Litigation Paralegal – Summer 2026 Start

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 as a U.S. firm with a network of overseas locations. The firm employs approximately 1,100 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 full-time Litigation Paralegals to provide broad, responsive, and efficient support to our litigation/disputes practice area. Litigation Paralegals work and gain experience on a wide variety of matters, including, but not limited to, securities litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) litigation, sovereign litigation/arbitration, antitrust, bankruptcy, white‑col‑or defense and investigations, intellectual property and general commercial disputes, as well as numerous pro bono cases. These practice areas provide exposure to various federal, state, governmental and international agencies. The Litigation Paralegals are invaluable members of our teams, assisting with challenging, newsworthy, and precedent‑setting matters.

Cleary Gottlieb offers an excellent professional and educational experience and provides opportunities to utilize language skills. A Litigation Paralegal will obtain transferable skills that can be applied in law school or any organization.

Responsibilities Litigation Paralegals will assist with all aspects of client and case support on a variety of innovative, complex, and often highly visible matters. They will work closely with and under the direction of partners, associates, and senior paralegals, and under the general supervision of the Litigation Paralegal Manager. Successful candidates will have superior organizational and time management skills, effective problem‑solving skills, a positive and professional demeanor, the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels, and a strong client service focus. Common tasks that Litigation Paralegals perform include, but are not limited to:

Assisting with all aspects of document management, including timely and accurate maintenance of case files pursuant to the firm’s document retention policy

Supporting lawyers with preparation of court pleadings and filings, including, but not limited to, proofreading, cite‑checking, bluebooking, and shepardizing documents

Collaborating with Discovery Group lawyers on 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; preparing witness binders, trial exhibits, and trial notebooks

Facilitating and providing on‑site support for depositions, hearings, and trials

Performing Lexis, Westlaw, internet, factual research, and site visits

Translating foreign language documents and serving as interpreters for clients and/or lawyers, subject to ability

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with strong academic background (minimum 3.3 GPA)

Interest in the field of law

Proactive approach and eagerness to learn

Ability to work effectively on their 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 a broad range of computer software, especially Microsoft Office programs (advanced skill levels in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

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

Foreign language skills (especially Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian or Mandarin) are a plus

Must be willing to make a two‑year commitment to the position

The estimated base salary for this position is $60,000 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

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.

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