Litigation Paralegal (Spanish Speaking) – Summer 2026 Start
About The Position
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 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. We seek full-time Litigation Paralegals with fluent or native Spanish language skills to provide broad, responsive, and efficient support to our litigation/disputes practice area. Litigation Paralegals work and gain experience on a wide variety of matters, including, but not limited to, securities litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) litigation, sovereign litigation/arbitration, antitrust, bankruptcy, white-collar defense and investigations, intellectual property and general commercial disputes, as well as numerous pro bono cases. These practice areas provide exposure to various federal, state, governmental and international agencies. The Litigation Paralegals are invaluable members of our teams, assisting with challenging, newsworthy, and precedent-setting matters. Cleary Gottlieb offers an excellent professional and educational experience and provides opportunities to utilize language skills. A Litigation Paralegal will obtain transferable skills that can be applied in law school or any organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic background (minimum 3.3 GPA)
- Fluent or native proficiency in Spanish (speaking, reading, writing, and listening)
- Demonstrated ability to translate documents between Spanish and English with accuracy
- Interest in the field of law
- Proactive approach and eagerness to learn
- Ability to work effectively on their own initiative and in collaboration with others
- Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
- Keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks, deliver results, and maintain quality while working under pressure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong research skills
- Demonstrated proficiency and experience with a broad range of computer software, especially Microsoft Office programs (advanced skill levels in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Flexibility to work outside regular business hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed
- Must be willing to make a two-year commitment to the position
Nice To Haves
- Additional foreign language skills (especially Portuguese, French, or Italian) are a plus
Responsibilities
- Assisting with all aspects of document management, including timely and accurate maintenance of case files pursuant to the firm’s document retention policy
- Supporting lawyers with preparation of court pleadings and filings, including, but not limited to, proofreading, cite-checking, bluebooking, and shepardizing documents
- Collaborating with Discovery Group lawyers on all aspects of discovery and trial preparation, including, but not limited to, coding documents; creating and maintaining document databases; creating and maintaining document logs; document production; deposition management and support; preparing witness binders, trial exhibits, and trial notebooks
- Facilitating and providing on-site support for depositions, hearings, and trials
- Performing Lexis, Westlaw, internet, factual research, and site visits
- Translating Spanish language documents with accuracy and serving as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking clients, witnesses, and lawyers
- Reviewing and analyzing Spanish language documents and correspondence to identify relevant information for case strategy
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
