Firm Summary
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Since its foundings in Southern California in 1890, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has grown into a full-service global powerhouse, representing everyone from startups to Fortune 100 corporations in all major industries. The firm is most renowned for its litigation prowess, and has been named The American Lawyer’s Litigation Department of the Year multiple times in the past decade. In addition to complex civil litigation, Gibson Dunn is known for its elite appellate and constitutional law practices, and its current attorneys have appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court over 100 times in highly publicized cases. Today the firm employs over 1,300 lawyers in 20 offices spread throughout the U.S., South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1374
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
+308
Partner
+71
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, NYU School of Law, University of Virginia Law School, UC Berkeley School of Law
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.9
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 22%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 7.5%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 26.7%
- Promotion Rate
- 3%
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- Up to 18 weeks parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible remote work policy and dress code
- Flex-time policy that is tailored to individual situations
- Membership for attorneys and dependents to One Medical and BHS Concierge Connect, concierge medical and mental health services, and the UnMind App
- In-house wellness department coordinating mental, financial, and physical health benefits and offering presentations and trainings on imposter syndrome, resiliency, first aid, and other topics
- Partnership with UBS that offers unlimited financial wellness coaching, numerous educational programs offered annually, and access to their FutureFuel student loan repayment program
- Partnership with BHS that offers well-being coaching, intake calls with clinical team, therapy sessions
- Benefits and Perks
Bar review course and exam fees
- New associate summer stipend of $12,000 and relocation/moving/bar/admission expense coverage
- An annual client development/marketing budget for all associates, to be used at their discretion
- An annual, flexible “book” budget that was recently extended to home office equipment
- Associate referral bonus program for lateral hires
- CLE expense budget
Above the Law Coverage
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Gibson Dunn Goes After Harvey Weinstein
Gibson Dunn has a big name client that is taking Harvey Weinstein to court.
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Which Biglaw Firm Is Best For Pro Bono? (2017)
The pro bono all stars!
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Biglaw Firm Offers Big-Time Perk For Working Parents
Less work with more pay? What could be better?
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The Best Law Firms To Work For: Biglaw ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings
Is your firm in the top 10, or perhaps the top 25?
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Which Biglaw Firms Joined The Billion-Dollar Revenue Club In 2017?
Did your firm make the cut?
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Elite Biglaw Firms Are Offering $400K Bonuses To Supreme Court Clerks
But have any firms decided to offer bonuses that are higher?
The Law Firm Transparency Project draws upon Above the Law research as well as data provided by Leopard Solutions and UniCourt. Click here for an expanded methodology and definition of terms.
