Jobs at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Provides high-level administrative support to senior law firm partners, including complex calendar and travel management, email and document administration, expense and invoice processing, meeting coordination, business intake, client relationship support, and business development tracking. The role requires managing confidential information, coordinating delegated work, maintaining accurate records, supporting presentations, and working onsite four days weekly in a fast-paced environment.

Provides client accounting, billing, collections, and accounts receivable support for assigned partners and practice areas. Reviews unbilled and outstanding receivables, prepares bills and write-off documentation, maintains client and partner records, responds to inquiries, tracks accounting tasks, and supports collection and accrual activities. Collaborates with partners, clients, attorneys, and firm staff while maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced hybrid law firm environment.

Supports partner accounting activities, including preparing and reconciling partner financial information, distributions, income reports, capital schedules, cash flow analyses, and general ledger accounts. Maintains partner records, supports budgeting and year-end processes, responds to information requests, and assists with accounting system development projects. Requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, discretion, and prioritization skills.

Manages firmwide learning and development curricula, including associate, counsel, litigation, business development, and mentorship programs. Oversees cross-office teams, instructors, program delivery, evaluations, data analysis, and continuous improvement. Partners with leadership and professional development teams to align training with organizational strategy, supervises employees, and supports hiring, performance management, budgeting, and policy compliance.

Supports national lateral attorney recruiting by coordinating interviews, maintaining applicant tracking data and candidate pipelines, updating career postings, communicating with search firms, tracking offers and statistics, processing invoices, managing background reports and due diligence, and preparing hiring files. The role also assists with candidate submissions, employee record downloads, and recruiting documentation while maintaining accurate records and effective communication.

Coordinates records and information management across the firm, supporting attorneys and business professionals with file reviews, retention, storage, retrieval, archival, destruction, compliance, and quality-control programs. Provides training and guidance on records applications and best practices, coordinates departmental projects and interoffice file activity, and assists with process improvements. The role requires onsite presence, physical handling of records and boxes, strong organization, confidentiality, communication, and attention to detail.

Coordinates the Firm’s paper and digital records lifecycle, including file reviews, case rooms, storage retrieval, archival, destruction, retention, and quality control. Provides guidance and training to attorneys and business services professionals, promotes records-management best practices, supports departmental projects, and ensures compliance with Firm procedures. The role is onsite and involves frequent physical activity, including lifting or carrying up to 30 pounds.

Provides onsite technology support for a law firm, troubleshooting hardware, software, networks, mobile devices, audiovisual systems, and security interfaces. Handles support tickets, application assistance, equipment installation and repair, inventory, user access changes, technology training, and remote or off-site setups. Maintains documentation, supports data rooms and networking, follows security practices, and delivers customer service to attorneys and business professionals.

Coordinates client accrual requests and prepares accurate reports of unbilled legal expenses. The role runs and reconciles billing data across E-Billing platforms and Aderant, resolves matter and routing issues, maintains client and partner files, manages deadlines and exceptions, and communicates with clients, attorneys, billers, and business services teams. It also documents follow-up actions, escalates issues, and supports improvements to Client Accounting procedures.

Coordinates office services and facilities operations in an onsite law firm environment. Responsibilities include maintenance requests, vendor coordination, budgets, access cards, conference and event setups, mail and package handling, equipment inspections, employee moves and onboarding, staff workflow assignments, training, facilities coverage, and responding to internal and client requests.

The Executive Assistant will manage administrative functions for partners and associates, including scheduling, correspondence, client interactions, and document preparation, while ensuring efficient operations within the firm.

Maintain network identities and provisioning systems: create, update, and disable accounts; configure access and distribution lists; troubleshoot account issues; record special access requests; support network systems staff; and improve provisioning processes. Role covers weekend shifts and one weekday.

Provide client accounting analysis and billing support for assigned partners. Prepare bills, maintain client billing terms and records, manage collections activities, respond to inquiries, update billing logs, and support billing help line while maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines.

Lead business development for the Finance practice, advising partners on BD strategy, managing pitches, RFPs, market research, deal tracking, league tables, pipeline development, and supervising BD staff. Coordinate cross-practice and global BD efforts, track KPIs and budgets, and leverage industry databases to identify and pursue client and cross-selling opportunities.

Support New York M&A business development: prepare pitches, manage CRM/contact lists, conduct client research, support events and thought leadership, coordinate regional BD efforts, track pipelines, mentor junior staff, and assist partners with BD meetings.

Lead and manage custom learning and design initiatives, create and deliver development programs, partner with stakeholders, measure learning impact, and coach team members to improve organizational capability.

The Client Accounting Training & Development Specialist designs and implements training programs for the Client Accounting department, manages program changes, and creates training materials for staff including managers and supervisors.

The Paralegal supports litigation by preparing court filings, assisting with discovery, managing case data, and mentoring junior paralegals while maintaining client files and compliance with court procedures.

Manage client engagement terms (OCG, DDQ, RFP, master agreements), support end-to-end intake via the Business Intake System, coordinate cross-functional reviews, analyze and summarize contract data, maintain related databases, and liaise with partners and internal stakeholders to facilitate contract execution and reporting.

Conduct AML/KYC due diligence and sanctions research for prospective and existing clients; perform enhanced due diligence, risk assessments, and sanctions alert management; maintain client records and databases; advise partners and business services on compliance, FARA, and tax-evasion risks; prepare reports for management and committees and support operationalization of AML, sanctions, FARA, and tax-evasion prevention policies.