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About the Role

This role supports the development and integration of new legal professionals, guides probationary reviews, and customizes firm mentoring programs. It also serves as a resource for career development, licensing, and policy awareness, while driving legal professional engagement through strategic initiatives and communication.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Legal Professional onboarding programs.
• Conduct sessions during onboarding to create awareness of policies and resources.
• Support Legal Professional integration through check-ins and community building.
• Guide the probationary review process for Legal Professionals.
• Customize firm mentoring programs and recommend mentor/mentee matches.
• Implement training programs to enhance mentoring programs.
• Create awareness of position and resource availability among students, interns, and legal professionals.
• Promote the firm’s culture of L&D as a market differentiator.
• Support programs and initiatives to enhance career development and engagement.
• Promote awareness of performance expectations in the MyMoFo structure.
• Serve as a resource for career-related questions and firm expectations.
• Develop understanding of attorney licensing issues and serve as a resource for compliance.
• Promote awareness of the firm’s attorney career development policies.
• Review and suggest changes to legal personnel policies and procedures.
• Work with local leadership to promote Legal Professional engagement and morale.
• Implement engagement plans and strategies.
• Partner with Associate Committee members to promote transparency and communication.
• Support local Committee members in developing as leaders.
• Attend local and firmwide Associate Committee meetings.
• Establish regular meetings with Associate Committee members, Office Managing Partners, and Directors of Administration.
• Partner with senior Human Resources leadership, Directors of Administration, and the General Counsel’s office on sensitive employee matters.
• Provide strategic input for firmwide communications to Legal Professionals on compensation, development, and engagement.
• Conduct exit interviews and review exit interview surveys.
• Report on exit interview trends and discuss concerns with leadership.
• Guide and support partners in performance management and talent development.
• Identify external coaching resources in the region.
• Ensure preparation and delivery of evaluations consistent with firm standards.
• Advise on evaluation protocol and standards.
• Provide oversight for meaningful evaluations.
• Resolve issues with labor counsel.
• Interface with Human Resources and Practice Administration on compensation issues.
• Collaborate to implement Trainee seat rotation and facilitate integration.
• Drive feedback/evaluation process for trainees.
• Support confirmation of qualified work experience for trainees.
• Monitor monthly Legal Professional utilization reports.
• Report on utilization trends and follow up with partners.
• Work with partners, HR Team, and labor counsel on attorney terminations.
• Communicate training needs of Legal Professionals to Attorney Learning and Inclusion Manager.
• Serve as a local resource for identifying speakers, trainers, and consultants.
• Develop familiarity with policies related to transfers, promotions, and other transitions.
• Coordinate with Global Mobility Lead on transfer processes.
• Review and consult on memos documenting transfers and suggest revisions.
• Secure practice group and other required approvals for promotions.
• Drive process for documentation of promotions.
• Develop familiarity with policies related to individualized employment arrangements.
• Work with partners to determine availability of proposed individualized arrangements.
• Secure leadership approvals for individualized arrangements.
• Review offer letters and generate status change memos for individualized arrangements.
• Provide insight into issues of importance, nuances of the Regional landscape, and local resources in inclusivity and engagement.
• Support implementation of and assessment of inclusivity and engagement initiatives and events.
• Keep current on attorney development, training, and inclusion and engagement issues.
• Develop relationships with professionals in similar positions.
• Attend meetings and conferences related to attorney development and inclusion.
• Ensure expertise in technology relevant to the position.
• Proactively use current technology to further teamwork, client service, and efficiency.
• Promote and model the Firm’s Client Service Principles.
• Ensure compliance with the Firm’s Information Handling Policy.
• Adhere to the Firm’s General Safety Practices.
• Travel to regional offices, as requested.
• Be available for work outside of standard business hours when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Law degree and practice experience at a major law firm preferred.
• Strong background in Attorney Development in a law firm.
• Experience in talent and performance management.

Skills

• Attorney Development
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Mentoring Program Development
• Onboarding Program Development
• Legal Professional Integration
• Licensing Compliance
• Policy Development
• Engagement Strategies
• Communication
• Client Service Principles
• Information Handling
• Technology Proficiency

Location

• Regional offices

Work Type

• Full-time
• Travel required

Experience Level

• Preferred: Law degree and practice experience at a major law firm
• Required: Strong background in Attorney Development in a law firm
• Required: Experience in talent and performance management

Education Level

• Law degree preferred

About the Company

• At MoFo, we collaborate as one firm, across borders, practice areas, and business functions and value fresh ideas and innovation over conformity and competition.
• About Us: https://www.mofo.com/about
• Inclusion + Engagement: https://www.mofo.com/community/we-at-mofo
• Commitment to Pro Bono: https://careers.mofo.com/careers-pro-bono
• The MoFo Foundation: https://www.mofo.com/culture/mofo-foundation