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Conflicts Training & Development Senior Specialist

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In-Office
Houston, TX
120K-140K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Houston, TX
120K-140K Annually
Senior level
Develop and deliver risk-focused training for the Conflicts and New Matters group at a global law firm. Responsibilities include assessing training gaps, creating onboarding and procedural resources, maintaining a centralized knowledge repository, evaluating training effectiveness, monitoring compliance, and reviewing analyst work quality. The role supports legal ethics, conflicts analysis, regulatory compliance, system changes, and risk mitigation across offices.
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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, the Conflicts Training and Development Senior Specialist is responsible for developing and delivering training materials and programs that promote compliance, mitigate legal and operational risks, and uphold risk management standards within the Firm. This role represents a proactive investment in quality, consistency, and risk management. By reducing error rates, accelerating onboarding, and supporting critical system changes, the position delivers measurable operational efficiencies while safeguarding the Firm’s reputation for excellence in conflicts analysis and risk mitigation.

This role reports to the Director Conflicts Attorneys & Assistant General Counsel.

Responsibilities include:

  • Conduct ongoing needs assessments and effectively collaborate across the Firm to identify emerging risks and training gaps across the Conflicts and New Matters group.
  • Design, develop and facilitate live and virtual risk-focused training programs for Conflicts staff members to ensure consistent practices across all offices and that training content reflects current Firm policies and professional conduct rules.
  • Develop and maintain training plans and reference resources to drive effective onboarding and integration of new team members, remedial training of existing employees, and implementation of new programs and processes.
  • Develop a standardized and centralized repository of all training, documentation and procedural resources to support effective integration, minimize rework and drive consistency.
  • Continuously evaluate training effectiveness through feedback, audits, and assessments; update programs to address new regulations, system or process changes or other Firm requirements.
  • Conduct ongoing assessment of Conflicts and New Matters staff compliance with training completion and subsequent implementation of procedures to ensure uniform application of Conflicts standards across all analysts, improving accuracy and defensibility of Conflicts analysis.
  • Conduct ongoing quality reviews of analyst work, providing targeted feedback, retraining, and visibility into performance trends to ensure Conflicts searching and reporting consistently align with Firm policies, reducing the risk of errors, missed conflicts, and downstream reputational or regulatory exposure.

Qualifications:

  • Strong understanding of legal ethics, conflicts and regulatory frameworks.
  • Excellent communication and technical skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels in a fast-paced environment.

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree; JD or advanced degree preferred.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years in legal risk management, compliance, or professional development within a law firm or corporate legal department.
  • Experience developing training documentation and conducting training sessions required, prior experience supporting a large global team is preferred.
  • High degree of proficiency with Intapp system including Conflicts and Intake.

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 $120,000 - 140,000. 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.

The application window will close on Friday, January 15, 2026.

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Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.  We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.  The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process.  Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

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Notice to Recruitment Agencies: Gibson Dunn does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, headhunters, or vendors. Resumes sent to any Gibson Dunn employee or attorney, or submitted by an agency through the direct candidate application portal will not establish agency ownership of the candidate and Gibson Dunn will not be expected to honor an agency’s terms or pay any related fees. When a role is open for agency submissions, Gibson Dunn will notify our current agency partners and make the position available through our Agency Portal in Greenhouse. Only agencies that have been given portal access are authorized to submit candidates for consideration. Agencies without a current agreement that wish to be considered for future opportunities may contact [email protected]. Please do not send resumes to this address.

 

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