Attorney in New York City, NY

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Law Firm

New York City, NY

Attorney in New York City, NY

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Professional Development Manager

Job Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with the Director of Professional Development and the Professional Development team to assess training needs, create programs, and implement attorney core skills curriculum. This includes managing external training vendors and content, as well as researching and proposing innovative approaches to attorney training.
- Work with department and practice group leaders to identify and address attorney development needs. Recommend best practices and resources, support the design and implementation of department training curricula, create or expand experience benchmarks, and support CLE accreditation for department and practice group training in collaboration with the CLE Coordinator.
- Provide confidential coaching and advising for associates on career development and strategies for success. Assist associates in developing individual career development and training plans in alignment with their increasing tenure.
- Oversee designated department mentoring programs, facilitate mentor-mentee pairings, and recommend and implement new mentoring approaches, program enhancements, discussion topics, resources, and training.
- Manage attorney feedback and review processes. This includes reading mid-year and annual reviews to assess substantive feedback, providing guidance, tracking attorney strengths and skill gaps to drive follow-up and planning, reinforcing real-time feedback practices, and providing coaching and training on feedback messaging and delivery.
- Collaborate with other Business Services teams, including Business Development, Legal Recruiting, and DE&I, on initiatives for attorney development, advancement, and engagement.
- Monitor external trends and best practices in attorney professional development, including career paths, staffing, mentoring, feedback, and training. Contribute to the development and implementation of best practices at the law firm.
- Contribute to other professional development initiatives and programs as requested or required.

Education and Experience Information:

- Minimum of 5 years of professional development or training experience within the legal industry or a professional services firm.
- Innovative thinker and creative problem solver with excellent interpersonal, team, and verbal and written communications skills. Capable of working effectively and collaboratively at all levels.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, realign priorities as needed, and drive projects to successful completion.
- BA/BS required.
- JD preferred or MS in Education, Organizational Development, or related field.
- Willingness and ability to work outside of standard business hours as needed.
- Willingness and ability to travel to other office locations.

Salary Information:

- The compensation range for the position is $128,000 to $176,000, commensurate with related experience and qualifications.
- The salary of the candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, specialty, and training.
- The salary range represents the law firm's reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

- This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, applicants are encouraged to review the "Know Your Rights" notice from the Department of Labor.

Jun 20, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
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