Litigation Staff Attorney

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP • New York, NY

10d • $120,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Litigation Staff Attorney will assist Associates, Counsel, and Partners in various matters, including litigation and internal & government investigations.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Admission to bar of local office jurisdiction
• Strong technical and computer skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with the litigation process, specifically the discovery process and related documents
• Thorough understanding of privilege law and issues
• Strong attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with electronic document review platforms, including Relativity
• Prior experience preparing privilege logs

Responsibilities

• Review of documents in electronic platforms, including Relativity, for responsiveness, privilege, and issue coding
• Creating searches to identify documents on electronic review platforms
• Preparing fact summaries and chronologies
• Communicating with supervising attorneys and colleagues regarding review findings and questions and issues with review
• Assisting with deposition preparation, including analysis and selection of documents to be utilized in deposition preparation sessions
• Assisting with preparation for witness interviews including identifying relevant documents
• Other tasks as needed

Benefits

• The Firm prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other legally protected status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level