Legal Transitions & Operations Lead

Gibson Dunn; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Gibson Dunn is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist in New York to manage attorney transitions across the Firm. You will serve as the central coordinator for lateral arrivals, secondments, and departures, aligning parties, timelines, and processes to drive each transition to completion.

Reporting to the Manager, Onboarding and Offboarding, you will collaborate with Recruiting, HR, Conflicts, NBI, and Information Services to resolve dependencies, maintain records, and ensure seamless data

Qualifications

• Strong project management and organizational skills to manage several concurrent transitions.
• Sound independent judgment with a clear sense of when to escalate matter.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with partners and senior stakeholders.
• Discretion and care in handling confidential information; cross-train across transition types.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central coordination point for each assigned attorney transition from initiation to completion.
• Plan and direct each transition, adapting playbooks and setting timelines with involved parties.
• Liaise with Recruiting, HR, Conflicts and NBI, GC, Finance, IS, Practice Management, and Office Operations to resolve dependencies.
• Maintain proficiency across all transition types and cover during absences or busy periods.
• Exercise independent judgment and escalate sensitive or high‑risk matters as needed.
• Maintain accurate records across trackers, dashboards, and matter/NBI systems.
• Initiate data transfers arising from transitions in coordination with Information Governance/IS.
• Manage operational setup of an incoming lateral’s book from NBI to engagement letter and billing.
• Act as primary NBI contact during first 4–6 months for new lateral population.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Discretion

Cross-training

Intapp familiarity

Tools

Intapp

iManage

Job description

Gibson Dunn is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist in New York to manage attorney transitions across the Firm. You will serve as the central coordinator for lateral arrivals, secondments, and departures, aligning parties, timelines, and processes to drive each transition to completion.

Reporting to the Manager, Onboarding and Offboarding, you will collaborate with Recruiting, HR, Conflicts, NBI, and Information Services to resolve dependencies, maintain records, and ensure seamless data