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Job Location drjobs

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 120000 - 130000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Overview

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have 16 offices in major financial centers around the world but we operate as a single integrated global partnership and not a U.S. firm with a network of overseas locations. The firm employs approximately 1100 lawyers from more than 50 countries.

Since 1946 our lawyers and staff have worked across practices industries jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges whether domestic or international. We support every client relationship with intellectual agility commercial acumen and a human touch.


We seek a fulltime paralegal to provide broad responsive and efficient case management document and operational support to our world class litigation enforcement bankruptcy and antitrust practice areas.Under the direction of partners and associates and under the general supervision of the Litigation Resources Manager our paralegals assist with all aspects of client and case support on a variety of innovative complex and often highly visible matters.

Our preferred candidate for this role will have solid experience working on multiparty complex litigation; demonstrated effective project management skills; superior organizational and time management skills; effective problemsolving skills; a positive professional demeanor; the ability to communicate effectively with personnel of all levels; and a record of delivering exceptional client service under pressure in a fastpaced complex dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support attorneys with various matters including but not limited to complexlitigation (general commercial disputes intellectual property M&A securities and sovereign litigations) arbitration antitrust bankruptcy whitecollar defense and investigations pro bono and advocacy matters.
  • May handle case management aspects of litigationtype matters while serving as a liaison between attorneys and paralegals on case teams allocating assignments to paralegals on case teams managing team task lists tracking projects and keeping attorneys apprised of status.
  • Assist with all aspects of pleadings preparationand filings including but not limited to proofreading citechecking bluebooking and shepardizing documents as well as arranging for service of documents with the Firms Managing Attorneys Office.
  • Collaborate with Discovery Group lawyers and assist with all aspects of discovery and trial preparation including but not limited to coding documents; creating and maintaining document databases; creating and maintaining document logs; document production; deposition management and support; preparation of witness binders trial exhibits and trial notebooks; coordinating logistical support arrangements for hearings and trial; and providing onsite trial support.
  • Assist attorneys with legal and factual research.
  • Draft applications petitions forms pleadings correspondence and discovery documents and responses among other things.
  • Translate foreign language documents and serve as interpreters for clients and/ or lawyers subject to ability.
  • Perform timely and accurate maintenance of case files pursuant to Firms document retention policy.
  • Mentor and train junior paralegals.
  • Perform additional tasks as needed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree with a minimum of five 5 years paralegal experience with significant experience working on multiparty complex litigation and/or arbitrations.
  • Prior effective and collegial supervision of case teams preferred.
  • Strong collaboration and teamwork skills as well as ability to produce independently with excellent results and accuracy in work product.
  • Proficiency in legal software and ediscovery tools (e.g. Westlaw Lexis Relativity Westlaw Case Notebook CaseMap TrialDirector).
  • Superior detail orientation written and verbal communication organization problemsolving and time management skills.
  • Wellversed understanding of The Bluebook and proficiency in applying its rules and standards of citation
  • Ability to handle pressure long hours prioritize effectively and manage multiple deadlines and adapt to changing priorities and interruptions.
  • Fluency in Spanish Portuguese French German Italian or Mandarin language skills a plus but not required.
  • Flexibility to work extensive overtime and travel as needed.
  • Ability to handle confidential information and materials with care and discretion.

The estimated base salary for this position is between $120000 $130000 at the time of posting. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of jobrelated factors including skills education training credentials experience scope and complexity of role responsibilities geographic location and performance. This role is nonexempt meaning that it is overtime pay eligible.

Cleary provides a comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits. More information can be found here: Benefits

At Cleary Gottlieb all members of our community deserve respect as individuals and appreciation for the contributions they make to our community. We champion diversity equity and inclusion and creating equal opportunities to develop and succeed.


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