Practice Manager - Tax, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, Tax Controversy

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 any U.S. Office, the Practice Manager will support day-to-day operations of the Tax, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, and Tax Controversy practices as well as the implementation of the practices’ strategic initiatives in collaboration with practice group and practice management leadership. The Practice Manager is a key element 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: (1) serving as information conduits to support cross-department and cross-office initiatives and projects; (2) strategic planning, reporting, and meeting management; (3) talent management; (4) supporting the firm’s free market system, pipeline development, and productivity goals; (5) developing practice-specific education and trainings; and (6) supporting initiatives and projects in collaboration with a number of firm departments, including Professional Development, Marketing & Client Development, Knowledge Management, Communications, Recruiting, Diversity, Career and Alumni Services, Technology, Human Resources, and Office Administration. Communication, leadership, and emotional intelligence are important skills needed in this role along with an understanding of the life cycle of a matter and how attorneys practice in a law firm setting. This role reports to Firm’s Director of Practice Management, US Transactions under the Chief Legal Operating Officer and will work closely with the Firm’s other Practice Managers. **Responsibilities include:** - Work with practice group leadership to manage talent across the group, including through regular assessments of firm’s recruiting and senior talent pipelines, in coordination with Human Resources development of performance improvement plans, and coordination with attorney review teams. - Support the firm’s free market system from both an associate and partner perspective, including by helping lawyers identify appropriate staffing for matters and opportunities for new work. - Work with practice management team to keep efforts plugged into the firm and visa vera. - Develop agendas and drive follow-up for regular partner and group meetings. - Work with the practice management team and practice group leadership to develop strategic business goals, objectives, and tactics in alignment with firm strategy. - Partner with marketing, business development, and communications teams to support firm’s business development efforts, including managing external events, rankings and awards submissions, client updates, identification of targets for existing clients and more. - Manage tracking of all practice specific data including pitches, targets, client outreach, and staffing. - Work collaboratively with peers across the firm’s business support departments to manage initiatives and support business strategies as determined by practice groups. - Work cross-functionally with professional development and diversity departments to support and promote attorney development and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. - Work with professional development team to develop practice-specific educational trainings and CLE programming. - Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive follow-through on execution. - Work to manage the associate journey for practice groups. This includes mentorship, review support, low billing and other career guidance. **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. Collaboration and facilitation skills to work with various departments and facilitate their ability to work with each other. - Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively. Strong leadership skills to help lead and develop a large and geographically dispersed team. - 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. - Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects with changing priorities. Have meticulous attention to detail. - 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 motivated, strategic focus: ability to understand and support Firm goals, services, culture and strategy in order to present self and the Firm in a positive, professional manner. - Understands and stays up to date on current legal market trends, news, and innovations. - Exhibits high degree of initiative in managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-stressed, detail-oriented work environment. - Strong knowledge of the legal industry, the relevant laws and regulations, and the best practices and standards. - Ability to work independently to solve problems relating to both technical issues and situations involving the coordination of, and collaboration with, attorneys, non-attorney staff and different administrative departments. - Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines. **Experience:** - Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced degree preferred- JD, MBA or other equivalent - Minimum seven years’ experience that is directly related to the duties or skills described herein, including at least three years’ experience as a manager. *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 $230,000 - $280,000. 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.* ***The application window will close on Monday, August 17, 2026.*** ***#LI-DNI*** *______* *For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at **[staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com](mailto:staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com)**. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.* *______* *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 [recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com](mailto: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.*