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 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.

As a member of the Senior Legal Development team, the Senior Legal Talent Assistant provides administrative and operational support to the Senior Talent team, assisting with all aspects of senior lawyer onboarding, integration, professional development, performance management and other talent-related initiatives. The Senior Legal Talent Assistant must be able to demonstrate sound judgment, ensure confidentiality, and maintain a professional demeanor in all interactions with internal and external contacts on all levels.

• Partner, Counsel, and Senior Attorney Onboarding Support: Take full ownership of the onboarding process for lateral partner and counsel hires. This includes preparing onboarding materials, managing the orientation schedule, and coordinating with internal teams to ensure a seamless onboarding experience. Collect, verify, and organize HR documentation (when applicable), ensuring compliance with legal and organizational requirements.
• Senior Lawyer Orientation Programming: Coordinate scheduling New Partner and Counsel Orientation preparation sessions with presenters and members of the Senior Lawyer Development Team. Organize logistics for the zoom and in person sessions and track attendance during the sessions. Collect presenter materials and organize into a meeting book for distribution.
• Senior Lawyer Performance Management: Assist with the administration of the firm’s performance evaluation process for senior attorneys. Related tasks include running collaboration reporting, loading the system with evaluators, sending reminders, downloading reports and tracking completion rates and individual progress on a regular basis.
• HRIS Transaction Oversight: Manage data entry and reporting in HRIS (Workday) system for processes such as new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions and leaves ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribution Committee Support: Providing administrative support and coordination to the firm’s Contribution Committee in close coordination with the Chief of Staff.
• Other projects/tasks as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• One to three years of administrative experience required, preferably in a law firm or professional services setting. Demonstrates a strong interest in human resources/talent.
• Solid knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel required.
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, reliable, and efficient at multi-tasking and prioritizing projects.
• Strong time management skills and ability to handle time sensitive projects.
• Must have flexibility in work hours to meet operating needs.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work well with internal and external clients.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $65,000 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 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.