Litigation Staff Attorney - Discovery & Document Review

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

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.