Reporting to the Deputy CIO, the IT Program Manager is responsible for the ongoing management, development, and execution of the firm’s IT project portfolio. This includes overseeing project timelines, budgets, and ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives. The IT Program Manager plays a pivotal role in promoting a culture of efficiency and technological advancement throughout the organization.   The scope of this position is firm-wide and requires a thorough understanding of all IT systems the firm uses, and how those...

The E-Billing Coordinator plays a critical role in the revenue cycle of the firm by performing E-Billing assistance on electronically billed matters. The E-billing Coordinator oversees the electronic billing process from start to finish, ensuring accurate and timely invoice submission in compliance with client requirements and guidelines. This role involves but is not limited to, identifying and troubleshooting E-billing issues, maintaining data integrity, collaborating with internal teams and clients to ensure successful billing.

The Marketing and Events Specialist is a member of the Events team, which is an important part of the global Marketing and Business Development (“MBD”) team. The Marketing and Events Specialist is responsible for and will act as the central advisor for external client gifting, giveaways and the charitable program for the Firm. They will report into the Manager of Events and Office Development who is based in Chicago.   The Marketing and Events Specialist will interact frequently with...

The legal market is undergoing a period of hyper-change, driving opportunities for innovative thinking and hybrid careers. The Client Operations Services & Legal Project Management team thrives on these changes, residing at the intersection of process improvement, technology, data storytelling, client service and legal practice. Our mission is to strengthen Ropes & Gray's client relationships and optimize the delivery of legal services by developing innovative tools and processes that drive efficiency and meet our clients' evolving priorities.   The role of the manager is to provide lawyers, clients and support staff guidance on matter management best practices and tools, ensuring that client...

The Human Resources Communications Assistant will be responsible for creating, editing and distributing impactful internal communications related to Human Resources (HR), especially Benefits. This role, reporting to the Senior Manager of HR Communications, will collaborate closely with HR team members and other teams across the globe to promote HR programs focused on health and well-being, recognition, performance management, and compensation.  

JOB SUMMARY: This Conference Services Representative is responsible for conference room set-up and breakdown including catering services and furniture configuration.  Some examples of typical events are: internal, client meetings, board meetings, depositions, town halls, training programs, sit down dinners, happy hours and seasonal events. Also responsible for maintaining supply inventory and equipment, cleanliness and overall appearance of conference rooms, service areas, pantries, catering kitchen and visitor offices.

The Senior Data Engineer/Architect will architect, develop, and implement enhancements to our core data infrastructure through data validations, transformations, normalizations, reports and extracts, and integration processes that strengthen internal business applications and client reporting functions. This individual will also be responsible for working with internal customers to prioritize projects and ensure alignment with business goals. The role demands superior analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication and collaboration with both technical and non-technical partners. Expertise in Microsoft SQL 2019 stack and experience with REST API, Python, and .NET is...

The Senior Data Engineer will enhance core data infrastructure through validations, transformations, normalizations, reports, extracts, and integration processes. The role demands superior analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication and collaboration with both technical and non-technical partners. Expertise in Microsoft SQL 2019 stack and experience with REST API, Python, and .NET is required.   This position requires hybrid on-site (3 days per week) presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues...

Ropes & Gray is seeking a proposals manager to lead the proposals team, which is an important part of the global marketing and business development department. The proposals manager will be responsible for the management, execution, delivery and tracking of requests for proposals, RFPs, including preferred provider program submissions, and customized pitch materials, working with business development, practice development, attorneys, and others. This individual should have a strong understanding of industry best practices and techniques. The proposals manager will manage the proposals team, oversee the pitch database, establish best practices for managing the response process, and update and improve firm content in the central...

The Client Operations & LPM (“Client Ops”) team resides at the intersection of legal operations, process improvement, technology, data storytelling, client service and legal project management.  The team strengthens Ropes & Gray's client relationships and optimizes the delivery of legal services by developing innovative tools and processes that drive efficiency and meet our partners’ and clients' evolving priorities.   The Client Ops team has put in place a specialized infrastructure team.  Its mission is to ensure that the Client Ops team has a...

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Marketing Operations Specialist reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager. The Marketing Operations Specialist will contribute to the execution and delivery of marketing campaigns and initiatives, ensuring they are completed in a timely and accurate manner. They will also ensure our marketing materials are up to date, oversee campaign tracking and analytics, and manage the budget for all marketing initiatives.   The Marketing Operations Specialist will have a key role in building process, procedure, and capability, change management...

The Legal Executive Assistant works alongside industry-leading lawyers; to serve as an attorney's right hand and play a vital role managing day-to-day activities; and to join the practice as an integral member of the group, managing the flow of information as they screen, organize and prioritize requests from both internal and external clients.

About Business Development at Ropes & Gray: The Business Development department’s business objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, in collaboration with partners, other attorneys and business colleagues, by leveraging and generating the firm’s offering: - to grow existing client relationships via industry and practice group business development efforts and client teams; and -

The Manager of Application Development is responsible for overseeing the design, development, and maintenance of software applications to support the firm's business operations. This role leads a team of developers, collaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements, and ensures the successful delivery of high-quality applications used by attorneys and business support departments.

The Client Development Specialist (CDS) will be an integral member of the Business Development Team. Working closely with the Director of Client Development (DCD), Senior Client Development Managers (Sr. CDMs), and Client Development Managers (CDMs), the CDS will be primarily focused on providing support for the firm’s client teams and other Business Development initiatives.

The legal market is undergoing a period of hyper-change, driving opportunities for innovative thinking and hybrid careers.  The Client Operations Services & Legal Project Management team thrives on these changes, residing at the intersection of process improvement, technology, data storytelling, client service and legal practice.  Our mission is to strengthen Ropes & Gray's client relationships and optimize the delivery of legal services by developing innovative tools and processes that drive efficiency and meet our clients' evolving priorities.   The role of the...

Maintains firm wide physical security infrastructure along with Operations Department ticketing system. Supports day to day department operations and acts as owner of special projects as identified by the Director of Operations.

Reporting to the Tax Supervisor and Tax Managers, the Tax Accountant will work as an integral part of the Tax, Treasury, Risk and RGIP (Ropes & Gray’s Investment Pool) team, responsible for preparing U.S. and international income tax return schedules, tax compliance, tax procedures, contributing to audit and debt compliance, and performing ad hoc analysis as required. The scope of this role includes a wide variety of accounting, reporting and internal control oversight.

The Leaves and Benefits Analyst manages employee leave programs which are co-sourced with a third-party leaves vendor, ensuring compliance with firm policies with a focus on employee experience. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Compensation and provides guidance and support to employees and managers regarding leave policies and procedures. Additionally, the Analyst helps to develop and execute well-being programs to support our global population and runs audits of the benefits data to ensure accuracy and compliance.

About the Strategy team A key component of Ropes & Gray’s success is a strategy team that supports the firm’s leadership in making a wide range of strategic business decisions through rigorous research, analysis, and assessment.  The strategy team enjoys the trust of Ropes & Gray’s leadership and is called upon to advise on important strategic decisions about the firm’s future.  The wide range of practice areas at Ropes & Gray and the broad array of client segments and geographic markets that the firm serves result in strategy team projects that...

The firm currently prepares regular accruals reports, requested by our clients to monitor their legal spend. Accruals reports have historically been prepared by several different teams.  This newly created Accruals team within Revenue will handle intake, identifying which reports go to Client Ops & LPM or Billing/Collections and which it will handle.  For the latter, the Accruals team will handle workflow, communication, preparation and delivery of reports.   

About the Strategy team A key component of Ropes & Gray’s success is a strategy team that supports the firm’s leadership in making a wide range of strategic business decisions through rigorous research, analysis, and assessment.  The strategy team enjoys the trust of Ropes & Gray’s leadership and is called upon to advise on important strategic decisions about the firm’s future.  The wide range of practice areas at Ropes & Gray and the broad array of client segments and geographic markets that the firm serves result in strategy team projects that...

Reporting to the Revenue Project Manager, the Revenue Analyst is a critical role in the revenue cycle of the Firm by providing reporting to Revenue. The role will require financial business partnering, problem solving and analytical acumen, in addition to hands-on reporting and analysis. Over time, and with management support, a successful analyst will partner with the Senior Revenue Analyst to own the end-to-end cycle of data management, reporting, analysis, and presentation for revenue reporting.  The Revenue Analyst will be responsible for weekly reporting and analysis as well as partnering with the Senior Analyst on creating monthly PowerPoint slides for Revenue Management and the...

The Legal Recruiting Specialist will assist with organizing activities related to the recruiting and hiring of entry-level lawyers and other recruitment initiatives in the Washington, DC office. This role supports the Legal Recruiting Department on all matters related to hiring including on-campus events, the annual summer associate program, and orientation.

JOB SUMMARY:   Acting as the face of a global law firm, the Guest Services Representative is responsible for greeting and directing all clients and visitors, while attending to the main telephone line and organizing immediate assistance to meetings in progress. This position expands upon the traditional receptionist role, including the responsibility of coordinating Conference Center operations of our Chicago office. It is ideal for a customer service orientated individual who has the ability to make a great first impression and present themselves in a polished and...

The Senior Business Development Specialist (SBDS) will be an integral member of the Business Development Team.  Working closely with the DBD, SBDMs, BDMs, and BDSs, the SBDS will take a lead role supporting the implementation of the practice group’s strategic and commercial priorities.  This includes working with relevant partners who have BD responsibilities to provide strategic, commercial and practical business development and client development support.

The Site Support Specialist provides internal customer service, second level problem resolution, and, desktop technology support and site support.  The Site Support Specialist also participates in special projects as assigned. This role is responsible and accountable for the overall coordination of technology support and ancillary IT, and telecom functions for an office site.    This position is assigned to the Desktop Services Group and takes day-to-day direction from the Desktop Services Supervisor. 

The Attorney Talent Operations Coordinator (“Operations Coordinator”) works seamlessly with all Attorney Talent operations team members to provide critical operations support during the entire life-cycle of an attorney at the firm. Working with a high-performing global team, the Operations Coordinator contributes to a variety of attorney-related personnel programs and processes.

Why become a Legal Executive Assistant (LEA) at Ropes & Gray?  Because with great responsibility comes great opportunity.   An LEA works alongside industry-leading lawyers to serve as a lawyer’s right hand and joins the practice as an integral member of the group.  An LEA plays a vital role in managing day-to-day activities by managing the flow of information while screening, organizing and prioritizing requests from both internal and external clients. 

Ropes & Gray is seeking a proposal specialist to join the proposal team, which is an important part of the global marketing and business development department.The proposal specialist will work closely with the proposals manager to provide direct support to multiple business development teams. The role will involve developing high-quality external business development materials, including pitches, proposals and responses to RFPs. The role will also involve establishing project timelines and protocols, and coordinating input from subject matter experts to ensure outstanding client service while drafting, editing, and finalizing proposal...

The Knowledge Management (KM) Technology Specialist is responsible for assisting KM Technology product owners with the development, deployment, and documentation for Foundation, Power BI and Smartsheet (the KM Technology tools of primary focus for this role). Under the direction of the Manager of KM Technology, the Specialist will work collaboratively with internal departments and external vendors for seamless and accurate configurations, testing, deployment, and on-going enhancements of the tools KM Technology supports. The Specialist will support the Manager of KM Technology in creating drafts of documentation and help maintain the team’s knowledge base for the...

About Business Development at Ropes & Gray: The Business Development department’s business objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, in collaboration with partners, other attorneys, and business colleagues, by leveraging and generating the firm’s offerings: - to grow existing client relationships via industry and practice group business development efforts and client teams -

The Senior Systems Architect is a senior level position in Enterprise Systems within IT Operations. The Senior Systems Architect is responsible for the design, maintenance and monitoring for all enterprise IT systems at the firm including, cloud, hybrid, and on-premesis systems. The Senior Systems Architect works closely with vendors, other members of the IT Operations team and staff in other departments, within the firm, to help plan, design and implement new technologies, products and upgrades. The individual filling this position must be able to work well without constant supervision while handling multiple sets of priorities and will need to be a fluent in the firm's technology best practices. The...

The MicroStrategy Solutions Analyst will join a team of developers responsible for the firm’s enterprise data warehouse, management reporting, and business intelligence solutions. Key initiatives include the design and implementation of dashboards using dossier and documents, delivery of self-service dashboards and report development and other MicroStrategy related products. The MicroStrategy Solutions Analyst will communicate and engage with business sponsors to develop a strong understanding of their data and reporting needs. The MicroStrategy Solutions Analyst will also define and document requirements, produce mockups and solution wireframes, and provide training and first-level support for our end-users.

Working closely with the Senior Practice Development Manager (SPDM), Practice Development Manager (PDM) and other practice development team members, the Practice Development Experience Specialist (PDES) will support the Asset Management practice in the management, tracking, analysis, organization and governance of the practice group’s experience initiatives. The PDES will support and, in some cases, lead efforts to identify, retain and share matter and client experience within the Practice Development Business Support Team and asset management practice to provide excellent legal services to our clients. The PDES will also identify processes for enhanced internal experience tracking,...

The Ropes & Gray Insights Lab is a differentiated solution for corporate governance and risk in complex business environments. Combining legal talent and subject matter experts in compliance, data, culture, and behavioral science, we help clients assess risk, map organizational culture impacting that risk, design and retool compliance programs, and implement actionable insights from qualitative and quantitative data. Our work recently saw us named Most Innovative Lawyers in Private Capital by the Financial Times.   The Ropes & Gray Insights...

The Systems Administrator is a member of the Enterprise Systems team in IT Operations. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the technical administration of specific enterprise applications at the firm used by the firm’s attorneys and business support professionals. The Systems Administrator manages application servers, performance, stability, uptime, and security. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the analysis and resolution of problems affecting the system, including those related to data, software, servers, connectivity, and functionality. The Systems Administrator performs installation, configuration, and maintenance of system software including upgrades and patches. The Systems...

The Administrative Resource Center Legal Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to a team of attorneys, paralegals and business support personnel. Some high-level responsibilities include building relationships with assigned team members, creating and editing documents, performing document comparisons, entering and editing daily time, arranging travel, coordinating meeting arrangements and providing overflow support for LEAs.

The Legal Technology Analyst is responsible for providing technical support and expertise in the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of legal technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with attorneys, paralegals, and other stakeholders to ensure the effective utilization of technology tools and systems within the firm.

Creates and edits legal documents such as briefs, letters, charts, forms, graphics, and other written material.  Expert in a variety of software programs including: Microsoft Office Suite —Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Compare (document comparison software), iManage, DocX Tools, transcription software, Visio, Adobe Acrobat,  InterAction, RightFax, WinZip, EDGAR/SEC filing, and other software related to the core functions of the document processing department.  Subject Matter Expert (SME) with excellent software skills.  Experience with SEC filings is highly preferred.

The Manager of Partners Equity will manage, review, and perform various analysis and accounting functions as it relates to the firms Partners’ Equity general ledger accounts. Due to the sensitive nature of all Partner information, the Manager of Partners Equity will maintain and enforce an exceptionally high standard of security and confidentiality. The scope of this role includes a wide variety of accounting, reporting and internal control oversight.

Become a Legal Executive Assistant (LEA) at Ropes & Gray- Why? Because with great responsibilities come great opportunities: to work alongside industry-leading lawyers; to serve as an attorney’s right hand and play a vital role managing day-to-day activities; and to join the practice as an integral member of the group, managing the flow of information as you screen, organize and prioritize requests from both internal and external clients.

The Business Development Manager (BDM) will serve as a trusted advisor to Practice Group Leaders (PGLs), Specialty Group Leaders (SGLs) and other partners with BD responsibilities to provide strategic, commercial and practical business development and client development support in support of the implementation of the practice group’s strategic and commercial priorities.