Assistant Managing Clerk
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
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.
The Managing Attorneys Office (MAO) supports and assists the firms practice groups primarily the Litigation Group and the Restructuring Group on court-related matters. The MAOs primary responsibilities include filing and serving all litigation papers monitoring pending court cases tracking litigation deadlines researching and retrieving court documents and public records and providing guidance on court rules and procedures. The Assistant Managing Clerk an entry level position assists with the day-to-day operations in the MAO. The hours for the position are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with overtime as needed.
Please submit a cover letter and transcript as part of your application.
Responsibilities
- Serving and filing litigation papers electronically and by hand
- Docketing court documents and tracking deadlines for the firms active court cases
- Monitoring cases of interest both in court and through various databases including PACER and NYSCEF
- Retrieving documents from local federal and state courts and government offices
- Acting as a notary for attorneys and clients
- Obtaining legalizations for documents for use in foreign countries
- Interacting with court personnel and attorneys
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as experience is gained in the position
Qualifications
- 3.3 GPA required
- Strong academic background and willing to work for at least 2 years
- Excellent computer skills
- Ability to work independently and also be a team player
- Discrete in handling confidential information
- Must be flexible to work overtime as needed
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
- Previous legal internship a plus
- Must qualify to take New York State Notary Public exam
The estimated base salary for this position is $54000 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 and prohibit discrimination 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.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Basic Math
- Cashiering
- Computer Skills
- Math
- Retail Sales
- 10 Key Calculator
- Copywriting
- Cash Handling
- Planograms
- Stocking
