Assistant Managing Attorney

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.

The California Assistant Managing Attorney is a position in the firms Bay Area Managing Attorneys Office (MAO). The MAO supports and assists the firms practice groups - primarily the Litigation and Antitrust Group - on court-related matters. The MAOs primary responsibilities include monitoring litigation relevant to the firms practice groups and clientele filing and serving all litigation papers monitoring pending court cases tracking litigation deadlines researching and retrieving court documents and public records providing guidance on court rules and procedures and assisting with local court admissions. The California Assistant Managing Attorney reports to the Managing Attorneys for the firms DC and New York offices and works closely with attorneys and paralegals in the firms Litigation and Antitrust Group.

• Under the supervision of the DC and New York Office Managing Attorneys oversee the day-to-day operations of the Bay Area Managing Attorneys Office and supervises the Senior Assistant Managing Clerk
• Oversee the firms docketing/calendaring system for court proceedings originating from the Bay Area offices
• Coordinate and supervise the filing and service of litigation documents
• Provide attorneys with advice and guidance on federal state and local court procedural rules and practices
• Review draft litigation documents to ensure compliance with rules
• Keep abreast of changes and developments procedural rules and local court practices
• Research court dockets and public records as requested
• Act as a liaison with court personnel

• Juris doctorate degree
• Admission to the bar of the State of California; admission to local federal courts is preferable but not required
• At least 3 years-experience as a practicing attorney with a focus on litigation or at least 5 years-experience in AmLaw 100 Managing Attorneys or Managing Clerks Office or comparable administrative legal position including some management or supervisory experience
• Prior experience in a local federal or CA state court clerks office a plus
• Expertise in local federal and CA state procedural rules and court practices
• Expertise in PACER ECF and major California state court ESPs
• Experience with LEXIS CourtLink Bloomberg Law and/or similar vendors

The estimated base salary range for this position is $200000 to $230000 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 role is exempt meaning it is not 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.

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