Hiring: Inclusion Lead Company: Sidley Austin LLP Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 12:47:46 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Project Management About the job Experience: •A minimum of 5 years of related prior work experience •Strong project management and organizational skills •Demonstrated ability to spot concerns and issues and to formulate and execute responses or solutions •Demonstrated ability to marshal the resources of an organization across many departments to present excellent programs and effective initiatives •Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, equal opportunity, and cross-cultural communication Required Skills: •Driving Lawyer Engagement and Touchpoint Initiatives •Drive lawyer engagement and touchpoint initiatives for the Firm in collaboration with the Inclusion Director, leadership, and relevant stakeholders. This responsibility requires extensive collaboration with strategic partners across the Firm, clients, and external parties at various levels. •Work in conjunction with the Inclusion Director and strategic partners across the Firm to design and deliver other bespoke inclusion programming, lawyer engagement and touchpoint initiatives for the Firm. •Develop and maintain a deep knowledge of the goals and objectives of law firms and corporate inclusion programming in dynamic environments to inform program design and strategies. •Partner with the Inclusion Director, the Office of General Counsel, and Firm leadership to help ensure programming, lawyer engagement and touchpoint initiatives, and related materials, align with Firm policies, legal guidance, and risk considerations; exercise sound judgment in handling sensitive matters and escalate issues as appropriate. •Managing Program and Touchpoint Initiative Operations and Strategy •Actively facilitate and support Inclusion Director in developing and implementing strategies, metrics and tracking tools that measure and increase the impact of Inclusion programming, engagement and touchpoint initiatives, and extend the market reach of these initiatives with clients and friends of the Firm. •Partner cross-functionally with the Firm Communications and Marketing teams, and Inclusion Team colleagues to develop coordinated communications and other materials to promote the Firm’s Inclusion programming, initiatives, engagement and touchpoint initiatives and related objectives. Qualifications: •Advanced degree, particularly a J.D. •Prior work experience where collaboration on projects was required •Bachelor’s Degree Compensation: •$120,000 - $160,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!