Legal Education & Development Specialist
Location: Bay Area, CA | Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Dallas, TX | Los Angeles, CA | New York, NY | Washington, DC
The Organization: Large Top U.S. Based International Law Firm
Salary & Benefits: Base salary commensurate with experience; Generous paid bonus; Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Transit Program; generous Paid Time Off; 401K w/match; Life Insurance; exceptional culture.
Summary: Top-ranked international law firm is seeking a Legal Education & Development Specialist to serve as an integral member of the Firm-wide Legal Recruiting & Development Department. This role will provide support to legal education, engagement & development efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate and execute attorney orientation and professional development training (both in person and remotely via Zoom and other online platforms)
- Provide administrative support for events and development programs
- Support and coordinate the New Lawyer Training Program
- Provide support with lateral attorney integration
- Coordinate localized annual review processes
- Coordinate attorney office transfers
- Analyze, organize and support local engagement needs
- Support local and Firmwide diversity events
- Update department documents on a quarterly basis
- Process expense reports
- Manage calendars for Attorney Engagement
- Maintain attorney engagement-related initiatives on internal website
- Deploy attorney training and development programs as assigned
- Partner with members of Professional Development and Leadership Team where necessary to manage the continuous improvement of Attorney Training and Development Programs
- Serve as training program and event support for all sessions as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in a global law firm or professional services environment
- Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Ability to work overtime as necessary
- Microsoft Office proficiency is required
