Legal Operations Specialist

Gibson Dunn, a leading global law firm, is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist to manage attorney transitions, including lateral arrivals, secondments, and departures. This role is integral to ensuring seamless integration and exit processes, contributing to the firm's commitment to delivering high-quality legal services.

The Legal Operations Specialist will coordinate each assigned attorney transition from initiation to completion, adapting processes to specific circumstances and managing timelines. The role involves liaising with various stakeholders, including Recruiting, HR, Conflicts and New Business Intake, Finance, and Information Services, to resolve dependencies and clear obstacles. Additionally, the Specialist will maintain accurate records across the team’s trackers, dashboards, and matter and NBI systems.

Candidates should possess strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent transitions. Sound independent judgment and clear communication skills are essential. Familiarity with conflicts and new business intake systems (e.g., Intapp) and document management platforms (e.g., iManage) is preferred.

The annual compensation for this position ranges from $100,000 to $115,000, depending on qualifications and operational considerations. Benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, basic life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, and discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Gibson Dunn offers a collaborative and dynamic work environment, providing opportunities for professional growth and development. The firm values innovation and efficiency, encouraging team members to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.