Practice Group Director

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Practice Group Director

Duties: Supervise Practice Group paraprofessionals and other non-lawyer support staff. Facilitate the recruiting of lawyers and their effective integration into the Firm. Ensure that all timekeepers are receiving appropriate mentoring and exposure to development opportunities. Assist Practice Group Leaders and Legal Talent Management with workload management for all timekeepers. Work with the Diversity and Inclusion team to facilitate achievement of related recruiting, development, promotion, and retention goals. Collaborate with Practice Group partners and legal talent management team on associate and paraprofessional performance feedback and compensation determinations. Monitor, analyze and recommend improvements in the areas of timekeeper productivity, workload and staffing levels. Collaborate with the Legal Project Management team to promote and implement policies and processes to enhance value. Assist in the development and implementation of alternative fee pricing models. Assess Practice Group financial performance by reviewing monthly financial results and present suggestions for focus and improvement. Provide analysis and recommendations to leadership regarding the group’s performance in areas such as utilization, headcount, revenue generation and expense management. In conjunction with Finance, coordinate the annual setting of billing rates, billable hour targets and other budget items. Facilitate the creation, maintenance, and distribution of client reports, legal budget tracking mechanisms and related client-facing solutions. Collaborate with the assigned Marketing liaison to facilitate communication and cooperation with other Practice Groups, Client Teams and Industry Groups. Confer with the Marketing liaison on activities relating to marketing budgets, sponsorships, conferences, and other group initiatives, and take an active role where appropriate. Contribute business-side perspective to Marketing liaisons for responses to RFPs. Promote and implement the consistent and innovative use of technology and knowledge management resources across the platform. Streamline processes and procedures within the Practice Groups. Assist in creating business plans for assigned Practice Groups and industry teams, and assist with and monitor execution of such plans. Promote cohesiveness, collaboration, and morale in Practice Groups. Share and leverage timekeeper knowledge and experience within and between Practice Groups in order to add client value. Support the Firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through Practice Group operations. Support the Firm’s commitment to the ABA Challenge on Lawyer Well-Being.

Company info

Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
Becky Zalon
50 South Sixth Street Suite 1500,
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States 55402-1498
Phone : 612-340-2600
Fax : 612-340-2868
Website : https://www.dorsey.com/