Coordinator - 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 across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America, the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

The Client Development & Engagement (CDE) function is central to 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 including 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.

The Client Development & Engagement (CDE) Coordinator 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 support practice initiatives, cross-practice collaboration, with a particular emphasis on the Firm’s litigation clients and practices.

Responsibilities Collaborate with Litigation CDE team, broader CDE team, Litigation partners, and select professional staff across the Firm in implementing CDE team strategies and requests.

Distribute Firm memoranda; maintain and communicate professional and community services and related client alerts

Maintain 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

Support the Client Development team with development and maintenance of promotional marketing materials in support of the Firms client development initiatives

Prepare and maintain promotional materials, such as brochures, practice area descriptions, rankings and quotes, varied advertising, posters, flyers and other promotional materials

Assist with distribution of varied marketing materials and Firm communications, such as event invitations, ranking submissions, presentation notifications, press releases, summaries and web-related content

Manage data for the Firm’s CRM system

Provide 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

Skills & Experience

Required2-4 years of relevant business 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 Demonstrated introductory knowledge of full range of Business Development skill set Proficiency in MS Office programs such as Outlook, Word, and Excel Must…