Legal Learning and Development Assistant

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have fourteen 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 fifty 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 Learning and Development Assistant will support the Learning and Development team on all administrative aspects and contribute to the planning and development of the training curriculum at the firm to ensure attorneys are equipped with skills to excel. This role requires strong organizational skills and careful attention to detail in planning programs.

• Assist in the advance planning, organization and execution of New Associate Orientation, Core Curriculum and other trainings, including sending out invitations, reminders and surveys ahead of each program, and tracking attendance with careful attention to detail.
• Liaise with other Firm departments (e.g., catering, facilities, audio/video, IT) to carefully plan and schedule pre- and post-program logistics in advance for both live in-person and online programming.
• Support the Legal Learning and Development Manager and other team personnel and attorneys in preparing training program materials with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, and ensure that they are kept updated on the Firm’s online resources.
• Publicize the Firm’s training resources within the New York office and other U.S. offices as needed. Collaborate with talent teams, practice groups, and training contacts in other offices for multi-office programs and events.

• Issue CLE credits to lawyers, maintaining a general knowledge of CLE rules as needed.
• Manage eLearning materials on firm’s learning management system using CE Manager.
• Publicize CLE opportunities (both internal and external) and assist in logistical planning of CLE programming upon request.
• Maintain and track weekly arrivals and departures of lawyers with careful attention to detail, ensuring that all relevant department files are updated to reflect status and developmental needs of current associates.
• General work and assistance on ad-hoc projects.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Experience in a law firm, legal industry, or other professional services environment preferred, though not required.
• Strong project and events planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and program timelines simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal, client service, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Exercises good judgment, has excellent organization skills, and demonstrates strong, sustained attention to detail across projects with extended timelines.
• Proactive and forward-thinking. Able to work independently, plan several weeks or months ahead, push projects forward methodically and meet deadlines.
• Experience with CE Manager and hosting Zoom events a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Zoom.

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 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 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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