Client Relations Assistant

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz • New York, NY

6d • $70,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Client Relations Assistant provides administrative and organizational support to the team. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with answering phones and responding to external inquiries, as well as scheduling internal and external meetings for the Client Relations team. Maintain calendars of honors and award submission deadlines across practice groups; organize internal database in iManage, coordinate participation, and track results. Update and maintain important contact information via CRM/InterAction, such as contact updates, creation of marketing lists, tagging client activities, adding new clients, etc. Ensure new clients are added to the CRM system and appropriate relationships are tracked in coordination with the Client Relations team. Assist with tracking current and ongoing clients. Assist with tracking attorney speaking engagements including proactively monitoring for scheduled speaking engagements and future opportunities. Support the Client Relations team with firm events and client dinners Support client relations team with research projects for practice groups and social media competitive analysis. Assist with additional projects as needed. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Proficient in use of Adobe Professional. Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high degree of professionalism. Ability to foster a positive work environment. Ability to provide support for detailed and complex projects. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Flexible team player willing to collaborate with others to accomplish required tasks. Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Must be able to work as part of a team as well as independently. Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree required. A minimum of one year of professional services or law firm experience, preferably. Working Conditions: Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, etc. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provides competitive compensation and benefits to its employees, ensuring that we attract and retain the most talented individuals. The expected base salary for this role ranges from $70,000 – $75,000. The base salary offer is based on a variety of factors which includes, but is not limited to, qualifications, education and experience. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements. Welcome to our employment section. Here you can view our current job openings and apply for positions online. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting or employment agencies for permanent or non-permanent positions. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes submitted from recruiting or employment agencies. Only resumes sent directly to the Human Resources Department will be considered for review. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources department.

Requirements

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in use of Adobe Professional
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high degree of professionalism
• Ability to foster a positive work environment
• Ability to provide support for detailed and complex projects
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Flexible team player willing to collaborate with others to accomplish required tasks
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Must be able to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Bachelor’s degree required
• A minimum of one year of professional services or law firm experience, preferably

Responsibilities

• Assist with answering phones and responding to external inquiries
• Scheduling internal and external meetings for the Client Relations team
• Maintain calendars of honors and award submission deadlines across practice groups
• Organize internal database in iManage, coordinate participation, and track results
• Update and maintain important contact information via CRM/InterAction, such as contact updates, creation of marketing lists, tagging client activities, adding new clients, etc.
• Ensure new clients are added to the CRM system and appropriate relationships are tracked in coordination with the Client Relations team
• Assist with tracking current and ongoing clients
• Assist with tracking attorney speaking engagements including proactively monitoring for scheduled speaking engagements and future opportunities
• Support the Client Relations team with firm events and client dinners
• Support client relations team with research projects for practice groups and social media competitive analysis
• Assist with additional projects as needed

Benefits

• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provides competitive compensation and benefits to its employees, ensuring that we attract and retain the most talented individuals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level