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Sidley Austin LLP · 7 hours ago

Office Manager

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $265K/yr

5+ years exp

Sidley Austin LLP is a prestigious law firm seeking an office manager for their Century City Office. The office manager will oversee daily operations, provide leadership, and support the needs of lawyers and business professionals while ensuring operational excellence and fostering a positive office culture.

AdviceConsultingFinanceFinancial ServicesLegal

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for coordination of certain daily accounting functions, including but not limited to operational invoicing, reconciliation of catering and facilities billing, preparation and monitoring of budget for the Century City office and oversight of compliance with local time entry and billing deadlines

Works to support firmwide needs on the local level by coordinating office business professionals and functions, including, but not limited to regional resource sharing, participation in departmental meetings, participation in new hire training and coordination of local marketing and recruiting events

Manages facilities functions (reception, catering, conference center, furnishings, maintenance/repairs, office services and supplies), communicates effectively with vendor resources, including but not limited to landlord/property manager/engineer in lease, sublease and building operations matters. Has experience managing the design, build-out and moves related to new office space

Works with regional management to maintain adequate business professional levels of secretarial, paralegal and project support, billing, IT and local office business professionals. Meets regularly with local and regional department managers to help facilitate communications among business professionals. Responsible for maintaining and improving morale, make recommendations to resolve problems and ensures business professionals maintain quality production of work

Supervises local non-legal business professionals, including recommendations for staffing levels, performance evaluations, performance counseling, work allocation and problem resolution. Demonstrates the ability to aide in developing personnel and promote excellence through training, team meetings and clear direction. Supervises daily functions of on-site outsourced personnel. Works collaboratively with regional and firmwide management to coordinate administrative functions and has an appropriate working knowledge of technology infrastructure and event planning. Possesses leadership skills with the capacity to motivate and guide a team

Foster positive client relationships by addressing inquiries, coordinating meetings, and ensuring exceptional client service standards are maintained

Performs miscellaneous job duties as needed for support of the office, region and firm

Qualification

Office management experienceLeadership experienceBachelor's degreeAnalytical skillsJudgmentInterpersonal communicationProblem-solving skillsAttention to detailWork under pressure

Required

Minimum of 5 years' leadership experience in office management in the legal, professional services or large enterprise context

Bachelor's degree

Work harmoniously and effectively with others

Preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion

Work under pressure

Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities and attention to detail

Present strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Provide analytical and problem-solving skills

Exercise strong judgment

Benefits

Bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits program

Company

Sidley Austin LLP

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Sidley is an elite global law firm.

Founded in 1866

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sidley.com

H1B Sponsorship

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