Overview
Project Attorney Jobs in Washington, District of Columbia, USA at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Overview
Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have 16 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 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.
Cleary Gottlieb is seeking DC-barred project attorneys to assist the Firm’s associates and partners in the management of document review, analysis and production for the Firm’s litigation, antitrust, and securities enforcement practice areas. The project attorney position is a temporary, as-needed, nonexempt attorney position with no weekly minimum expectation or guarantee of hours to be worked. The project attorney position is hybrid with periodic in-office attendance required;
all candidates must have or attain residency in the D.C. metro area.
Hours: Varies
Position: Non-exempt
Supervisor: Consulting Attorney, Discovery & Litigation Technology
Supervises: May be asked to supervise paralegals, temporary attorneys, and other office personnel depending on needs of cases and/or assignments.
Responsibilities:
Reviews documents for responsiveness to document requests
Assists the Firm’s partners and associates in responding to interrogatories
Conducts research into the industry that is the subject of the document request
Assists in developing plans and procedures for document production
Works with and, where appropriate, directs and trains paralegals and temporary attorneys
Assists the Firm in other matters not related to document production if and when needed
May assist in on-site client interviews and document production
Qualifications:
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
Must be an active member in good standing of the DC Bar
Prior document review experience, preferably with large-scale second requests
Experience serving as a team leader or in another leadership capacity in a document review setting preferred
Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, diplomacy, and customer service
Ability to work effectively under pressure
Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to work a minimum of 40 hours per week
Flexibility to work consistent overtime
The estimated base salary for this position is $47.50/hr 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:
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Title: Project Attorney
Company: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Category: Law/Legal
