Attorney in Reston, VA

Law Firm

Reston, VA

Attorney in Reston, VA

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

No

Attorney Resource Manager - Transactions
The candidate will manage attorney staffing together with the Transactions Practice Group Directors, and Talent Development & Inclusion, ensuring that first year associates are more fully utilized, while balancing client needs with attorney development goals. Focus on the work allocation process and the efficient allocation of resources as well as skills development. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Proactively monitor group activity, including individual attorney hours and ongoing client-matter status across offices. Regularly meet with first year associates to facilitate staffing, attorney skills development and transition to the firm. Provide attorney staffing recommendations for matter staffing requests based on level of experience and specific skills/expertise required. Balance client needs with the goal of a comparable level of utilization across the practices and opportunities for attorneys to work on a variety of matters and with a variety of partners and achieve progress toward their development goals. Provide a more even distribution of assignments through the development and ongoing management of an effective and efficient staffing system which also allows for those partners who may work outside of the system. Analyze and implement improvements to the attorney resources data tracking system tool. Manage the staffing process, including promoting adoption of attorney self-reporting of availability. Utilize tools, such as data captured through our availability tracking system, financial reporting, one-on-one discussions of work interests and goals, "Foundation" experience knowledge management tool, and a database on specific details such as capabilities and partner preferences, to determine available attorney resources. Support time-entry compliance, knowledge of time-off, leaves of absence, departures, and the addition of new attorney hires and assist with workload coverage plans for smooth transitions. Develop an in-depth understanding of developmental needs within the Transactions practice groups; contribute toward attorney satisfaction and retention initiatives. Ensure attorneys are receiving opportunities for varied work across the practice, as well as those skills the associates need to continue to progress and advance. Support professional progression within staffing decisions through knowledge of promotion pipeline. Facilitate information-sharing both within and outside of the Transactions practice groups. Develop trusted relationships with partners to best assess client and partner needs and to ultimately match those needs with resources. A Bachelor's degree is required. JD is preferred. Must have 5+ years of experience in a law firm. Knowledge of the MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word). Experience with timekeeping applications and practice group technologies is required. Should be open to work flexible hours (including evenings and weekends, as needed) in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.