Litigation Case Manager - Antitrust

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, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, or San Francisco, the Litigation Case Manager – Antitrust  will lead large, complex antitrust litigations, investigations, and regulatory matters for one of the Firm’s largest clients. This role is essential to supporting the Antitrust team, including responsibility for FTC and DOJ matters, Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings, and high-stakes litigation through trial. The individual must be effective in client-facing situations and comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

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

Responsibilities include:

• Performing all elements of litigation and antitrust case management, including file management, discovery, investigations, and trial activities.
  
• Overseeing and managing a sizable caseload of matters, ensuring all court, FTC, and DOJ deadlines and milestones are met.
  
• Assisting attorneys with preparation, submission, and tracking of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice.
• Tracking the status of antitrust filings, waiting periods, and expected clearance dates.
  
• Supporting complex antitrust investigations and second requests, including document collection, review, production, and privilege logs.
  
• Implementing and maintaining case calendaring systems to track filings, discovery, and regulatory deadlines.
  
• Preparing court and agency filings, including proofreading, cite-checking, and compiling declarations, exhibits, appendices, and tables of authorities.
  
• Conducting factual and legal research and organizing findings for attorney review.

• Coordinating information sharing across multinational competition and merger-control filings.
  
• Managing communications and document transmission with outside counsel, co-counsel, economists, and experts.

• Utilizing existing systems and developing new processes to organize, collect, store, and retrieve large volumes of paper and electronic case materials.

• Leading discovery and deposition preparation support efforts, including management of e-discovery platforms such as Relativity.

• Coordinating and overseeing the work of junior paralegals and support staff on large antitrust matters.

• Liaising between case team attorneys and support staff to ensure case needs are met efficiently and accurately.

• Preparing and submitting timekeeping reports in a timely manner.

• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Significant substantive knowledge of litigation procedures, terminology, and documentation, with familiarity with antitrust and competition practice.
  
•  Knowledge of FTC and DOJ filing procedures supporting antitrust matters.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
  
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong organizational, facilitation, and collaboration skills across multiple teams and offices.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while managing multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Strong initiative, critical-thinking skills, and ability to exercise independent judgment.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Adobe.

• Proficiency with document management systems (e.g., iManage) and collaboration tools

• Proficiency with e-discovery databases, including Relativity.

• Ability to learn and utilize new software quickly.

• Ability to work overtime, on-site, and travel as required.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Certificate from an ABA-approved Paralegal training program preferred.

• PMP certification preferred.

• 7–10+ years of experience as a paralegal or case manager, preferably in an Am Law 100 firm or antitrust practice.

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 $160,000–$185,000. 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.