Applicants for administrative staff employment with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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1 Date: March 6, 2015 To: Applicants for administrative staff employment with From: Human Resources Thank you for inquiring about administrative staff employment opportunities with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Open positions are listed by department in alphabetical order following this page, with the most recent position per department listed last. Vacancies include: Information Services Database Administrator Project Manager Developer Senior Network Engineer Knowledge Management Services Electronic Resources Coordinator Marketing Business Development Senior Strategist is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin or any other legally protected category in accordance with U.S. law. Applicants seeking an accommodation please see Request an Accommodation under Additional Information on the Working Here section at

2 DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT We are an international law firm headquartered in New York seeking a Database Administrator to become an integral part of an Information Services department within an Amlaw 20 firm. This position is one of a team of two DBAs responsible for the research, design and maintenance of database technology projects. The position consists of 70% support and 30% design and implementation. RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to: Research, design and maintenance of database technology projects Maintenance of current and future third party applications and in-house developed applications The ideal candidate possesses a strong ability to work individually on smaller projects as well as together with his fellow DBA on larger initiatives and support. He/she will also work with a variety of other members of the IT staff. He/she must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be willing to learn and adapt to technologies outside of current skill set. The ideal candidate should have experience in Microsoft SQL 2000/2005/2008/2012 and related technologies such as Windows, clustering, networking, and storage for a midsize to large infrastructure. This candidate should be experienced with implementation and maintenance of Microsoft SQL in a multi-tier environment. He/she should have experience with written technical proposals for business review and documentation for training. The ideal candidate must be willing and available to work off hours and on weekends as needed. 2 years of relevant experience required Microsoft SQL 2000/2005/2008/2012 knowledge and experience Design, implementation and migration of Microsoft SQL environments Intermediate knowledge in monitoring, security and storage for SQL Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft clustering technology Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating systems Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft IIS Skilled in Microsoft Office including Visio Ability to solve problems independently Availability, on a best effort basis, to provide support 24 x 7 Must have excellent written and oral communication skills Must be able to work with technical and non-technical staff at all levels Desire and ability to learn and understand new technologies PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience with law firms Experience with HP servers Project management skills Current Microsoft SQL certifications Four year college degree To APPLY: Please mention where you saw this position posted when applying. Send resume and salary history/requirements to: Human Resources Generalist Fax: TTY only:

3 PROJECT MANAGER INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT We are an international Amlaw 20 law firm headquartered in New York seeking a Project Manager to become an integral part of the firm s Information Services department. The Project Manager position is responsible for managing multiple concurrent projects using proven project management tools and techniques. Projects involve any variety of technologies and are often complex, inter-departmental, enterprise-wide and/or high profile. Projects generally address COTS application implementations, process improvements, vendor selection, custom development and system upgrades. The Project Manager works directly with team members from other Information Services (IS) functional groups/business areas, project sponsors and stakeholders. Additionally, the Project Manager will perform project-oriented administrative functions and advanced analysis for senior management where necessary. This position reports to the firm s Project Management Office (PMO) Manager. RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to: Overseeing requirements definition and solution design. Developing project work plan and tracking progress against the plan. Identifying necessary project team resources and negotiating assignments and work prioritization with PMO Manager and functional Managers. Quickly developing an adequate understanding of new technologies and processes that are critical to the project. Managing project scope while accommodating for changing business requirements. Managing the project within budget and time constraints. Managing third-party implementation resources and relationships, with a view to ensure internal capability and knowledge is gained and retained by the firm. Identifying issues/risks and managing resolution and/or mitigation. Escalating timing, budget, resource, scope and other issues to upper management in a timely manner. Preparing project status reports and summaries. Providing leadership and motivation to project team members; fostering a positive and collaborative work environment for the project team. Developing strong and purposeful relationships with stakeholders, ensuring their appropriate participation in the project. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the PMO Manager or Director of Global Technology. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication, facilitation and planning skills, while also demonstrating superior interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiating skills. Candidates must be detail oriented with the proven ability to effectively prioritize tasks while working with multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment and under minimal supervision. Candidates must possess a professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills in order to interact successfully with personnel at all levels. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to multitask, prioritize and re-organize activities to meet deadlines. Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills. Strong leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills able to motivate, engage, inspire, empower and drive the project team to deliver. Ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels and thrive in a cross-functional environment. Strong grasp of information technology concepts and processes. Strong customer service, organizational and facilitation skills. Extensive knowledge of Project Management methodologies and best-practices (PMP Certification is strongly preferred). Intermediate-Advanced Microsoft Office skills (including MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio). 4 6 years of increasingly responsible IT project management experience. Bachelor s degree. To APPLY: Please mention where you saw this position posted when applying. Send resume and salary history/requirements to: Human Resources Generalist Fax: TTY only:

4 DEVELOPER INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT We are an international law firm headquartered in New York seeking a Developer to become an integral part of an Information Services department within an Amlaw 20 firm. The ideal candidate demonstrates good coding practices and he/she must be willing and available to work off hours and on weekends, as needed. Reporting to the firm s Development Supervisor, the person in this role would assume the responsibilities that follow in the section(s) below. RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to: GENERAL: Implementing good coding practices with a strong commitment to existing company coding standards; providing ideas for improvement of said standards, if/as needed. Participating in code review meetings and other opportunities for knowledge sharing. Providing regular status updates to supervisor and project team, in addition to as-needed notification of circumstances that may adversely affect the project schedule. Providing estimates for work effort. Scripting, documenting and providing a rollback plan for every change - does not implement loose changes. Team Foundation Server (or some other version control software) must be employed in code development. SUPPORT: Assisting with changes to existing applications and data feeds. Interacting with users and other teams to efficiently troubleshoot issues. Diligently documenting resolved issues and development process. APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION: Designing/developing.NET applications and modules. Developing application code for new and/or converted systems on an as-needed basis, remaining consistent with coding standards. Providing automation of tasks that follows existing coding and documentation standards. OTHER: Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Developer s supervisor, manager and/or Director of Technology. Working with outside vendors as appropriate: software vendors, consultants, integrators, etc. Degree in Computer Science or related course of study from a major college program; OR degree in another field, supplemented with additional job experience and/or non-degree courses in computer systems studies. 3-5 years of relevant experience (with specific dedication to programming/development) preferred. Experience with C#.NET, ASP.NET, T-SQL, XML, HTML and/or JavaScript. Experience in analysis of business requirements and functional specifications. Experience in systems development and implementation. Excellent interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with professional, clerical and administrative staff members. Articulate, with excellent oral and written presentation skills; able to convey concepts and ideas clearly and professionally. Strong writing skills with proven experience involving correspondence, procedures, technical and/or user documentation and status reports. Strong critical thinking skills. Ability to take ownership of tasks. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience with jquery, ASP.NET MVC, Crystal Reports, Workday, Elite Enterprise, Redwood Analytics, MS Office VBA, PowerShell, SharePoint and/or WMI. Experience with Active Directory, including creation of scripts/applications to import and export data. To APPLY: Please mention where you saw this position posted when applying. Send resume and salary history/requirements to: Human Resources Generalist Fax: TTY only:

5 SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT We are an international law firm headquartered in New York seeking one Senior Network Engineer in our New York office. The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, support and management of network technologies in a 24x7 business environment. This position reports to the Operations Engineering Supervisor. RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to: Architect / build / maintain / upgrade network systems and infrastructure in all firm offices and datacenters (including LAN/WAN devices, proxy servers, network accelerators, firewalls, etc.) Diagnose and resolve networking issues. Monitor metrics around utilization and capacity and recommend changes as necessary. Provide documentation and train network engineers as well as other IS staff. Other duties as deemed appropriate by the Operations Engineering Supervisor. The ideal candidate possesses excellent interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor to interact successfully with lawyers and staff at all levels, and to work as a team with other members of the IS department. Must possess excellent written and oral communications skills with demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and solve network problems independently. Must be available to provide after-hours support. Minimum 5 years experience architecting high availability, high performance global networks. Minimum 5 years experience evaluating and recommending multi-vendor solutions to solve a wide range of firm network requirements. Minimum 7 years experience with Cisco networking equipment. Minimum 5 years working with telecommunications vendors provisioning and troubleshooting a variety of circuit types. Expert working knowledge of network sniffers and probes and packet analysis. Expert working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, concepts and application in production environments. Expert working knowledge of LAN / WAN protocols (EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, VPLS, IPSec, QOS, etc.) concepts, and application in production environments. A strong sense of focus and excellent attention to detail, while working in a very fast-paced and energetic environment. Experience with Microsoft Active Directory based networks. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors Degree in an Information Technology or Engineering field. Advanced / current Cisco certification strongly preferred. Experience with Cisco NX-OS, IOS, firewall and Internet proxy inter-networking. Experience with structured project management or have served as technical lead on infrastructure related project teams. Experience with multi factor authentication systems. Proficiency with network accelerators and load balancers. TO APPLY: When applying please specify where you saw this position posted for tracking purposes. Send cover letter, resume and salary requirements: Human Resources Generalist Fax: TTY only:

6 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES COORDINATOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, an AmLaw 50 international law firm with over 650 attorneys, is one of the leading law firms in the country. Debevoise is committed to hiring dedicated and talented individuals as members of our administrative community. We strive to foster a culture based on diversity as well as concern and respect for each individual. Our goal of providing outstanding service to our lawyers and clients is achieved by promoting an atmosphere that is both collaborative and professional. The firm seeks an Electronic Resources Coordinator. This position reports to the Manager of Electronic Resources in the Knowledge Management Services Department. Responsibilities: Manages all aspects of the Serials Module and the Electronic Resources Module of the EOS.web integrated library system including: o Understands the life cycle of digital serials so that current status of given issues is available for all attorneys and staff in the online catalog. o Maintains routing lists for all electronic newsletters and other materials including desk books and office copies so that attorneys receive current awareness and updated primary law in a timely fashion. o Works with Electronic Resources Analyst to review new editions and filings for retention. o Generates relevant reports including serials overdue reports and circulation usage. o Uses Research Monitor reports and analysis to assist the Electronic Resources Analyst in reviews of renewing resources. o Responsible for all continuations and monitoring electronic check-ins. o Claims missing issues and other updating materials. o Works with the Acquisitions module to follow through on all acquisitions. Processes all new materials: o Coordinates cataloging of all new resources, both digital and print. o Performs copy cataloging using OCLC for new titles and new editions. o Works with outside cataloging agency to process new catalog records in a timely fashion. Assists Electronic Resources Analyst in the processing of invoices using the MS Access database. Assists at the Circulation Desk to deliver documents, cases, and books to attorneys, including interlibrary loans. Coordinates filing of loose-leaf materials and pocket parts with outside filing agency. Requirements, Skills and Related Competencies: ALA-accredited master's degree in library science or information science or credits towards a degree required. Experience using an integrated library system, preferably EOS.web library software. Experience in a law firm or corporate library a plus. Thorough competency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and ability to manipulate files on a server required. Experience with MS Access a plus. Experience with OCLC a plus. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner. Ability to consistently pay attention to details. Must have strong analytical skills and be resourceful in problem solving. Must have a strong service orientation, and ability to work with a team. This position requires vision, hearing and speech capabilities such that computers, keyboards and telephones may be easily utilized. To apply please send cover letter, resume, references, salary requirements and mention where you saw this position advertised: HR Generalist Fax: TTY only:

7 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SENIOR STRATEGIST MARKETING DEPARTMENT Debevoise is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots, seeking an accomplished Business Development Senior Strategist to become an integral part of a proactive and well-respected business development team within an Amlaw 20 firm. The Business Development Senior Strategist will serve as a key leader and integral part of a high-performance business development team and work to drive an increase in demand for firm legal services through advancement of and progress against firm-identified priority growth objectives. The ideal candidate will work in strong collaboration with senior practice leaders, partners, and other members of firmwide leadership on a variety of strategic initiatives across industry, geography, and client groups. This position reports to the Director of Marketing. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE but are not limited to: Proactively identify opportunities and advise plans for action to partners and other firm leadership to advance specific priority growth objectives, including: o Developing actionable plans for expansion of relationships with current clients o Developing actionable approaches for aspirational clients o Regularly following-up with and encouraging partners in support of their business development efforts o Following practice, industry, and regional trends to identify business opportunities relevant to growth initiatives. Collaborate with partners and practice group leaders to draft, develop, and implement strategic business development plans, including working with newly promoted partners on individual business development plans, and with lateral partners on business development integration. Drive innovation and continuous improvement in business development approaches, client presentations, RFP responses, and other associated areas with securing new clients and winning new business. Manage client teams, organize and oversee pitch rehearsals, and lead all other critical areas to ensure the highest level of effectiveness in winning new business; perform regular analysis of current methodologies to client approaches, making recommendations and improvements as necessary. Build and maintain strong lines of communication across the firm, cultivate strong relationships with senior leadership, partners, lawyers, and other business professionals, globally. Participate in fostering a culture that is team-oriented and committed to the highest levels of client service and professional excellence. A minimum of six to eight years of business development leadership or strategic business consulting experience with highly sophisticated, global professional services organizations. Demonstrated success leading transformative change, innovation, and continuous improvement in business development practices, processes, and methodologies. Strong financial and business acumen, project management, and analytical skills; the ability to develop comprehensive short- and long-term strategic plans from broadly stated business objectives. Superior presentation, writing, and interpersonal skills; the ability to interact credibly, diplomatically, and effectively with all levels within the firm, its client base, and in the outside community, tailoring communications for different groups and stakeholders. Outstanding interpersonal skills; the ability to lead through influence rather than direct control and to create consensus-based support for business strategies and decisions.

8 A consultative, collaborative, and highly client-service oriented approach. An undergraduate degree in business, marketing, or a related field is required; MBA strongly preferred. TO APPLY: A resume AND cover letter are required to apply for this position. Please tell us your salary requirements and where you saw this position posted. Send required materials to: Human Resources 919 Third Avenue, 28 th Floor New York, NY (fax) (TTY only)