Legal Technology & AI Attorney – Business Restructuring and Reorganization

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Summary

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 (New York preferred), the Legal Technology & AI Attorney will sit at the intersection of legal practice, technology, and experimentation within the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. This role is designed for a lawyer with a strong restructuring foundation who is deeply engaged with how AI, technology, and new ways of working are reshaping legal practice and will continue to transform legal practice in the years to come.

The ideal candidate brings substantive credibility to earn the trust of practicing lawyers, combined with an innovator’s mindset energized by designing, testing, and scaling new tools, workflows, and systems. As part of the Knowledge Management & AI Group, this position collaborates across offices and administrative teams – including Research, Practice Group Management, and Information Technology – to translate emerging technology into practical, high-impact tools for lawyers and clients.

This role reports to the Sr. Director & Counsel of Knowledge & AI.

Responsibilities include

AI, Technology & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and emerging technologies to restructuring legal work, informed by a strong understanding of restructuring practice and lawyer workflows.
• Evaluate, prototype, and implement AI-assisted tools, document automation solutions, and technology-enabled workflows to enhance efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Participate in technology pilots and assessments, including AI-driven research, drafting, knowledge extraction, and distressed debt, court filings, and credit analytics platforms.
• Collaborate with attorneys, technologists, and administrative teams to design practical, user-centered tools that reflect real-world legal judgment and practice needs.
• Lead training sessions for attorneys and staff to promote the effective use of knowledge systems, AI tools, and new workflows.
• Capture feedback from lawyers and stakeholders to support continuous improvement of KM products, processes, and technology adoption.

Knowledge & Practice Support

• Develop, implement, and maintain knowledge management resources across a spectrum of restructuring matters, including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings and workouts, liability management transactions, debtor-in-possession and exit financing, distressed asset sales, creditor and stakeholder negotiations, plans of reorganization, and related disciplines.
• Review, update, and rationalize standard templates, forms, and precedents to ensure accuracy and consistency with current laws, regulations, market practice, and Firm standards,

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6, 2026.
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