Senior Litigation Paralegal

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid days off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Gibson Dunn, based in Houston, seeks a Senior Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys across all phases of litigation. You will manage files, handle discovery, drafting, and cite checking, while coordinating with clients and external vendors to ensure efficient case progression.

The role requires 8–10 years of AmLaw 100 experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and research databases. Travel and overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and paralegal experience.
• 8–10 years of relevant AmLaw 100 firm experience.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook; strong familiarity with legal research databases.
• Experience with eDiscovery databases and AI tooling preferred.
• Ability to manage complex litigation caseload from inception to trial.

Responsibilities

• Perform all elements of litigation case management, including discovery and trial activities.
• Assist attorneys with complex matters, meeting deadlines and milestones.
• Utilize AI tools to streamline workflows and interface with client representatives for AI projects.
• Maintain updated client document management systems and detailed case reports.
• Draft court filings and manage deposition, travel, and logistics.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Deadline management

Interpersonal skills

Independent and team work

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Adobe

Google Workspace

LexisNexis

Westlaw

iManage

Relativity

Opus 2

CaseMap

AI tools (Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT)

Job description

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.

Based in Houston, the Senior Litigation Paralegal will be responsible for supporting attorneys in all phases of litigation, including case management, court filings, calendaring, document review and production, cite checking, document organization, drafting and responding to discovery, deposition and trial preparation. This role involves facilitating the smooth progression of cases from inception to resolution, ensuring they are handled efficiently and effectively.

This role reports to the Manager, Paralegal Services and Associate Director of Paralegal Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing all elements of litigation case management, including file management, discovery, and trial activities.
• Assisting attorneys with complex matters, ensuring all deadlines and milestones are met.
• Experience utilizing AI tools to streamline workflows and improve efficiency; experience interfacing with client representatives to develop and implement AI workflows is preferred.
• Ensuring client’s document management systems are updated, if applicable.
• Assisting in ensuring detailed reports and summaries of case activities and developments are up to date, if applicable.
• Utilizing existing systems and procedures and/or establishing new procedures to facilitate the organization and retrieval of documents by and for the attorneys on the case team.
• Assisting attorneys in all phases of litigation from case initiation through trial.
• Assisting with calendaring case deadlines/comfortable with researching Local Rules, Rules of Civil Procedure and Judge’s Standing Orders to ensure compliance.
• Assisting with and drafting court filings and preparations in Federal and State courts.
• Assisting with discovery, document collection, organization, review, and productions.
• Proofreading, cite checking and blue book court briefs and discovery documents.
• Assisting with deposition, meeting, or interview preparations.
• Assisting with all aspects of trial/arbitration management, including travel and logistics.
• Preparing and submitting timekeeping reports in a timely manner.
• Preparing various charts and indices.
• Coordinating with external vendors.

Qualifications:

• Self-starter with demonstrated instances of taking initiative.
• Must be comfortable and effective in demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Ability to support complex litigation cases from beginning to end.
• Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment.
• Creative thinker who is open to considering multiple approaches to issues and collaborating with other leaders to develop and execute plans.
• Demonstrated ability to both understand the "big picture" and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with members across multiple offices.
• Available to travel as needed.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and substantive paralegal experience. Candidate must meet any applicable state requirements governing the performance or paralegal duties, including any required certifications or qualifications.
• Minimum 8- 10 years of relevant experience in AmLaw 100 law firm.
• Experience with internal and government investigations is a plus, but not required.
• Understanding of common litigation practices, procedures, regulations, and workflow.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe, Google Workspace, Google Docs, Google Sheets.
• Proficiency in Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.
• Proficient in iManage.
• Experience with eDiscovery Databases such as Relativity, Opus 2, and CaseMap.
• Experienced with AI tools such as Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT, CoCounsel, Gemini etc.

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

The annual compensation range for this position is $130-150k. 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; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 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 [e-mail]. 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.