Managing Attorney, eDiscovery and Litigation Technology Attorney - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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.

The Managing Attorney will be a senior leader in Cleary’s eDiscovery group, reporting directly to the Global Head of eDiscovery. 

• Participate in strategic planning for global discovery group
• Serve as primary point of contact for New York senior Cleary lawyers and clients related to early stages of litigations and disputes involving eDiscovery
• Advise clients on substantive legal and technological issues across the EDRM space, including by interfacing with in-house e-discovery lawyers and personnel
• Advise teams for individual client matters on legal and technological issues associated with e-discovery
• Maintain an expertise in the newest e-discovery tools and workflows (including related to machine learning and GenAI)
• Work with Global Head of eDiscovery in managing the e-discovery group’s budget and ensuring its continued growth and innovation
• Develop and implement best practices to maximize quality, efficiency, and profitability of e-discovery group
• Maintain a profile as a leader in the field, including by regularly participating in conferences and publishing on relevant e-discovery issues, tools and technologies, and developments
• Serve as direct supervisor for portions of the US discovery team

• J.D. from an ABA accredited school and active member of at least NY bar
• Strong writing and analytical skills
• Experience successfully leading and managing large teams of attorneys and technologists in an environment of fast changing demands and tight deadlines
• Strong knowledge of current e-discovery case law (including governing issues of privilege) and best practices
• Expertise with a wide range of e-discovery technology (including machine learning and other artificial intelligence tools)
• Experience with e-discovery issues in large, complex disputes
• Experience directly consulting with and advising clients
• Exceptional problem solving skills, diplomacy and customer-service orientation, both inward and outward facing

The estimated base salary range for this position is $250,000 to $275,000 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 exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.

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