Appellate Specialist

The role

The Appellate Specialist supports attorneys in the Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group. This role involves reviewing, drafting, and filing appellate motions, briefs, and petitions in various courts.

What you will do

• Reviewing, formatting, revising, and finalizing appellate motions, briefs, petitions, and other filings
• Drafting routine procedural motions and other documents
• Cite checking, Bluebooking, proofreading, and preparing tables
• Preparing appellate records and appendices
• Electronically filing documents with the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts
• Conducting legal research on appellate procedures
• Monitoring deadlines and ensuring compliance with court rules and filing requirements
• Coordinating with attorneys, paralegals, and court personnel
• Assisting with preparations for oral arguments
• Tracking developments in appellate law

Required qualifications

• Knowledge of court rules, procedures, and practice requirements for the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and district courts, and state courts of appeals
• Expert/superior knowledge of the Bluebook and the cite checking process
• Experienced with AI tools such as Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT, CoCounsel, Gemini etc.
• Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines
• Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Superior analytical and reasoning abilities
• Prepares and timely submits timekeeping reports
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, and iManage

Nice to have

• JD preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Understanding of common litigation practices, procedures, regulations, and workflow

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.