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About the Role
The Attorney Development Manager (ADM) drives development and engagement for associates and other timekeepers by soliciting partner input, providing feedback, and managing performance and talent decisions. This role acts as a strategic advisor, proactively managing individual attorney development to align with firm goals and performance culture. The ADM partners with leadership and various teams to facilitate strategies around hiring, integration, development, engagement, and advancement, using market expertise and data to build a high-performing legal workforce.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day development, performance, and engagement for assigned attorneys.
- Lead the attorney onboarding experience for seamless integration into the firm.
- Foster strong relationships with attorneys through regular check-ins and career coaching.
- Work with matter teams to align attorney skills and interests with client work and firm priorities.
- Enable informed staffing decisions that optimize capacity and learning opportunities.
- Gather and synthesize feedback from partners and stakeholders for development plans and performance evaluations.
- Support the firm’s annual and mid-year review processes.
- Facilitate self-assessment and goal-setting processes for attorneys.
- Collaborate with advisors, committees, and Employee Relations to address performance issues.
- Facilitate smooth and professional transitions from the firm.
- Identify trends, address attorney concerns, and develop strategies for hiring, onboarding, retention, advancement, and development.
- Partner with Recruiting and Practice Management to assess and anticipate hiring needs.
- Manage the Advisor Program to ensure consistent guidance, feedback, and mentorship.
- Collaborate with Learning + Professional Development and subject matter experts to deliver targeted programming.
- Lead initiatives that promote attorney engagement, inclusion, and belonging.
- Foster a positive, collaborative culture by driving attendance at firm trainings and events.
- Facilitate attorneys’ understanding of key firm policies, practices, and procedures and drive compliance.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree strongly preferred.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within a large law firm setting.
- Experience in legal staffing, workforce planning, or attorney development within a comparable legal or professional services environment is highly preferred.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication acumen.
- Possesses a results-oriented and inclusive working style.
- Unwavering discretion and sound judgment.
- Exemplary organizational capabilities.
- Facile with and champions use of data, technology platforms, and AI tools.
- Proven expertise in creative problem-solving and leadership.
- Occasional travel is expected.
Skills
- Legal staffing
- Workforce planning
- Attorney development
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Relationship building
- Influencing stakeholders
- Strategic initiative implementation
- Results-oriented working style
- Inclusive working style
- Continuous improvement
- Discretion
- Judgment
- Organizational skills
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Technology platform utilization
- AI tool utilization
- Creative problem-solving
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Team development
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000.00 - $190,000.00
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement & Savings Plan
- Emergency back-up child and adult care
- Paid vacation, sick time off, and holidays
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Employee recognition and reward programs
- Employee wellness and assistance programs
- Employee discounts and perks
About the Company
- Goodwin works with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries.
- The Global Operations Team consists of business professionals who collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences.
- The firm fosters an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core.
- Goodwin partners with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions.
- The firm's commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives them.
- Goodwin has been recognized as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer.
Equal Opportunity
- Goodwin is an equal opportunity employer.