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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati · 19 hours ago

Corporate Department Operations Specialist

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is seeking a Corporate Department Operations Specialist to drive operational performance and efficiency within their Corporate Department. The role involves serving as a liaison between partners and administrative teams, managing recruiting needs, supporting attorney productivity and development, and coordinating business development efforts.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Serve as primary liaison between the group’s partners and the firm’s administrative teams, acting independently and utilizing discretion whenever possible to facilitate decision-making, enabling the partners to focus primarily on client work and business development

Monitor, identify and communicate the group’s recruiting needs to Attorney Recruiting including obtaining approvals for new reqs, preparing job descriptions, screening candidates, organizing interviews, obtaining offer approvals, etc

Coordinate with Career Development on the slotting process from the firm’s Launch program based on guidance from the partners

Manage and optimize the group’s participation in the firm’s Summer Associate program and Launch program

Ensure a seamless onboarding and integration process for new associates

Support the partners in the firm’s associate and counsel performance review process, equipping partners to deliver impactful leadership and guidance to associates

Coordinate with the partners to ensure the group’s associates and counsel are receiving all necessary training and support from the Career Development and Professional Development teams

Monitor associate and counsel utilization, alerting members to consistently underutilized attorneys, and assist in addressing the underutilization

Assist in work allocation staffing requests, collaborating with Career Development when necessary

Act as the group’s liaison to the Human Resources team on issues relating to attorney performance, compensation, leaves, transfers, visa issues, etc

Assist in preparing the business case for associate and counsel promotions

Support the group’s process for identifying future member candidates and assist in compiling the business case for member promotions

Serve as point of contact with the firm’s Business Development, Marketing and Communications teams, coordinating opportunities and driving event management

Facilitate business plan development

Ensure members have support for identifying and pitching new business prospects

Serve as point of contact with the firm’s Pricing Team and Pricing Committee

Monitor practice group and member financial performance

Provide members with monthly financial performance reports, alerting them to performance issues

Monitor senior associate and counsel margin and assist in addressing attorneys with consistently below target margins

Organize group meetings, summits, dinners, summer associate events, etc

Organize periodic alumni events

Qualification

Practice management experienceLaw firm experienceFinancial data analysisMicrosoft Office SuiteProject managementManage prioritiesCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skillsInterpersonal skillsPresentation skills