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About the Role
The Events and Practice Support Manager will provide essential support to the New York office, working closely with office leadership, various departments, and practice groups.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with NY Office Managing Partners and leaders of all NY practice groups and teams.
- Serve as a liaison for practice group meetings and events.
- Coordinate with practice group managers, marketing, and professional development staff.
- Develop strong working relationships with personnel to support department goals.
- Identify opportunities to build practice group functionality and address suggestions with group leaders.
- Set meeting calendars with practice leaders and manage communication regarding meetings.
- Solicit and suggest topics for meeting agendas, prepare and distribute agendas.
- Attend and contribute to meetings as appropriate.
- Assist the office Marketing team with client and internal marketing events.
- Manage external and some internal NY events, including venue research and selection.
- Evaluate menu selections, considering attendee numbers, dietary needs, and budget.
- Serve as on-site liaison for firm functions.
- Coordinate seasonal sports tickets, office softball team, attorney promotion gifts, and staff holiday gifts.
- Order Seyfarth branded merchandise.
- Review, revise, and sign contracts for firm meetings and events.
- Review associated invoices and submit payment requests.
- Prepare and manage the budget for NY catering events and meetings.
- Encourage attorney and paralegal participation in pro bono activities.
- Provide updates on office pro bono participation to OMPs.
- Coordinate pro bono clinics and plan the yearly pro bono dinner.
- Handle charitable donation requests for the NY office.
- Schedule and coordinate NY office volunteer opportunities.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience).
- A minimum of 5-7 years as a corporate event planner/marketing team member.
- Experience in a law firm environment preferred.
- Ability to design and produce creative events, invitations, and announcements using the latest technology.
- Ability to work within a team setting.
Location
- New York, NY 10018
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5-7 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 - $135,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Annual merit increase
- Bonus pay
About the Company
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP has approximately 1,000 lawyers across 19 offices, providing advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide.
- Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/.
Equal Opportunity
- Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
- We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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