Assistant, Client Development - Litigation

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has approximately 2,000 lawyers. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

The Client Development & Engagement (CDE) function sits at the heart of the Firm’s growth strategy, bringing together business development, marketing, events and communications. Working closely with Partners, practice leaders, and cross functional teams, CDE supports high impact initiatives such as pitches and RFPs, strategic marketing and communications, and practice level business initiatives. The team leverages data, insights, and creative problem solving to help Partners drive sustained growth through repeatable excellence and differentiated client experience.

Job Summary

The Client Development & Engagement (CDE) Assistant - Litigation is responsible for working closely with the CDE Litigation team in support of the Firm’s Litigation, Investigations, and Regulatory practices. An integral member of the CDE Litigation team, the successful candidate, will help the team in its support of practice initiatives and with cross-practice collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Litigation CDE team, broader CDE team, and select professional staff across the Firm in support of team strategies and stakeholder requests
• Help support the maintenance of website content, Partner biographies and other Client Development and communications materials across multiple channels
• Organize event tracking and follow-up for the Litigation Department
• Assist with the preparation of directory submissions and survey responses for various legal and business directories and publications
• Prepare and maintain promotional materials, such as brochures, practice area descriptions, rankings and quotes, advertising, posters, flyers and other promotional materials
• Assist with distribution of various marketing materials and Firm communications, such as event invitations, ranking submissions, presentation notifications, press releases, summaries and web-related content
• Manage data collection and entry for the Firm’s CRM system
• Compile competitive intelligence reports and analysis; conduct additional research through database searches, industry resources, and networking as directed
• Support practice-specific daily docket-tracking efforts
• Assist with Firm-sponsored events and presentations
• Collaborate with team on draft pitches, proposal materials and presentations when required
• Work with stakeholders in other departments and in other offices as needed
• Support Client Development projects and other Firm initiatives as needed
• Perform additional duties as needed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred

• Major in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Public relations, Pre-law, or related field preferred

Skills & Experience

Required

• 0-2 years of relevant professional experience
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a highly competitive and demanding environment
• Strong attention to detail and self-motivated to produce accurate, timely and complete work product
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent research and analytical skills
• Strong project management skills, initiative and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to begin to leverage institutional knowledge in own work
• Proficiency in MS Office programs such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Must be flexible and willing to work overtime and weekend hours as needed

Salary Information

NY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $55,000 to $65,000 at the time of posting.

The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. This role is non-exempt meaning it is overtime pay eligible.