Client Development Data Assistant

The Client Development Data Assistant position will report to the Senior Manager, Client Development, with a secondary reporting relationship to the Project Manager – Client Development, as a member of the Transactional Client Development (CD) team within Marketing.
The Assistant plays an important role in the continued success of the firm’s experience/knowledge management platform. This position ensures that the Transactional CD team have complete, up-to-date experience and data sets critical for marketing and business development projects. The Assistant is also responsible for engaging with CD team members on their data needs and providing feedback and ideas for improvements.
This position will also provide support to the transactional client development team across a number of other adjacent areas, including pitches, presentations, league table and deal reporting, legal directory and award submissions, and a variety of other activities as needed.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Act as a key data entry resource for the CD team.
• Collaborate with lawyers and CD managers to accurately capture and maintain comprehensive matter details in the firm’s experience database.
• Prepare relevant experience for inclusion in quarterly league tables, attorney profiles, legal directory and award submissions, and firm-wide pitches and proposals.
• Partner with CD team members to create and update tailored experience lists for a variety of internal and external purposes.
• Communicate effectively with IT, marketing, practice group management, and other stakeholders about data needs.
• Process Chambers and Legal 500 submissions, extracting experience descriptions and other data items for use in the experience/knowledge management platform.
• Role holder needs to develop at least intermediate knowledge of the practice groups they support.
• Assist with other CD projects, including client teams, e-marketing, CRM, website, and metrics.
• Contribute to updates of resource materials (such as guides and FAQs) outlining best practices for capturing experience.
• Assist with the assembly and production of pitches.
• Prepare experience data and other types of data for migration into Foundation, including identifying data quality issues.
• Perform any other duties as necessary and assigned by your supervisor for efficient functioning of the Department, Office, and Firm.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• College degree or equivalent experience
• Prior administrative and/or data entry experience.
• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong technical skills, including working knowledge of MS Office and experience working with databases.
• Highly motivated and self-directed, including the ability to work independently, to take a leading role on assigned projects, and to multitask effectively while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy of work product, and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to learn new software and operating systems.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective work relationships with internal and external clients, including discretion in choosing when to follow up by email or phone to ensure timely responses are received.
• Ability to prioritize workload and complete tasks under time pressure when necessary.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Flexibility to work additional hours as needed.

Additional Job Description

Location(s)

Philadelphia

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.