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Mayer Brown · 1 day ago

Assistant Director: Practice Management - Litigation

New York County, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$182K/yr - $242K/yr

6+ years exp

Mayer Brown is an international law firm recognized for its strategic partnerships and commitment to excellence. The Assistant Director of Practice Management - Litigation will lead the strategic planning and operations of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice, ensuring effective management and resource allocation to optimize practice performance and support business development initiatives.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manages the Practice Group operations to optimize quality and efficiency, leverage technology, precedents, and full scope of operational resources

Ensures firm-wide tools are being fully utilized by the Practice Group

Establishes and implements best practices, repeatable models, standards, controls, and monitoring procedures

Works with the FPLs on communication strategies and materials, including driving meeting agendas and action plans to help advance business goals

Prepares and manages communication and reporting to the Management Committee and other Firm administration on the Practice Group reporting, priorities, and strategy

Oversees logistical support for Practice Group internal meetings and events

Shares responsibility with the FPLs for approving BD budget expenses

Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Monitors backlog and new business pipeline to ensure appropriate resources are available to address client work

Establishes lateral partner integration process for the Practice Group, and leads the integration of Global Litigation Practice Group lateral partners

Collaborates with partners, and relevant business functions on paralegal and business services staff performance management

Maintains oversight of the selection and delivery of training provided to the Practice Group, including leading efforts related to associate development and training

Monitors attorney and paralegal workloads and productivity levels to foster manageable workloads that optimize attorney utilization, support professional development and promote Practice goals and profitability

Analyses staffing levels and participates in the recruitment process as needed

Works with the FPLs to ensure attorney engagement and Practice Group culture are considered when planning Practice management activities

Reviews and analyses the Practice’s monthly Inventory (WIP and AR), approves write offs, supports collections, monitors attorney and paralegal utilisation, and tracks the Practice’s overall financial performance to identify anomalies, and generate proposed solutions for areas of opportunity and/or concern

Liaises with Finance department leadership to ensure billing, eBilling, rates, and other financial operations are meeting the needs of the practice

Monitors compliance with fee arrangements and ensures timely billing of each matter in accordance with those arrangements

Oversees and manages the Practice Groups’s use of external resources to optimize quality and efficiency, and ensures invoices are received and processed quickly

Accountable for operational budget analysis and recommendations, including monitoring expenses and reviewing monthly budget variances

Proactively and independently identifies and analyses problems, develops solutions and delivers results – initial focus on addressing administrative operational challenges (including monthly billing process and matter intake), and long-term focus on improving Practice Group profitability and performance

Enhances the experience for top clients by serving as a point of contact for the in-house legal operations team to improve the overall engagement and efficient delivery of legal services

Leads change management efforts within the Practice through formal communications and informal influence, and works closely with IT and other business teams to identify needs and coordinate development, rollout and training for change initiatives

Works closely with innovation team to identify both internal and client-facing technologies to improve efficiency and enhance firm as a market-leader

Leverages services such as knowledge management, legal project management, innovation, and others, to support Practice goals and profitability

Works with Practice Group leaders and Business Development & Marketing to develop business plans in alignment with the firm’s strategic plan then manage and execute plan goals

Collaborates with the Business Development & Marketing team on RFP responses, pitches, marketing initiatives, thought leadership promotions, research and analysis and competitive intelligence-gathering for strategic planning, competitive firm positioning and business development activities

Support Partners with generation of business leads, expansion of existing client matters, and identification and pursuit of cross-selling opportunities

Qualification

Operational managementBusiness development strategyFinancial analyticsLegal industry experienceChange managementMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsLeadership experienceEmotional intelligenceProject management skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required, MBA or JD preferred

Minimum of 6-8 years of related experience

Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and ability to learn and work in various software applications as needed

Strong executive presence

Strong customer service skills and high degree of emotional intelligence, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgement while teaming and navigating a high-performance environment

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where multi-tasking and working across organizational lines is the norm

Comfortable taking input and direction from multiple sources, synthesizing, and finding common ground to ensure key initiatives move forward

Self-starter with a high level of initiative

Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects

Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors

Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion

Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience

Able to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies

Process and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills

Able to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner

Preferred

Experience in operational roles within the legal industry

Experience supporting delivery of legal services (as a lawyer or non-lawyer working alongside lawyers)

Experience of coordination or leading change in a legal or professional services environment

Understanding of legal industry

Strong data and financial analytics skillset

Understanding of law firms business services operations

Experience of working with legal technology

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance

401(k) savings plan

Back-up childcare and eldercare

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Opportunities for professional development and growth

Company

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Founded in 1863

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.mayerbrown.com/

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