Litigation Practice Development Assistant

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have 14 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 full-time Litigation Practice Development Assistant to provide broad responsive and efficient support to our litigation/disputes practice area. The Litigation Practice Development Assistant will support our vibrant litigation practice contributing to the resources available for our arbitration enforcement and litigation matters. These practice areas provide exposure to various federal state governmental and international agencies.

Cleary Gottlieb offers an excellent professional and educational experience and provides opportunities to utilize language skills. The Litigation Practice Development Assistant will obtain transferrable skills that can be applied in law school or any organization.

The Litigation Practice Development Assistant will assist with the resources and trainings that support our innovative complex and often highly visible matters while working closely with and under the direction of the Litigation Practice Development Lawyer and the Litigation Practice Development Specialist. Successful candidates will have superior organizational and time management skills; effective problem-solving skills; a positive professional demeanor; and a strong client service focus. The responsibilities of the Litigation Practice Development Assistant include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with all aspects of the practices experience database including monitoring and assessing attorney updates supporting attorney training and improving profile design.
• Assisting with the creation and maintenance of the practices knowledge management resources (e.g. checklists forms intranet and resource collections).
• Preparing weekly law firm alert memo update for the practice.
• Assisting with practice updates regarding judges individual practices and local rule amendments.
• Supporting litigation trainings for first year associates and annual litigation skills training program.
• Bluebooking and cite checking practice resources.

• Bachelors degree with strong academic background (minimum 3.3 GPA)
• Interest in the field of law
• Proactive thinker/Eagerness to learn
• Ability to work effectively on own initiative and in collaboration with others
• Excellent time management organizational interpersonal problem-solving and written and verbal communication skills
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks deliver results and maintain quality while working under pressure in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
• Strong research skills
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience with broad range of computer software especially Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Flexibility to work outside regular business hours including early mornings evenings and weekends as needed
• Experience with databases or interest in statistics is a plus
• Foreign language skills (especially Spanish French or Italian) are a plus

* Practice portfolio is subject to change to maintain alignment with the evolving needs of the firm.

The estimated base salary for this position is $60000 at the time of posting. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of job-related factors including skills education training credentials experience scope and complexity of role responsibilities geographic location and performance. This role is non-exempt meaning that it is overtime pay eligible.

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

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