Assistant, Client Development - Litigation

Location: New York

Overview 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

Required0-2 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…