What are the responsibilities and job description for the Practice Management Specialist, Bankruptcy position at Plona Partners?
Top 100 Law Firm
Position: Practice Management Specialist
Compensation: $80,000 - $105,000 with OT and Bonus
Location: New York
Responsibilities
- Managing practice group resources by monitoring workflow, tracking availability and vacations, and working with Staffing Partners on associate assignments.
- Developing substantive agendas and presentations for practice group meetings and preparing other practice group communications with Practice Group Leaders.
- Identifying and addressing operational issues to support attorney efficiency and practice innovation.
- Serving as practice liaison with other firm administrative teams to implement firm and practice initiatives.
- Supporting integration initiatives with lateral attorneys.
- Working with Practice Group leadership in development, execution and monitoring of annual Practice Group Business Plan and strategic practice initiatives.
- Developing and executing practice innovation initiatives to enhance the firm’s legal services in furtherance of client service, effective practice management and staying ahead of industry trends.
- Analyzing practice group’s financial data regularly and providing ad hoc reports as necessary.
- Collaborating with Financial Analysts to prepare monthly financial reports and presentations for practice group meetings.
- Facilitating billing and collection processes by monitoring timekeeping and inventory reports, following up with attorneys as needed and reporting to Practice Group Leaders.
- Facilitating discussions regarding pricing solutions.
- Working with Business Development to identify appropriate resources at all attorney levels for new business initiatives.
- Working with billing partners to track matters against budgets, identify issues and ensure efficient matter management.
- Ensuring appropriate processes are followed for conflicts, risk management and outside counsel guidelines.
- Collaborating with Talent Development on all initiatives related to associate development and retention, including mentoring, evaluations, reviews, promotions and practice-specific associate training.
- Identifying gaps in attorney resources and preparing needs analyses to support practice group recruiting efforts.
Salary : $80,000 - $105,000
