Jobs at DLA Piper

Provide AI-focused regulatory, advisory, litigation, and transactional legal support. Advise on AI governance and compliance, monitor legal developments, support AI-related deals and due diligence, draft legal documents, assist litigation discovery and strategy, and build client relationships across firm teams.

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 Market & Business Intelligence Analyst conducts research on clients and competitors, analyzes data for strategic initiatives, and supports business development efforts.

The Data Engineer designs and builds data pipelines for analytics, ensuring data quality, governance, and integration across systems, while collaborating with teams for effective delivery.

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 Private Equity Associate will advise strategic buyers and sellers on M&A matters, conduct legal research, manage transactions, maintain client relationships, and ensure compliance with legal standards.

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

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

Senior Attorney to support Class Actions within Product Liability and Mass Torts: draft briefs, motions, and discovery responses; analyze discovery to inform strategy; prepare deposition outlines; communicate with clients and team members; meet deadlines and produce high-quality work in a hybrid, fast-paced environment.

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.

Serve as primary HR contact for payroll, benefits, HR transactions, and policy inquiries. Use Workday and ServiceNow to research and resolve cases, maintain HR records and knowledgebase articles, support HR operations/Total Rewards/Employee Relations, uphold SOPs and compliance, and identify process improvements to enhance the employee experience.

Advise on formation and operation of domestic and international private equity, real estate, venture capital, and hedge funds. Support secondary transactions (sponsor- and investor-side), structure separately managed accounts and carry vehicles, draft and review fund documentation, communicate with clients, produce high-quality work, meet deadlines, and uphold firm policies. Hybrid role with occasional domestic and international travel.

DLA Piper seeks an associate for its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group, focusing on executive compensation law and compliance, legal research, document drafting, and client interactions, with an emphasis on private equity transactions.

Manage full-cycle domestic and global client billing for complex legal accounts. Edit, finalize, and submit invoices; generate LEDES files; research billing issues; produce monthly reporting; mentor junior staff; liaise with international finance and attorneys to ensure accurate accruals and timely invoicing.

The Marketing Operations Program Specialist oversees marketing operations projects, coordinates with teams, identifies AI opportunities, and manages documentation to support MBD's initiatives.

The Senior Marketing Operations Coordinator manages billing portfolios, provides support to regional managers, and analyzes billing processes to improve efficiencies while collaborating across teams and training staff.

The Conflicts Analyst resolves potential conflicts in new business requests, drafts waivers, maintains conflict information, and conducts corporate research.

Edit and proofread pre-bill narratives to ensure accuracy, clarity, and compliance with firm and client billing guidelines. Collaborate with attorneys, billing, and finance teams to standardize and refine time-entry descriptions, perform invoice quality assurance, maintain confidentiality, and support billing process improvements and style guides.

Manage the end-to-end RFP, pitch and proposal lifecycle for IP & Technology matters. Lead kickoff calls, assign tasks, perform competitive, company and litigation analytics research, craft win themes and client-centric messaging, produce and QA proposals, maintain stock language, and support attorneys to win patent litigation and IP business.