Senior Manager of Attorney Development

About the role

We are seeking a strategic, creative, and collaborative Senior Manager of Attorney Development to help shape the future of lawyer growth and professional development at our firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support firmwide developmental academies, retreats, orientations, and attorney training initiatives.
• Partner with firm leadership, talent advisors, Knowledge & Innovation, and divisions/practice groups to assess development needs and deliver strategic programming.
• Manage training resources and communications with internal and external faculty, coaches, and other training providers.
• Manage coaching and mentoring programs; support onboarding and integration programs for new and lateral attorneys.
• Foster a culture, through programs and communications, of effective feedback, coaching, and continuous development.
• Provide oversight of firmwide CLE, including compliance, accreditation, reporting, and tracking across jurisdictions and offices.
• Supervise and mentor the CLE team.
• Oversee, evaluate, and optimize learning management systems (LMS), attorney evaluation and feedback platforms, and other development technologies (e.g., CE Manager, viGlobal).
• Manage program budgets, vendor relationships, and multiple simultaneous projects with attention to outcomes, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

This is a hybrid role with some in-office expectations. TRAVEL This position will require approximately 20 days of travel annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum five to eight years of manager-level or higher experience in attorney professional development, attorney personnel management, or a closely related field.
• Substantial experience in lawyer professional development within a law firm environment, with demonstrated ability to design, build, and manage wide-ranging programs—including training curricula, mentoring frameworks, integration initiatives, and CLE—across a complex, multi-office organization.
• Strong project management and supervisory skills, with a collaborative, proactive approach and proven ability to build partnerships across departments, offices, and leadership levels.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to and advising professionals at all seniority levels.
• Sound judgment, adaptability, and comfort navigating organizational change in a dynamic firm environment.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience launching new initiatives and scaling programs in a growing or evolving firm environment.

Skills

• JD and prior practice experience.
• Management experience in a multi-office law firm environment, with broad responsibility for the design and delivery of attorney development and integration programs.
• Experience with attorney development technologies and systems, including LMS and CLE platforms; knowledge of multi-jurisdictional MCLE compliance.
• Professional coaching training or certification.

Benefits

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, accrued paid time off plan starting at 20 days annually, personal medical and parental leave, up to 10 paid holidays, and family care benefits. More information regarding benefits and programs may be found here.