Specialist, Strategy, Planning & Infrastructure

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has approximately 2,000 lawyers. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe. The Client Development & Engagement (CDE) function sits at the heart of the Firm’s growth strategy, bringing together business development, marketing, events and communications. Working closely with Partners, practice leaders, and cross functional teams, CDE supports high impact initiatives such as pitches and RFPs, strategic marketing and communications, and practice level business initiatives. The team leverages data, insights, and creative problem solving to help Partners drive sustained growth through repeatable excellence and differentiated client experience.

The Specialist, Strategy, Planning & Infrastructure supports the planning, coordination, and execution of strategic initiatives that strengthen how the Client Development & Engagement function operates. Working closely with the Senior Manager, this role helps manage cross-functional workstreams, maintain project governance and documentation, support technology and AI-related initiatives, and drive follow-through on high-priority operational projects. This position is ideal for a highly organized, proactive professional who can balance detail-oriented execution with broader operational awareness. The Specialist serves as a key operational partner to CDE leadership, helping ensure strategic initiatives remain organized, visible, on schedule, and positioned for successful delivery. Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities Project Governance & Strategic Initiative Support Maintain project plans, timelines, trackers, dashboards, status updates, and documentation for CDE strategic initiatives. Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, action items, and key decision points to ensure timely progress and appropriate escalation. Prepare briefing materials, meeting summaries, project updates, and other materials that support CDE leadership decision-making and visibility. Help create scalable templates, processes, and documentation to support consistent planning and execution across initiatives. Operational Enablement & Process Improvement Coordinate internal operations that support the Client Development & Engagement function, including budget tracking, candidate pipeline support, vendor coordination, event logistics, and document preparation as needed. Identify opportunities to improve internal workflows, templates, operating rhythms, and team processes in support of scalability and cross-functional visibility. Support the development and rollout of new processes, systems, and tools that help CDE manage work more consistently and efficiently. Draft, coordinate, and maintain internal communications, including team updates, meeting summaries, project briefs, and process documentation. Technology & AI Enablement Support technology, AI, and infrastructure-related initiatives by helping organize requirements, track implementation tasks, document decisions, and coordinate stakeholder input. Support the evaluation, planning, testing, documentation, and rollout of new technologies that improve operational efficiency. Coordinate AI adoption initiatives within CDE for Firm-approved technologies, involving including Microsoft Copilot, Harvey, DeepJudge, and other emerging AI solutions. Develop and maintain implementation documentation, training resources, user guides, and adoption materials supporting technology rollouts. Coordinate stakeholder feedback, issue tracking, testing activities, and project documentation during technology pilots and implementations. Cross-Functional Collaboration Build