Innovation Coordinator

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 as 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.

You are the engine of the Innovation team. You keep our AI projects moving by coordinating meetings demos and training sessions managing logistics with vendors and maintaining project trackers and documentation. Whether were launching a new GenAI pilot preparing internal training or routing a tool through InfoSec review you make sure nothing slips through the cracks. You help us stay organized keep up momentum and ensure the right information gets to the right people at the right time. Your reliability attention to detail and follow-through are what allow the team to move quickly and stay focused.

Operational Coordination

• Own calendars agendas invites and logistics for demos workshops trainings and meetings.
• Prepare agendas and materials capture decisions and action items and circulate timely notes.
• Maintain team boards and SharePoint trackers.

Vendor and Pilot Logistics

• Coordinate vendor NDAs and security reviews routing documents and requests to the right owners and tracking completion.
• Coordinate training sessions and office hours.
• Manage invites attendance recordings and distribution of materials.

Practice Innovation Content Management

• Keep Innovation intranet pages current.
• Ensure files are stored in the right place with correct versioning and permissions.
• Support knowledge-sharing around innovation cross-functionally within the firm.

The ideal candidate will have:

Bachelors degree and 2-4 years of previous experience in a fast-paced professional services environment.
Proficiency in M365 and GenAI tools and workflows; basic comfort in Power BI or similar data reporting tools.
A strong interest in legal innovation coupled with enthusiasm curiosity and drive to learn in this rapidly evolving field.
The ability to work independently manage competing deadlines and an eagerness to take ownership and initiative.
The ability to multitask and shift priorities as needed within a changing environment.
Strong attention to detail and clear communication.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $80000 to $90000 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 it is overtime pay eligible.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with these goals the firm prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on any category protected by law. Cleary provides reasonable accommodations to enable otherwise qualified employees to perform the essential functions of their position provided the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship to the Firm.