, compliant electronic invoice submission. Oversee eBilling team, rate override processes, client/matter setups, and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues. Drive process improvements, automation, training, and documentation to ensure consistent, efficient billing operations across offices.

Lead the firm's eBilling function to ensure accurate, timely electronic invoice submission and compliance with client billing guidelines. Manage eBilling team, rate overrides, workflows, and automation initiatives; partner with attorneys, billing staff, vendors, and technology teams; develop best practices, training, and documentation to improve operational efficiency and compliance.

Provide comprehensive administrative support to attorneys in a Private Wealth Planning practice: schedule and manage client execution meetings, handle billing/time-entry, maintain document and filing systems, draft routine correspondence, arrange travel/calendars, and deliver high-quality client service.

Provide comprehensive administrative support to litigation attorneys including preparing witness and trial binders, deposition logistics, eFiling via PACER/ECF, scheduling and travel arrangements, managing client files and document integrity, advanced Word formatting and proofreading, and interacting professionally with internal and external contacts while maintaining confidentiality.

Evaluate and resolve conflicts-of-interest for new business, matter openings, lateral hires, and client updates. Conduct in-depth research using internal systems and external databases, draft waivers and ethical screens, advise attorneys and leadership on risk and ethics, review Outside Counsel Guidelines, support onboarding workflows, and educate staff on conflicts procedures. Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours emergency conflict checks.

Evaluate and resolve conflicts-of-interest for new business, matters, and lateral hires. Conduct in-depth research, draft waivers and ethical screens, advise firm leadership on risk and ethics, review Outside Counsel Guidelines, support matter opening workflows, educate attorneys and staff, and participate in an on-call conflicts rotation.

Evaluate and resolve conflicts-of-interest for new business intake, matter openings, client updates, and lateral hires. Conduct conflicts analyses using internal systems and external databases, recommend and implement resolution strategies, draft waivers and ethical screens, review Outside Counsel Guidelines, advise attorneys and leadership on ethics and risk, and support conflicts-related onboarding and training.

Evaluate and resolve conflicts-of-interest for new matters, client updates, and lateral hires. Conduct conflicts research using internal systems and external databases, recommend and implement resolution strategies, draft waivers and ethical screens, review Outside Counsel Guidelines, support matter opening workflows, educate attorneys, and participate in an on-call conflicts rotation for after-hours emergency checks.