• Job Description

  Req#: R-2563
  The purpose of this position is to provide support to the litigation marketing team in a number of areas, including pitches, presentations, events, mass mailings, research, data entry/compilation, and a wide variety of other activities.

  Job Description

  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Assist with the assembly and production of pitches and proposals, tracking relevant information in a database and running reports.
  • Produce electronic communications such as client e-mail advisories, newsletters, invitations and announcements. Maintain, update and edit all practice group website content including attorney biographies, practice group descriptions, speaking engagements, events and articles.
  • Work alongside other team members to assist with the compilation of legal directory and award submissions.
  • Utilize the Firm’s CRM system (Interaction) and experience databases, including data entry and running reports.
  • Assist with seminars, webinars, conferences and other events, including logistics, invitations, materials, responses and follow-up communications.
  • Conduct company, client, industry, competitor and other research and analysis to assist with business development efforts.
  • Perform any and all other duties as necessary and as assigned by your supervisor for efficient functioning of the Department, Office and Firm.
  

  The Client Development Assistant must be able to interact at all levels of the Firm. Most of the day-to-day interaction will be with members of the Marketing Department, but the Assistant will also be in contact with lawyers and secretaries.

  QUALIFICATIONS / KSAs:

  · Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or English.

  · 0-3 years of relevant experience.

  · Flexible to work overtime when needed.

  · Solid technical skills including internet research, MS Office Suite—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

  · Database experience (i.e., Interaction) is preferred.

  · Detail-oriented and organized.

  · Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, coordinate own work, and anticipate needs of others.

  · Good interpersonal skills, polite, professional, positive manner, and a client service approach.

  · Good oral and written communication skills.

  · Good grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension.

  · Ability to maintain confidentiality.

  · Knowledge of the Firm’s policies and procedures.

  · A bility to learn new skills as they become necessary.

  · Ability to function in a collaborative organization and be a team player.

  Additional Job Description

  PHYSICAL EFFORT / WORK CONDITIONS

  For Other Non-Exempt Staff (e.g., in Finance, Marketing, etc.)

  • This position operates in a professional office environment which is generally free of hazards and exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

  • This position requires regular attendance on-site at a Dechert location.

  • This position routinely operates standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopy machines, fax machines and filing cabinets, and requires frequent communication with the firm’s employees and partners as well as third parties.

  • This position is mainly sedentary. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to read, sit and type for sustained periods of time; to walk, stand, reach and bend; to open and close filing cabinets and access and retrieve materials in file rooms; to lift, carry and move files or other items of light to moderate weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

  • This position requires a normal audio range, with or without correction. It also requires the normal visual range, with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  

  At the time of this posting, the salary range for this position is $48,000.00 to $54,500.00 annually. Actual compensation is commensurate with job related knowledge, skills, experience and location of the position.

  Location(s)

  New York

  Time Type

  Full time

  Dechert LLP is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination. The Firm prohibits unlawful discrimination in any term or condition of employment against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, membership or service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• About the company

  Dechert LLP is an international law firm of more than 900 lawyers with practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, and financial services and asset management.

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