Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Manager

• Oversee and administer all U.S. employee leave of absence programs
• Ensure compliance with firm policy and all federal, state, and local laws
• Advise employees and managers on leaves of absence and Firm policies
• Conduct recurring leave status meetings with vendors
• Manage the end-to-end process for workplace accommodations under the ADA

Manager, Leave Programs

Artificial Intelligence

• Serve as a dedicated resource for Banking & Credit lawyers by providing responsive, high-touch support in building, refining and optimizing AI prompts and workflows tailored to practice-specific transactions and workstreams
• Proactively identify, evaluate and guide the adoption of AI-enabled workflows tailored to practice-specific needs and desired outcomes; educate lawyers on where and how AI can add value to their practice
• Partner with the KM Counsel and the practice’s AI Partner Champion to develop and execute change management strategies to drive sustained adoption of AI within the practice group
• Collaborate with technical team members to articulate and translate legal reasoning and practice-specific logic into executable AI workflows
• Review and evaluate AI outputs using legal first principles; refine prompts and workflow steps to improve quality and alignment with practice expectations
• Support adherence to the Firm’s AI policies and applicable professional responsibility standards by advising lawyers on ethical and risk considerations in AI use including confidentiality, privilege, data privacy and output reliability
• Build and maintain datasets, test sets, and evaluation frameworks for use in POCs and pilots and ongoing solution development
• Conduct structured testing to ensure accuracy, consistency, and defensibility of AI‑enabled workflows
• Develop, implement and maintain procedures for the consistent review, documentation and dissemination of use cases and prompts
• Oversee the governance and lifecycle management of AI knowledge assets including prompts, prompt libraries, workflows, document collections and vaults by establishing and enforcing quality standards, conducting periodic reviews to ensure accuracy and relevance, and coordinating the retirement or updating of outdated materials
• Collaborate with other support professionals within K&I and the Legal Talent team to design, prepare, and deliver the Firm’s AI curriculum, including trainings, workshops, and best‑practice resources (e.g., prompt libraries, tip sheets, and use‑case guides)
• Share successful use cases, prompt templates and best practices across other practice groups to promote firm-wide consistency, reduce duplication of effort and accelerate AI adoption across the Firm
• Evaluate, test, and provide structured feedback on new AI technologies being considered by the Firm, including participating in demonstrations, proof of concepts, and pilots; assess vendor tools against practice-specific criteria and communicate findings to the Applied Analytics & AI and/or Practice Solutions teams and relevant stakeholders
• Monitor developments in AI, legal technology, and the Banking & Credit practice area and continuously identify opportunities to leverage AI for process improvement, matter efficiency and enhanced client service
• Provide additional knowledge support to the practice as assigned by the Practice Group Co‑Chairs, Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer, Knowledge Management Director or KM Counsel/Senior KML

Knowledge Management AI Lawyer – Banking, Credit

Paralegal

• Support in-court Chapter 11 cases from pre-filing through confirmation and post-effective date matters, coordinating case calendars, deadlines and key deliverables across multiple workstreams
• Assist with preparatory work for Chapter 11 filings, including entity and corporate authority review, compilation of debtor information, creditor and contract data gathering, diligence coordination and assembly of filing checklists and case-opening materials
• Draft, proofread, organize and finalize first-day pleadings, declarations, exhibits, proposed orders and related hearing materials for attorney review and filing
• Coordinate electronic filing and service of pleadings and other court papers, including working with claims and noticing agents, local counsel and court personnel to ensure compliance with court rules, judge-specific procedures and case deadlines
• Prepare hearing and omnibus materials by organizing exhibits, witness materials, binders, courtesy copies and document indices and provide in-court and remote hearing support as needed
• Monitor court dockets and case developments; maintain pleading, hearing and service trackers; summarize filings, orders and key events for attorneys and case teams
• Assist with schedules and statements, creditor matrices, claims reconciliation support, solicitation and balloting support and other case administration tasks in coordination with attorneys and external agents
• Conduct factual and procedural research relating to bankruptcy filings, court rules, local practices and case-specific issues using internal and external databases and resources
• Organize, manage and quality check large volumes of case materials, including exhibits, service lists, claims-related data and other case documents
• Provide guidance to case teams on Chapter 11 workflows and filing processes and delegate or coordinate tasks with junior legal assistants and other support professionals as appropriate

Senior Paralegal, Bankruptcy

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Provides financial planning, analysis, and decision support to Firm management.
• This includes profitability assessments, projections, client analytics, headcount/FTE analysis, and client/matter modeling related to budget requests.
• Assess quarterly profitability and conduct break-even analysis.
• Collaborate with the Practice(s) to help reach financial and strategic goals.
• Build relationships with Partners and business leaders to ensure support of strategic initiatives.
• Assist with various Firmwide initiatives including revenue projections and annual business planning processes.
• Build and maintain complex financial models.
• Support analysis of metrics for offices, practices, clients, and matters.
• Collaborate with other groups within Finance on pricing arrangements analysis.
• Engage in special projects related to profitability, client analysis, reporting enhancements, and process simplification.

Senior Financial Analyst

General Counsel

• Elevate the Firm’s directories content strategy
• Own STB’s full directory calendar end-to-end
• Serve as the primary connective layer between CDE’s practice-aligned leads and the submissions process
• Partner directly with STB partners to develop matter narratives
• Manage researcher interview process for select submissions
• Build and maintain a centralized matter and best practices database
• Track and benchmark the Firm’s rankings using Chambers’ BI tool
• Advise and train CDE colleagues and partners on how directories work
• Coordinate with STB’s communications function on results announcements

Manager, Client Development – Legal Directories & Rankings

Administrative Assistant

• Manage complex calendars, ensuring alignment across stakeholder priorities, high-value engagements, and Firm-wide obligations
• Anticipate scheduling conflicts and proactively resolve them with diplomacy and discretion
• Coordinate meetings, prep materials, and ensure leaders are well-briefed in advance
• Work with various regional office assistants to secure meeting rooms and arrange room set-up
• Coordinate internal operations to ensure the Business Development function runs efficiently
• Support development and coordination of internal communications, including team updates, meeting summaries, and project briefs
• Collaborate with other CDE colleagues for large-scale department events and projects
• Provide backup coverage as needed

Administrative Coordinator, Client Development – Engagement

Learning and Development

• Collaborate with the staffing partners to thoughtfully allocate work and structure deal teams for mid-senior associates, exercising judgement around associate experience, capacity, skills, business needs and development priorities
• Develop trusted relationships with mid to senior associates by means of weekly in-person 1:1 check-ins / meetings gaining a deep understanding of their recent engagement experience, strengths, aspirations, pressures, and development needs in order to make informed future staffing and development decisions
• Act as a central, trusted conduit between associates and partners – surfacing insights, flagging issues early, and facilitating productive dialogue around workload, performance, and development
• Monitor and actively manage associate utilization to promote fairness, sustainability, and strong performance, balancing evolving business demands with individual needs
• Works closely with M&A PDM colleague who focuses on junior-level associates to integrate staffing efforts across entire deal teams on an ongoing basis
• Exercise sound judgment to balance client and business needs with individualized associate development, ensuring staffing decisions support both short‑term execution and long‑term talent growth
• Analyze utilization and availability data and pair it with qualitative insight from associate relationships to inform staffing decisions and leadership conversations. Share the analysis with the staffing partners on a regular basis
• Consult with the relevant staffing partners and members of the Legal Talent team regarding cross-group staffing, client secondments, etc.
• Assist with coordination and tracking of associate hours and schedules, including vacation, leaves of absence and related coverage
• Coordinate with the Legal Talent Team to support the delivery of thorough evaluations and developmental objectives for associates
• Prepare required reports and participate in relevant meetings with group leadership to discuss associate evaluations
• Coordinate with and assist the Legal Talent Team with ensuring robust feedback is provided to each associate in a timely fashion
• Assist with intake of orally communicated evaluations on an as needed basis
• Provide the Training Team feedback and insights into the creation of relevant practice-specific training curriculum, and incorporation of practice-specific development needs into firm-wide development programs (i.e. STBReady, STBAdvance)
• Facilitate coordination with STB coaching resources as needed in support of associate development
• Support associate development by ensuring all associates have a mentor pairing and are in ongoing contact with their mentors in line with firm mentoring programs
• Support integration of lateral hires or group/office transfers through regular check-in meetings and coordination of social meetings with other group attorneys; intentionally build a sense of belonging and a strong internal network that accelerates engagement and performance
• Coordinate with other professional service team members (e.g. practice management, knowledge management, legal training team, etc.) to further practice group initiatives

Manager, Professional Development – M&A

• Provide day to day technical (Relativity One) expertise to eDiscovery stakeholders
• Serve as the firm’s primary hands‑on technical expert for RelativityOne, including administration, configuration, analytics, processing, productions, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Provide advanced consultation on metadata integrity, search methodology, privilege screening, and defensible workflow design.
• Support and advise on secondary platforms (Reveal, Everlaw, Nuix, Logikcull) when matter needs require diversification.
• Manage and process modern data sources including M365/Purview, Teams, Slack, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Workspace, Salesforce, mobile device data, and cloud repositories.
• Automate workflows using Relativity scripts, APIs, PowerShell, or Python to improve efficiency and consistency
• Maintain strong security posture through access controls, audit trails, secure data transfers, and workspace oversight
• Lead consultations on defensible EDRM workflows, including identification, preservation/legal hold collaboration, collection strategy, processing, review, and production.
• Lead matter kickoffs, conduct search strategy consultations, and ensure technical workflows align with legal strategy and case requirements.
• Design complex search and culling strategies, advanced analytics (email threading, near‑duplicate detection, clustering, TAR/CAL), and defensible validation approaches.
• Perform detailed quality control on processing, review sets, and productions; maintain rigorous defensibility documentation throughout.
• Act as a liaison with vendors, ensuring cost-effective service models and consistent delivery quality.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, workflow documentation, templates, guidelines, and knowledge articles.
• Deliver targeted training and enablement sessions for attorneys, paralegals, and internal support teams on eDiscovery technology and best practices.
• Lead internal initiatives to evaluate emerging technologies and incorporate innovations into existing processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve RelativityOne performance or configuration issues.
• Provide timely updates to case teams, including workload prioritization and risk identification.
• Partner with vendors as a technical liaison; support budget and SOW development with relevant inputs.
• Support internal analytics, operational reporting, and KPI data collection (but does not own governance)
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal technology trends, analytics capabilities, and regulatory expectations.

Manager, eDiscovery Technology

• Develop and implement business development strategies and initiatives specifically tailored to the energy and infrastructure team
• Manage the preparation and submission of pitches and RFPs
• Support the execution of strategic research projects
• Prepare and maintain promotional materials
• Assist in facilitating internal coordination across departments
• Design and implement industry-related initiatives
• Coordinate and support routine meetings with partners
• Perform and manage projects and other duties as assigned
• Direct management of junior team members and participate in their training

Senior Manager, Client Development

• Collaborate with CDE team, Partners, and select client teams in implementing business development strategies and action plans
• Serve as a key senior resource for business and operational support functions related to CDE for several practices in the Firm’s Litigation Department
• Develop compelling pitch and proposal materials
• Design and implement practice and industry-related initiatives
• Liaise with CDE team members and Partners to prepare and maintain up-to-date practice descriptions, capability statements, competitive intelligence and other relevant CDE collateral
• Work with CDE team members to accurately maintain the Firm's engagement database and deals and case experience across all channels, as well as other operations and systems
• Work closely with CDE team to maintain website content, Partner biographies and various CDE communications materials across multiple channels
• Manage creation of marketing collateral and other promotional materials, working with graphics and outside vendors where appropriate
• Work with stakeholders and the Firm’s events team to coordinate Firm-sponsored events, webinars, presentations, and event logistics
• Work closely with the CDE team to prepare and manage directory submissions and survey responses for various legal and business directories/publications
• Foster and maintain strong relations with key stakeholders; ensure stakeholders’ engagement is supported across departments and offices
• Support CDE projects and other Firm initiatives as needed
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned