Business Intelligence Analyst

Job 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 California, New York or Washington D.C., the Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, dashboarding and working with cross functional departments to understand and provide tailored solutions to support decision making. This role will focus on data analysis and reporting, data visualization, process improvement, financial performance, data integrity and management, and helping optimize business processes to improve operational efficiency.

This role reports to the Associate Director, Financial Systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Extracting and manipulating large volumes of data from multiple sources to support complex financial analysis.
• Presenting data findings in a clear and understandable way to non-technical stakeholders, such as partners, department heads, and executives.
• Working cross-functionally with different teams (e.g., legal, finance, marketing, HR) to understand data needs and deliver timely insights.
• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex data sets to generate actionable insights.
• Ensuring data accuracy and integrity by performing data validation and cleansing.
• Managing financial data sources and maintaining data documentation.
• Identifying areas of inefficiency or potential risk and recommending improvements.

Qualifications

• Must exhibit strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience (2-4 years) as a Business Intelligence Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar role, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Advanced SQL knowledge and experience with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) required.
• Strong understanding of business processes in law firms (e.g., billing, financial reporting, client management) is a significant advantage.
• Experience with legal software systems (e.g., time and billing systems, matter management software) highly preferred.
• Familiarity with predictive analytics and machine learning techniques is a plus.

 

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 $100-130k. 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.

Locations:

Los Angeles, Century City, Orange County, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C., New York

EEO Statement

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.