Gibson Dunn

Los Angeles, CA

Gibson Dunn is an elite 136-year-old law firm with 2,200+ lawyers across 23 global offices, known for sophisticated M&A, litigation, and regulatory work. As an employer, it offers industry-leading compensation, exceptional professional development (New Lawyer Academy, departmental bootcamps, in-house career coaches), and generous benefits including $60K fertility coverage and flex-time arrangements. The firm is genuinely inclusive with 16 affinity groups and targeted programs like Gibson Dunn Families coaching for parents. But this is big law: expect demanding night-and-weekend hours that put work-life balance well below compensation as the main trade-off.

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Documented benefits (12)

Life insurance	yes
Birthing-parent leave	offered
PTO	offered
Adoption & surrogacy support	offered
Tuition reimbursement	offered
Flexible hours	yes
Internal course catalog	yes
Learning budget	offered
Learning platform	yes
FSA (flexible spending account)	yes
Fertility support	yes
Fertility allowance	$60,000

Notable perks

Free Market System: associates seek out the matters that interest them instead of being assigned work
New Lawyer Academy, a three-day in-person retreat for new associates and laterals from around the world
In-house career coaches who all previously practiced law at elite firms, most of them at Gibson Dunn itself
Departmental bootcamps that give new associates substantive training within months of joining
First-year Pods: small cross-office groups that meet monthly with a professional-development coach
Gibson Dunn Families program: individual coaching for expecting and new parents on off-ramping and on-ramping
Transition-period policy lets caregivers back from extended leave work a reduced schedule while receiving full pay
18 firmwide affinity groups, including MENA, Sabbath-Observant, First-Generation Professionals, and Veterans
Every new staff hire is paired with a 'Gibson Guide' buddy for onboarding

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