Practice Group Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing all practice-level strategic and operational initiatives.
• Serving as a knowledge resource of on-the-ground practice activity and execute on day-to-day operations.
• Identifying and addressing operational issues to support attorney efficiency in matter management.

• Tracking matter activity and timekeeper capacity to provide Staffing Partners with informed assignment recommendations.

• Evaluating practice group needs on an ongoing basis, identifying gaps in attorney resources and preparing needs analyses to support practice group recruiting efforts.

• Working with Legal Personnel to address personnel issues.

• Working with Corporate and Finance Assignment Committee in the distribution of billable work.
• Finance: regularly analyze practice group’s financial data and recommend reporting needs.
• Business Development: identify appropriate resources at all attorney levels for new business initiatives and to ensure lateral partner integration success.
• Talent Development: collaborate on all initiatives related to associate development and retention, including mentoring, evaluations, reviews, promotions, and practice-specific associate training.
• Knowledge Management: identify and develop innovative technological resources to improve data sharing, matter management, and overall productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor‘s degree. Master’s degree or J.D. a plus.
• Relevant law firm or professional services, operations and management experience. Experience with transactional law is a plus
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Must possess financial, analytical and project management skills.
• Demonstrates strategic focus, self-motivation, and a drive to action.
• Ability to build relationships and gain the trust of the attorneys.