Jobs at Sidley Austin LLP

Designs, develops, deploys, and maintains scalable full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure. Owns complex features, contributes to architecture, monitors application performance, applies security practices, supports CI/CD and cloud deployments, participates in code reviews, and mentors less experienced engineers. Collaborates with product managers, designers, and technical teams to deliver reliable, maintainable, production-quality software.

Leads hands-on development of scalable full-stack applications using React, .NET, Next.js, TypeScript, and Azure. Responsibilities include architecture, technical decision-making, code reviews, performance optimization, application security, CI/CD implementation, mentoring engineers, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also contributes directly to coding, database optimization, API development, and cloud-native deployment practices.

Supports legal recruiting operations for the New York office, including summer associate program planning, law student recruiting, application processing, interview scheduling, onboarding, events, reviews, database maintenance, and candidate engagement. Requires collaboration with recruiting teams and firm departments, strong organization, discretion, communication, and the ability to manage competing deadlines during busy recruiting periods.

Develops and implements physical security procedures, assesses threats and vulnerabilities, conducts sensitive investigations, manages access control systems, oversees vendors, responds to security incidents, and supervises a Physical Security Analyst. The role prepares threat assessments and investigative reports, coordinates with HR, IT, law enforcement, building management, and other stakeholders, and supports security initiatives across geographically dispersed offices.

Analyzes and improves records and information governance processes, controls, retention, document security, data migration, and compliance practices. Supports lawyers and administrative teams with document reviews, file releases, disposition, entitlement reviews, and workspace organization. Develops recommendations, test plans, reports, metrics, change-management plans, and process improvements while investigating document security alerts and maintaining confidentiality.

Supports lawyers in Regulatory and Enforcement and Investment Funds practices by managing SEC and state regulatory filings for hedge funds, commodity pools, and private equity funds. Prepares SEC documents and Blue Sky notices, analyzes offering documents, gathers information from attorneys, communicates with clients, and maintains the firm’s Blue Sky website. Manages multiple deadlines while exercising strong organization, discretion, judgment, and attention to detail.

Build and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using .NET, React, Next.js, and Azure. Responsibilities include feature delivery, API and microservices development, testing, code reviews, architecture, performance optimization, security, CI/CD support, cloud deployment, and production support. Senior engineers will mentor teammates and influence engineering standards, while early-career engineers receive mentorship and progressively greater ownership.

Leads hands-on development of full-stack applications using .NET, React, Next.js, and Azure. Owns architecture, coding, code reviews, testing, security, reliability, observability, production support, and cloud deployment. Integrates AI and GenAI capabilities such as LLM features, RAG, semantic search, and agentic workflows. Mentors engineers, establishes technical standards, collaborates with stakeholders, supports hiring, and helps deliver scalable, secure software.

Provides entry-level administrative and project support to attorneys and paralegals in a law firm. Responsibilities include organizing electronic and paper files, conducting non-legal research, maintaining client data integrity, and assisting with practice-specific projects. The role requires strong communication, organization, research, analytical, computer, proofreading, confidentiality, and prioritization skills, along with the ability to manage deadlines and shifting priorities.

Leads global legal directory, rankings, and awards strategy for a law firm. Oversees submissions, research calendars, client references, lawyer interviews, stakeholder coordination, results reporting, and process improvement. Advises lawyers and business development teams, communicates participation strategies, manages LexTrack data, and provides leadership, coaching, hiring, and performance oversight for the Rankings & Awards team.

Manage and supervise the billing team to ensure accurate, timely invoicing aligned with client deadlines and accounting close. Oversee billing workflows, resolve billing issues and rejected invoices, mentor staff, collaborate across revenue cycle functions, monitor metrics, and lead process improvement and compliance with accounting policies.

Provides administrative and practice-specific support to attorneys, including document preparation, calendar and travel management, billing and time-entry coordination, client matter opening, meeting preparation, file maintenance, communications, and workflow improvement. Senior-level responsibilities include managing complex calendars, overseeing billing and collections, training colleagues, coordinating with firm departments, and serving as a trusted partner to attorneys and practice groups.

Leads business development and marketing strategy for a global litigation practice. Responsibilities include advising partners, developing client and practice plans, managing RFPs and pitches, coordinating rankings and awards submissions, conducting market and client research, evaluating initiatives and ROI, supporting events and communications, managing budgets, and supervising junior staff.

Lead business development and marketing efforts for assigned practice/industry groups: manage RFPs and pitches, develop BD and client development plans, maintain marketing collateral and databases, coordinate events and thought leadership, track budgets and ROI, and support cross-selling and client research initiatives.

Lead business development and marketing for the Global Finance practice: develop strategies and plans with practice leaders, manage RFPs and pitches, maintain collateral and experience databases, coordinate industry research and PR, oversee submissions/awards, plan client programs, track ROI and budgets, and supervise and develop junior BD staff to drive cross-selling and practice profile growth.