Senior Trial Technology Specialist

Job ID: 8285

Updated: Feb 28, 2025

Location: Washington, DC, United States

Category: Information Technology

About Kirkland & Ellis

At Kirkland & Ellis, we are united in our ambition and drive to move forward. We share core values that help us achieve excellence: collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect and gratitude. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field. Our talented professionals show up every day knowing they will engage in meaningful work, continuous learning and professional development.

As one of the world's leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and, as a result, have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors. With over 6,500 employees (including approximately 4,000 lawyers) operating from 21 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are one of the largest law firms in the world and a top financial performer.

Essential Job Functions

The Firmwide Senior Trial Technology Specialist (Senior Specialist) will provide support to attorneys, paralegals and expert witnesses regarding the use of discovery related materials as a visual aid to assist juries, judges, arbitrators and mock juries in matters involving complex litigation.

The Senior Specialist works closely with litigation teams throughout the pretrial and trial lifecycle to ensure smooth courtroom operations enabling successful outcomes for firm clients. The Senior Specialist leverages significant trial experience and advanced technology skills to organize, analyze and prepare electronic documents, media and testimony for impactful presentations.

This position requires at least 5 years of trial experience providing a combination of support pre-trial and at-trial functions including but not limited to graphics support, courtroom/warroom setup and 'hot-seat' support.

The Senior Specialist reports to the Director of Trial Technology Services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)

• Coordinate and support courtroom surveys, equipment rental, advanced onsite setup, hardware troubleshooting and management of all technology used at mock trials, in warrooms and in courtrooms during hearings and trial.
• Utilize databases, spreadsheets and transcript management software to manipulate, migrate and extract data in a variety of formats for import and export into litigation, discovery and trial support applications.
• Consult with legal teams to support refinement of exhibits, sequences and other trial strategies.
• Support the creation of high-end graphics for demonstratives in collaboration with attorneys, paralegals and design team members.
• Train others on the use of trial presentation software and respond to requests for general trial and litigation technology support.
• Participates in trial technology initiatives, team meetings and promotes internal team resources.

Qualifications & Requirements

Required

• At least 5 years of onsite, trial support experience.
• Highly organized, capable of multitasking, delegating assignments and effectively managing workflow under tight deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication, along with the ability to build and maintain relationships with attorneys, paralegals and team members.
• Technical skills, knowledge and experience to setup and troubleshoot hardware commonly used in warrooms and court rooms including networking, peripheral and audio/visual technology.
• Well skilled in courtroom presentation software like OnCue (preferred), Trial Director and Time Coder Pro.
• Ability to create and edit slides and graphics in PowerPoint.
• A working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Relativity, transcript management tools (TextMap, Opus 2) video editing tools and data reformatting software.

Compensation

The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in Chicago, New York City, and Washington D.C.. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

Compensation Range:

• Chicago: $120,000 - $160,000

• New York City: $120,000 - $170,000

• Washington D.C.: $120,000 - $173,000

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