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Cooley LLP · 5 months ago

Associate Director of Practice Management

New York

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $250K/yr

8+ years exp

Cooley LLP is seeking an Associate Director of Practice Management to join their Practice Management team. The role involves providing financial and operational support to department and practice group leadership, employing strategic solutions to enhance profitability and efficiency, and collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve long-term goals.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

In conjunction with leadership, help to develop business plans for various practice group(s) and at the department level, manage implementation, monitor progress and suggest proactive measures to help achieve or exceed plan goals and targets

Monitors group financial performance, working with Department Chairs and PGLs to address issues and opportunities

Analyze pipeline and demand metrics and manage capacity planning processes in collaboration with talent management function

Gather, distill and analyze operational, financial and market-based data in order to provide concise and actionable recommendations to department chairs and practice group leaders

Collaborate with key firm stakeholder's cross-functionally, including marketing and communications, business development, legal talent, human resources, knowledge management, lateral integration and professional development, on executing against practice plans

Act as primary point of contact for department leadership on administrative and operational matters, escalating to proper administrative department leadership (i.e., legal talent, HR, marketing, Technology) as appropriate

Facilitate long-term planning and growth strategies for assigned practice areas and respective department. Aggregate annual hours, rates, revenues, headcount and client budgets for assigned practice areas

Working with Department Chairs, PGLs; organizes and sets agendas for group Partner meetings and follows up on action items to drive progress

Coordinate and develop agendas and substantive presentations for practice group meetings

Provide data and analysis to practice group leadership for PG meetings and presentations to the Board

Monitor, evaluate and improve key performance indicators of the practice groups, including cash leakage, in-depth realization studies, and utilization

Collaborate with competitive intelligence on internal and external client, practice and industry studies

Support the implementation, development and use of practice management tools

Support growth opportunities and help drive expansion of client relationships in collaboration with the marketing and business development department

Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the overall department leadership function

Works on strategic and ad hoc initiatives and projects for the practice group, Department and Firm

Manage and track high priority initiatives of assigned PGs/department

Communicate initiative status to relevant stakeholders

Draft internal presentations and internal department-wide communications

Deliver and share information with clarity and discretion on behalf of the department teams

All other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

Financial analysisOperational supportBusiness planningMicrosoft Office proficiencyManagement experienceJudgmentProfessional integrityProblem-solvingTeam collaborationDecision-makingAttention to detail

Required

After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications

Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required

Ability to travel, as required

Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, finance, accounting, actuarial or mathematics-related field

8+ years (preferably with a minimum of 4 years senior manager experience) in a directly related role (e.g., a management, finance, analytics or advisory leadership role in a law firm, professional services/consulting firm or financial institution), with proven ability to operate at a senior and independent level

Demonstrated success supporting senior executives