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About the Role
The Professional Development Specialist supports the professional staffing and development of associates and counsel within the Energy & Infrastructure practice. This role is key in advancing attorney staffing coordination, development initiatives, mentoring programs, talent engagement, and performance management to ensure a positive attorney experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner with staffing partners and Professional Development Managers to monitor and maintain equitable attorney utilization.
- Evaluate staffing requests and recommend resource allocation based on availability, experience, skills, and desired exposure.
- Build rapport with mid-senior associates through regular meetings.
- Provide associates with diverse matter experiences while balancing growth opportunities and client needs.
- Maintain consistency of experiences and equitable distribution of assignments.
- Maintain and analyze staffing databases, utilization reports, and related metrics.
- Monitor associate availability and utilization trends to support staffing decisions.
- Coordinate cross-office staffing, secondments, and other staffing initiatives.
- Coordinate staffing introductions, welcome meetings, and onboarding activities for new associates, counsel, and lateral hires.
- Update group lists and onboarding resources.
- Monitor and track absence time and maintain vacation calendars.
- Coordinate matter team coverage during attorney absences.
- Track vacation carryover.
- Develop professional relationships with attorneys through regular check-ins to understand their experiences, development objectives, and well-being.
- Identify and recommend actions for engagement, retention, staffing, or professional development opportunities or concerns.
- Pair associates/counsel with mentors and partner advisors.
- Ensure associates/counsel are connecting with mentors and advisors and discussing professional development goals.
- Provide feedback between associates/counsel, Legal Talent, and partners.
- Plan and facilitate team-building events to foster connectivity.
- Assist in monitoring and maintaining associate compliance with firm and professional policies.
- Ensure associates/counsel have thorough evaluations and developmental objectives.
- Assist with verbal intake of feedback from partners.
- Update VI feedback tracking system.
- Participate in talent review discussions and assist in preparing materials for attorney performance and development.
- Coordinate with other professional service team members to further practice group initiatives.
- Analyze and maintain accurate data and reporting within staffing and talent management systems.
- Work on ad hoc projects as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience, including prior experience in a law firm and/or staffing experience.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Superior judgment and ability to deal discreetly with confidential information.
- Ability to interact well and build professional relationships with a collaborative approach.
- Ability to self-direct, manage multiple priorities, analyze needs, and implement solutions.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience with Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and other legal personnel and recruiting applications.
- Flexibility to adjust hours to meet departmental needs.
- Professionalism and quality service to internal members/departments and external clients/vendors.
- Simpson Thacher will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Skills
- Legal AI familiarity preferred
Location
- NY Only
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred; advanced experience considered in lieu of a degree.
Salary/Compensations
- The estimated base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $130,000.
About the Company
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP collects and processes your personal information as described in their Privacy Notice.
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is committed to a collegial work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- This Policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the Firm, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.