Lead Litigation Paralegals | AI-Driven Practice Support

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid days off

Parental leave

Basic life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Gibson Dunn, a leading global law firm, seeks a Litigation Paralegal Supervisor in California offices (Los Angeles preferred) to oversee a team of 19+ paralegals. You will coordinate workflows, mentor staff, and ensure timely delivery of complex matters while advancing AI-enabled processes in collaboration with the firm’s AI Institute.

The role reports to the Associate Director of Paralegal Services and works with the Paralegal Services Manager on the East Coast to standardize management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 7+ years of work experience as a Litigation Paralegal in a major law firm.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience strongly preferred.
• AI-enabled, with working knowledge of prompt engineering and AI tools used in legal workflows; comfortable training others.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a department of 19+ litigation paralegals across California offices.
• Liaise between attorneys/partners and paralegals, ensuring projects are completed.
• Coordinate workflow with Paralegal Services Manager and Litigation Paralegal Workflow Coordinators to allocate equal distribution of assignments.
• Guide litigation paralegals in maintaining workloads and monitor quality of work.
• Monitor billable hour requirements and track time/attendance for all litigation paralegals.
• Identify staffing needs and assist with recruitment of full-time and temporary paralegals.
• Assist with design and implementation of paralegal training and department procedures.
• Ensure onboarding and training is administered to new joiners.
• Periodically provide litigation support and ensure projects/timelines are met.
• Participate in mid-year and year-end performance evaluations for litigation paralegals.
• Conduct meetings with litigation paralegal team.
• Champion adoption of AI tools within the litigation paralegal team; mentor on AI-enabled workflows.
• Evaluate AI tools and pilot workflows with attorneys; expand AI use as appropriate.
• Partner with the Gibson Dunn AI Institute and Legal Technology to implement AI-driven improvements.
• Monitor AI usage and outcomes to meet firm standards for accuracy and client service.

Skills

AI-enabled

Prompt engineering

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Document management systems

Job description

Gibson Dunn, a leading global law firm, seeks a Litigation Paralegal Supervisor in California offices (Los Angeles preferred) to oversee a team of 19+ paralegals. You will coordinate workflows, mentor staff, and ensure timely delivery of complex matters while advancing AI-enabled processes in collaboration with the firm’s AI Institute.

The role reports to the Associate Director of Paralegal Services and works with the Paralegal Services Manager on the East Coast to standardize management and