Jobs at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Conduct conflict checks and risk analysis for new clients, matters, lateral hires, and business opportunities. Research companies, ownership structures, individuals, and reputational risks using internal databases, public records, and external resources. Support client and matter onboarding, maintain records, advise on confidentiality and jurisdictional concerns, and assist with compliance, professional responsibility, and conflict-management projects.

Leads legal project management for complex matters, overseeing scoping, budgeting, staffing, timelines, client communications, profitability, and matter closeout. Manages and mentors Legal Project Managers, establishes standards and playbooks, drives process improvement and change management, and supports legal technology adoption. Partners with attorneys, clients, pricing, finance, and practice development teams to improve service delivery, operational efficiency, and matter profitability across a global law firm.

Supports attorneys throughout complex intellectual property litigation, including case management, court filings, discovery, document review and production, docket management, claim construction, deposition and trial preparation, cite-checking, and patent research. The role also involves mentoring junior paralegals, coordinating across offices, and traveling for out-of-state and International Trade Commission matters.

Leads the global technology training and enablement strategy for a law firm. Oversees the training team, develops digital learning content, supports AI and technology adoption, advises on change management, manages LMS content and vendors, and measures program effectiveness. Partners across IT, Learning and Development, Innovation, Risk, HR, and global offices to deliver practical training for lawyers and professional staff.

Designs and maintains cybersecurity infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, identity, data protection, AI security, and incident response. Leads security architecture, access management, monitoring, vulnerability assessments, risk reviews, and incident investigations. Partners with IT, legal, compliance, and AI teams to implement secure cloud and AI solutions, document risks, and communicate recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The Legal Project Manager coordinates legal matters across planning, budgeting, staffing, timelines, client service, profitability, and post-matter reviews. The role develops project-management templates and playbooks, supports legal technology adoption, analyzes processes, and trains firm personnel. It partners with lawyers and professional staff globally to improve service delivery, efficiency, reporting, and matter profitability while helping scale the firm’s legal project management function.

Leads business development and marketing initiatives for the Americas Capital Markets practice, including corporate governance. Responsibilities include strategic planning, client targeting, cross-selling, pitches and RFPs, market research, client account management, submissions, partner meetings, and process improvement. The role manages two direct reports, collaborates with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, and drives practice growth, client feedback, and revenue opportunities.

Supports business development and growth for the Americas M&A and Private Equity practices. Responsibilities include developing pitches and RFP responses, managing directory and award submissions, coordinating league-table submissions, supporting client targeting and cross-selling, analyzing markets and competitors, partnering on pricing, and coordinating events, seminars, webinars, and sponsorships. The role requires strong M&A and private equity knowledge, proposal-writing ability, analytical and communication skills, discretion, and flexibility outside standard business hours.

Manages billing and collections for assigned law firm partners, practice groups, and offices. Responsibilities include preparing accurate invoices, monitoring accounts receivable, resolving payment issues, ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines, coordinating e-billing submissions, maintaining finance reports, and advising partners on billing arrangements. The role also leads AR meetings, supports billing system testing and process improvements, handles complex matters, and serves as a subject matter expert for junior staff.

Supports global funds and California business development strategies for a law firm. Responsibilities include developing pitches and RFP responses, conducting market and competitive research, managing awards and directory submissions, coordinating profile-raising initiatives, supporting client targeting and cross-selling, organizing partner meetings, and identifying regional growth opportunities. The role partners with attorneys and internal teams while serving as the primary California business development resource.

Provides administrative and operational support to corporate and transactional business development teams. Responsibilities include managing CRM and reporting data, coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and materials, assisting with pitch and marketing collateral, supporting client events and webinars, conducting basic research, and handling administrative and ad hoc projects. The role requires strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and multitasking skills.

Supports continuing legal education and training administration by tracking attorney attendance and compliance, issuing CLE certificates, reviewing course eligibility, coordinating seminars and training logistics, maintaining compliance records, updating learning-management resources, and answering attorney questions. The role also assists with CLE provider renewals, training communications, attorney arrivals and departures, and ad hoc learning and development projects across global offices.

Leads global conflicts management and business intake operations, overseeing workflow distribution, analyst team leadership, training, escalations, data integrity, and process improvement. Partners with attorneys, Risk, AML/CDD, IT, and vendors to maintain accurate, timely conflict clearance and onboarding processes. Supports technology evaluation, troubleshooting, upgrades, and development of departmental procedures and training materials across offices and time zones.

The Senior Accountant manages firmwide tax activities, including partnership and international tax filings, quarterly estimates, tax payments, fixed asset schedules, depreciation, partner tax documents, indirect tax returns, 1099 forms, audit support, and tax authority correspondence. The role also coordinates with external tax providers, tracks partner and associate tax information, maintains compliance records, and supports tax-related projections and special projects.