Practice Group Manager - Antitrust & Competition

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 New York or Washington,

D.C, the Practice Group Manager (‘PGM”) will support day-to-day operation of the Antitrust and Competition group, as well as the development and implementation of the group’s strategic initiatives, in collaboration with practice group and firm leadership. The PGM is a key piece of the firm’s business services function and will join a growing practice management team collectively responsible for supporting practice leaders in the management of their groups, including through:

This role will report to the Firm’s Chief Legal Operating Officer, take daily direction from the Practice Leads, and support the practice group’s attorneys while working closely with the Firm’s other Practice Group Managers.

Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with marketing, business development, and communications teams to support the firm’s business development efforts, including managing external events, rankings and awards submissions, client updates, litigation funders, and the identification of targets for existing clients.
• Managing the tracking of all practice-specific data, including pitches, targets, client outreach, and staffing.
• Collaborating with the practice management team and practice group leadership to develop strategic business goals, objectives, and tactics in alignment with the firm’s strategy.
• Working with the practice management team to ensure efforts are connected with the firm and vice versa.
• Developing agendas and driving follow-up for regular partner and group meetings.
• Collaborating with peers across the firm’s business support departments to manage initiatives and support business strategies as determined by practice groups.
• Working cross-functionally with professional development and diversity departments to support and promote attorney development and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Partnering with the professional development team to develop practice-specific educational training and CLE programming.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and driving follow-through on execution.

Qualifications:

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively.
• 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.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment; ability to coordinate multiple tasks concurrently.
• Global sensibilities and interest in cross-border matters.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects with changing priorities.
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with Department personnel, Firm management, other attorneys and staff.
• Highly…