Job Title: Practice Manager - Litigation
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with firm leadership and practice group leadership to align strategic business goals, objectives, and tactics with the firm's overarching strategy.
- Develop agendas, drive follow-up actions, and ensure effective communication during regular partner and group meetings.
- Work in coordination with peers across different business support departments to manage initiatives and support business strategies as determined by practice groups.
- Gain deep understanding of the practice, clientele, sources of business, and related resources such as trade and industry organizations, publications, and related professionals for the Litigation practice group.
- Develop and manage budgets for Sections, Practice Groups, and Teams.
- Identify and leverage opportunities for practice group or team successes to benefit other practice groups, offices, or teams within the firm. Facilitate cross-selling of practice group services across the firm.
- Assist lawyers in identifying appropriate staffing for pitches and new legal matters.
- Collaborate with marketing operations and communications team members to bolster the group’s business development and visibility efforts, including participation in external events and preparation for rankings and awards submissions.
- Respond to Requests for Proposals and prepare pitches and proposals aimed at securing new business. This includes the development of content for RFPs/pitches and client presentations, ensuring that the presentation of content aligns with the firm's branding.
- Work with marketing team members to develop client/prospect collateral and sales tools.
- Identify and capitalize on opportunities for thought leadership, working with communications team members to proactively generate such opportunities.
- Orient new lateral hires, assisting them in developing and implementing business development plans that consider the global platform, synergies, and cross-selling opportunities.
Education and Experience Information:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- A minimum of seven years of experience in professional services or a related field, with a strong preference for candidates with law firm experience.
- Strong project management skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
- The ideal candidate should be a team player, highly responsive, and possess the demonstrated ability to prioritize, manage multiple assignments, deal with ambiguity, and function as part of a cohesive team.
- Ability to anticipate needs and plan ahead.
Salary Information:
- The law firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
Additional Information:
- This description is intended to outline the general content and requirements for the performance of this job. It should not be interpreted as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
- The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans and an Affirmative Action Employer.
- Pursuant to local ordinances, the law firm will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.
About the Law Firm:
The law firm is a premier regional business and tax law firm based in the Midwest, with a legacy of over 100 years in helping clients close deals, manage risks, and seize new opportunities. The firm provides a broad range of services, including transactional, litigation, estate planning, tax and employee benefits, and economic development advice to clients across various industries and business sectors. With a diverse client base that includes regional, national, and international engagements, the law firm serves clients in the communities where its lawyers live and work, with locations in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
