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

• Awarded an annual discretionary bonus.
• Participation in a 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.
• Family care benefits.