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About the Role

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm seeking a Knowledge Attorney – Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity to manage and update the Firm’s M&A and Private Equity forms and related drafting resources. This role involves using AI and other technology to ensure materials are current with legal developments, market practice, and Firm precedent, while also developing new resources. The attorney will work closely with legal technology specialists, maintaining substantive judgment and responsibility for the forms.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary substantive owner of the Firm’s M&A and Private Equity forms, ensuring their accuracy, quality, consistency, and practical usefulness.
Conduct systematic reviews of existing forms to identify those to be maintained, retired, or archived.
Review maintained forms against current law, legal and regulatory developments, and Firm drafting standards for consistency.
Develop new forms and drafting resources based on Firm precedent, public filings, and other appropriate sources.
Coordinate focused reviews with M&A, Private Equity lawyers, and specialist practices.
Manage the review cycle for maintained resources, including scheduled and interim reviews.
Coordinate outside Delaware counsel review of core organizational documents.
Maintain documentation of substantive review, significant drafting decisions, and item status.
Keep current on M&A and Private Equity practice developments, including case law, regulatory changes, transaction structures, market terms, and drafting trends.
Determine if developments necessitate changes to Firm forms or resources.
Review Firm transactions, public filings, and market studies to stay current on structures, terms, and trends.
Build relationships across the practice to reflect drafting issues and developments in live matters.
Benchmark Firm forms against internal precedent, public filings, and market practice using AI-assisted tools.
Use AI-assisted analysis to identify outdated provisions, inconsistencies, and changes in market drafting.
Develop processes for identifying and incorporating relevant Firm and external precedent.
Structure forms, precedent, and content to support document automation and AI-assisted drafting.
Test new technology-assisted approaches to forms development and maintenance.
Curate high-value transaction precedent and assist lawyers in finding useful Firm precedent and resources.
Develop checklists, drafting guidance, and know-how connected to the forms collection.
Analyze transaction terms and drafting trends to improve Firm forms and resources.
Participate in training and discussions on significant changes to Firm forms and new resources.
Work with Practice Group Management and other teams to analyze M&A and Private Equity data for benchmarking and precedent analysis.

Requirements

Strong interest in legal drafting and precedent, including how customary language evolves.
Independent judgment on drafting issues, distinguishing material from immaterial differences, and making practical recommendations to senior lawyers.
Eagerness to use AI and other emerging legal technology as a core part of substantive legal work.
Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Comfort working through large bodies of precedent and complex legal developments, reducing them to clear, usable drafting resources.
Capacity to manage competing priorities and carry long-running substantive projects through to completion.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
Ability to build trusted working relationships with partners, practicing lawyers, specialists, technologists, and other members of the Knowledge Management & AI Group.

Skills

M&A
Private Equity
Drafting
Negotiation
Legal Research
Legal Writing
Analytical Skills
Attention to Detail
AI-assisted legal analysis
Knowledge systems
Document automation

Location

Any U.S. office (New York preferred)

Work Type

Remote

Experience Level

At least seven years of significant M&A and/or Private Equity experience
Substantial experience drafting and negotiating transaction documents
Experience across public M&A, private M&A, and Private Equity transactions strongly preferred
Prior experience with AI-assisted legal analysis, knowledge systems, or document automation strongly preferred
Prior knowledge management experience helpful but not required

Education Level

J.D., Bachelor of Laws, or equivalent with strong academic credentials
Admitted to practice and in good standing in the state where they will be based

Salary/Compensations

$250,000 - $300,000

Benefits

Health care
Retirement benefits
Paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
Parental leave
Basic life insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the Company

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.