Full-Time
Director – Research & Intelligence Services
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
1,001-5,000 employees
International law firm delivering transactional services
Compensation Overview
$300k - $350k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid work in NY with on-site requirements; exact schedule to be determined.
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- Master's in Library Science (MLS) is required; preferably from an American Library Association-accredited school
- Juris Doctor (JD) or similar law degree preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the legal industry, including a minimum of 5 years as a people leader
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex legal and market developments into actionable insights; experienced in developing strategy to implement or enhance systems, procedures, and workflow to increase efficiency
- Demonstrated ability to direct change management initiatives in an Information Services environment; with the operational background to effectively direct, organize, staff, budget, and evaluate library operations
- Extensive knowledge of commercially available legal research, competitive intelligence, and other commonly used resources in the legal industry; expertise in legal research tools and technologies (e.g., LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law) and digital knowledge platforms
- Strong project management capabilities, leadership experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys and other professionals in a cross-functional environment.
- Prior experience negotiating contracts and managing vendor relationships, and preparing and managing a multi-million-dollar budget
- Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and present ideas clearly and concisely; excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Superior organization skills with the capability to assess needs, assign priorities, set goals and objectives, develop strategies, manage change, evaluate outcomes and make recommendations
- Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills with the ability to resolve issues effectively and confidentially to bring projects to completion
- Cross-functional leader who can partner effectively across all levels of the organization and effectively work in a fast-paced client services environment
- Critical thinker who can demonstrate initiative and independent judgment, and make administrative decisions, interpret policies, supervise, and counsel staff
- Understanding of AI with some hands-on experience in Prompt Engineering and how it can improve the Research capabilities and streamline manual tasks for Lawyers
- Develop and implement the Research & Intelligence strategic plan and roadmap to support the Firm’s growth objectives
- Create goals and priorities for the team that align with client needs; provide operational oversight and direction for the function in partnership with K&I leadership
- Ensure that the department is efficient and provides a high level of value-added service
- Ensure that the department is cost effective by controlling expenditures and managing the Research & Intelligence budget through financial reporting analysis for the entire vendor spend base
- Manage a team of researchers and intelligence analysts, providing strategic direction, training, and performance evaluation
- Manage the evaluation and selection of information resources for practice support and APIs for organizing content and materials, including integrated databases and knowledge banks to ensure that the resources are accessible
- Collaborate with practice groups and senior leaders to identify emerging legal trends, market developments, and client needs
- Advance and maintain relationships with other Firm departments, practice group leadership and other key stakeholders to inform and educate regarding department resources and services
- Develop Design and implement education and awareness programs to promote the tools and services of the department, including new technology
- Negotiate contracts, SOWs and service agreements; monitor terms of contracts and license agreements to assure compliance
- Leverage and apply metrics to measure adoption of tools and services.
- Maintain key strategic relationships with Research providers and identify/execute areas on how AI can amplify the impact of Research
- Juris Doctor (JD) or similar law degree preferred
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is a large, long-established international law firm with about 1,500 lawyers. It helps clients worldwide by providing coordinated legal advice and transactional capabilities across multiple practice areas, drawing on offices in major financial and business centers (New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, São Paulo, etc.). The firm works through a network of attorneys to handle complex transactional work, mergers and acquisitions, financing, litigation, and other corporate matters for clients globally. Its differentiator is its global reach, depth of experience, and long history dating back to 1884, enabling it to offer coordinated, cross-border legal services at scale. The firm’s stated goal is to deliver high-quality legal services to clients around the world, leveraging its international platform and experienced lawyers to meet diverse legal needs.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
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Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1884
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What believers are saying
- Houston hire Denny Lee deepens energy and infrastructure transactions coverage.
- New York hire Marten Olsson expands project finance across renewables and LNG.
- Zhiyan Cao strengthens GP-led secondaries, continuation funds, and tender offers.
What critics are saying
- M&A lateral hiring wars pressure Simpson Thacher's sponsor-client originations.
- Competitors with deeper secondaries benches can capture continuation-fund mandates.
- Energy-transition financing competition intensifies as work shifts toward renewables and digital infrastructure.
What makes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett unique
- Global law firm with 2,000 attorneys across 14 offices.
- Energy and Infrastructure team exceeds 150 dedicated lawyers.
- Top-ranked private funds platform advises over 40% of PE capital raised since 2025.
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Table of Contents On March 24, CFTC Chair Michael Selig revealed the regulating body is launching an Innovation Task Force to work alongside its Innovation Advisory Committee on frameworks for crypto, blockchain, AI, and prediction markets. Led by Michael Passalacqua, who joined the CFTC as a senior adviser in January after working on crypto and blockchain issues at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, is expected to lead the new task force. Selig described the initiative as a space for innovators and builders to engage directly with regulatory staff. The move follows the SEC's own crypto task force launched more than a year ago, which Selig himself served on as chief counsel before being nominated by Trump to chair the CFTC. With both the SEC and CFTC now running dedicated innovation-focused crypto units, the regulatory environment for digital asset builders and traders is getting more and more constructive. As a result, projects launching into the environment, timing couldn't be any better. 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This was the right call as the conviction was the result of traders being excited about a platform that introduces various analytics services, some of which include a real-time sentiment tracker, a tool for finding breakout setups, a rug scanner, etc. What many consider the next big crypto is launching on March 31, which leaves traders with less than seven days to reserve the token at $0.04669. Generally speaking, you can expect low-cap altcoins to provide solid gains on even small investments. Yet, DeepSnitch AI shines in this area too, with traders anticipating 100x-300x based on the fundamentals alone. Hard to pass up on such an opportunity, especially now, when larger assets are slowly running out of steam. 2. BNB: will BNB regain its glory? According to CoinMarketCap, BNB gained a little over 2% on March 25 and traded at around $644. BNB is inching close to its 50-day moving average, sparking hopes that it will be the next crypto to explode and regain its 2025 levels. 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