Practice Manager

The Innovation and Practice Management Department of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Practice Manager in the New York or Washington, DC office. The Practice Manager will play a key role with the Practice Group Leaders, partnering with the Innovation and Practice Management Team, Chief Legal Talent Officer, Business Development, Firm Administration, and Finance & Accounting Teams in managing the business operations for the White Collar Defense & Investigation and Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice Group(s) to provide seamless quality service to lawyers and timekeeping staff, creating a cohesive team across all offices.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with Practice Group Leaders to:
  • Develop and implement all practice-level strategic and operational initiatives.
  • Serve as a knowledge resource of on-the-ground practice activity and execute on day-to-day operations.
  • Identify and address operational issues to support attorney efficiency in matter management.
  • Develop internal practice group messaging and communications.
  • Drive practice group innovation efforts and strategies for client-centric solutions
  
  
• Managing practice group resources by:
  • 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 Intellectual Property and Consumer Practice Group(s) Assignment Committee in the distribution of billable work.
  
  
• Ensuring regular information flow and data sharing by:
  
  • Developing substantive agendas and presentations for practice group meetings.
  • Preparing other practice group communications with Practice Group Leaders.
  
  
• Liaising with other administrative departments to ensure seamless service for all practice group needs, including:
  • 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.
  • Acting as a trusted confidante for attorneys at all levels.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 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 work independently as well on a team and has the ability to collaborate effectively across offices and practice areas.
• Ability to build relationships and gain the trust of the attorneys.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate, in oral and written form, with people at all levels within the Firm.
• Exhibits significant attention to detail and produce high quality deliverables.
• Must possess maturity, good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Must have the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $150,000-$185,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.