Practice Manager

Responsibilities include:

Strategy & Planning

Work with the practice group leadership, in coordination with the practice group management team, to develop strategic business goals, objectives, and tactics in alignment with Firm strategy.
Assist in the preparation and implementation of the practice groups’ strategic goals and objectives, as defined by practice group leadership, including required coordination and execution.
Talent Management & Development

Work with practice group leadership to manage talent across the groups, including through regular assessments of firm’s recruiting and senior talent pipelines, in coordination with Human Resources development of performance improvement plans, and coordination with attorney review teams.
Support the firm’s free market system from both an associate and partner perspective, including by helping lawyers identify appropriate staffing for matters and opportunities for new work.
Work to manage the associate journey for practice groups, including mentorship, review support, low billing interventions, and other career guidance.
Work with professional development team to develop practice-specific educational trainings and CLE programming, including development of core expertise developmental goals for junior, mid-level, and senior associates.
Work cross-functionally with professional development and diversity departments to support and promote attorney development.
Knowledge Management

Develop, maintain, and publicize, in coordination with Knowledge Management and PG leadership, relevant practice group materials, including forms, templates, interpretation documents, and databases. Act as the central repository for the knowledge of matters and work product developed by the practice groups, including research materials, publications, past articles, newsletters, model briefs, notable decisions, and matter files. Coordinate and distribute periodic practice-specific updates tracking relevant legal developments for internal and external education.
Monitor relevant legal and news developments for issues relevant to the practice groups. Circulate relevant information from these sources to the practice group and/or clients, including information on their applicability to current matters.
Business Development & Marketing

Collaborate with marketing, business development, and communications teams to support firm’s business development efforts, including managing external events, rankings and awards submissions, client updates, identification of targets for existing clients and more.
Operations & Meeting Management

Develop agendas and drive follow-up for regular partner and group meetings.
Manage tracking of all practice specific data including matters, oral arguments, and staffing.
Work collaboratively with peers across the firm’s business support departments to manage initiatives and support business strategies as determined by practice groups.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive follow-through on execution.
Assist with special projects as they arise.
Qualifications:

Strong understanding of federal and state appellate practice and procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, and U.S. Supreme Court and appellate advocacy.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.
Exceptional verbal and written communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders. Collaboration and facilitation skills to work with various departments and facilitate their ability to work with each other.
Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively. Strong leadership skills to lead a large and geographically dispersed team.
Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment.
Creative thinker who is open to considering multiple approaches to issues and collaborating with other leaders to develop and execute plans.
Strong time management skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Able to coordinate multiple tasks concurrently and prioritize effectively.
Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects with changing priorities. Have meticulous attention to detail.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with Department personnel, Firm management, other attorneys and staff.
Highly motivated, strategic focus: ability to understand and support Firm goals, services, culture and strategy to present self and the Firm in a positive, professional manner.
Understands and stays up to date on current legal market trends, news, and innovations.
Exhibits high degree of initiative in managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-stressed, detail-oriented work environment.
Strong knowledge of the legal industry, the relevant laws and regulations, and the best practices and standards.
Ability to work independently to solve problems relating to both technical issues and situations involving the coordination of, and collaboration with, attorneys, non-attorney staff and different administrative departments.
Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and J.D. or Bachelor of Laws or equivalent graduate degree with strong academic credentials required.
Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience directly related to the duties or skills described herein, including at least two years’ experience as a manager of a function.
Preferred experience in a professional services firm, ideally a law firm.
Judicial clerkship experience (federal or state appellate) preferred.