Professional Development Manager

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in local and regional implementation of the firmwide strategic direction for attorney professional development.
• Develop and deliver regional and firmwide training offerings that meet professional, business, and client-service goals.
• Propose, design, introduce, and support new initiatives as needed.
• Collaborate with the Director and appropriate firm committees to deliver and continually enhance attorney orientation programs and lateral attorney integration initiatives, coordinate and implement summer associate training, respond to identified training and development needs, and otherwise further attorney training and development.
• Track and evaluate the quality and quantity of attorney training opportunities, including collecting relevant data and producing related reports.
• Produce professional development resources and craft professional development communications as needed.

CLER Compliance

• Assist with and oversee the Professional Development Specialist’s tracking of lawyers' Texas CLE compliance.
• Communicate with Texas-admitted lawyers in Dallas regarding their compliance status; work with the Professional Development Specialist, Director, and Office of General Counsel to help ensure 100% compliance for Texas-admitted lawyers firmwide.
• Affiliate with tracking other CLE compliance requirements for Texas-based attorneys licensed elsewhere, as identified and delegated by the Director.

Career Development and Mentoring

• Promote a work environment that helps lawyers reach their highest potential.
• Counsel lawyers on career-development matters as needed.
• Help support firm mentoring programs, including implementing training and other resources for mentors and mentees.

Employee Development and Management

• Help train, develop and mentor the Professional Development Specialist.
• Conduct annual performance reviews.