Gibsondunn

Gibsondunn

Senior Legal Project Manager

New York City; Washington, D.C · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$230kDetected 15 days ago
Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingForecastingExcelLeadershipMentoring

About the role

  • Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
  • Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
  • The firm's work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and implementing detailed matter plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables, for the firm's most complex and high-stakes engagements to ensure successful execution.
  • Collaborating with and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders, including relationship partners, client legal operations teams, and third-party vendors, to ensure seamless matter progress and effective communication.
  • Managing resources across matters within the portfolio, balancing workloads, forecasting demand, and advising partners on optimal staffing to maximize delivery and efficiency.
  • Identifying and assessing potential risks and proactively developing mitigation strategies to address matter and portfolio-level risks.
  • Leading initiatives to streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and implement best practices in matter and portfolio management.
  • Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
  • A minimum of 8 years in matter and/or portfolio management within a law firm, with a proven record of independently managing large, complex matters and portfolios within a defined client or practice group.
  • Experience mentoring, coaching, or supervising junior project management professionals and leading initiatives with minimal oversight.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with experience managing relationships and expectations with various stakeholders, including the ability to influence senior partners and executive-level client stakeholders.
  • Advanced Excel skills with a proven ability to analyze data, create financial models, and produce insightful reports.
  • Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
  • Compensation & Benefits:
  • The annual compensation range for this position is $200-230k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
  • Benefits offered for this position include health care
  • retirement benefits
  • paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana) is a plus
  • PMP or equivalent certification is preferred.

Compensation

  • The annual compensation range for this position is $200-230k.
  • The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Company info

  • We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.

Equal opportunity

  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com.
  • Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process.
  • Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.
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