Litigation Staff Attorney

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York seeks a Litigation Staff Attorney to assist Associates, Counsel and Partners on litigation matters and internal and government investigations.

You will review documents in Relativity for responsiveness and privilege, create searches, prepare fact summaries and chronologies, and support deposition and witness interviews.

A JD is required with admission to the local bar; strong technical, communication, and detail orientation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Admitted to the bar in the local jurisdiction.
• Strong technical and computer skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with the discovery process and related documents.
• Thorough understanding of privilege law and issues.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Preferred experience with Relativity.
• Experience preparing privilege logs.

Responsibilities

• Review documents in electronic platforms, including Relativity, for responsiveness, privilege, and issue coding.
• Create searches to identify documents on electronic review platforms.
• Prepare fact summaries and chronologies.
• Communicate with supervising attorneys regarding findings and questions.
• Assist with deposition preparation and document selection.
• Assist with witness interview preparation and identifying relevant documents.
• Perform other tasks as needed.

Skills

Bar admission

Tech skills

Communication skills

Litigation discovery

Privilege law

Attention to detail

Relativity experience

Privilege logs

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Relativity

Job description

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

Essential 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.

Education Required

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

Skills and Experience Required

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

Physical Demands (Required to Perform Essential Job Functions): Sedentary work, lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally, walking, climbing, lifting, carrying, pulling/pushing, bending, reaching. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as in typical office or administrative work.

Salary Information: NY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000 at the time of posting. This role is exempt and is not overtime pay eligible.

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