POSITION: Attorney Development Manager
ORGANIZATION: Highly Rated Law Firm
LOCATION: Palo Alto, CA
BENEFITS: Competitive base salary up to $160k plus bonus structure, Medical and Dental Coverage; Paid Time Off; great 401K match; rated top law firm to work for, excellent firm culture and perks, plus more!
SUMMARY: The Attorney Development Manager will have ample experience working closely with lawyers to help them maximize their impact through coaching and training.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support and implement initiatives and strategies as aligned with firm business goals and practices
- Track, maintain and analyze attorney metrics
- collaborate with the Accounting and Finance team to accumulate the weekly hours reports
- Ensure attorney participation in Firm programming and foster positive attendance experiences
- Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Attorney Development and Chief Talent Office to evaluate, innovate and adapt Talent initiatives
- Participate in exit interviews, orientation meetings for new associates, and facilitate the rapport building process to ensure positive attorney engagement
- Schedule and coordinate training programs, events, meetings, and retreats
- Design and develop individualized development plans for attorneys
- Assist each practice group with their talent strategies to support the professional success of their associates
- Implement the annual associate evaluation process
- Ensure attorneys receive clear and actionable feedback and engage in clear objective-setting
- Ensure professional development needs are met
- Plan, prepare and present quarterly briefings to partners on associate development
- Provide and prepare extensive reporting, analysis, and presentation of data
- Share resources, contacts and best practices with other members of the firm
- Flexibility to adjust hours to meet departmental needs
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of relevant firm experience (Emerging Markets & Venture Capital experience desirable)
- 3+ years within a supervisory role is desirable
- Bachelor’s Degree required; J.D. preferred
- Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite
- Reasonable level of financial literacy and numeracy; comfortable analyzing data/metrics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Able to build professional relationships and to work with individuals at all seniority levels
- Strong analytical skills with ability to balance short and long term priorities and goals
- Team-oriented and willing to work on other projects as needed
