Manager, Legal Talent & Deal Staffing

The Manager of Legal Talent & Deal Staffing is responsible for supporting management in all aspects of the Legal Talent department functions, including evaluation processes, associate integration and additional key professional development initiatives for associates in the Los Angeles office.  The Manager serves as a primary resource for all Los Angeles associates. In addition, the Manager is responsible for attorney staffing on all client matters in the Corporate department practices in the Los Angeles office.  

Responsibilities:

Legal Talent 

• Collaborate with the Legal Talent Team to support the delivery of thorough evaluations and developmental objectives for Los Angeles associates. 

• Coordinate with and assist the Legal Talent Team with ensuring robust feedback is provided to each associate in the group in a timely fashion and related follow-up items are handled.   

• Assist in other performance management initiatives, including promotion of real-time feedback.  

• Work closely with Directors, Diversity Equity & Inclusion team and other managers within the department on various initiatives and programs addressing associate feedback, work-life integration and engagement. 

• Support the practice group heads with ensuring that attorneys in each group have strong mentoring connections and team-based interactions.  

• Ensure mentors are connecting and engaging in dialogue with mentees about ongoing professional development goals.   

• Liaise with the Los Angeles Manager of Legal Recruiting & Associate Life on the progress of mentoring relationships.  

• Work closely with the senior members of the Legal Talent team and the Los Angeles Manager of Legal Recruiting & Associate Life on incoming associate related responsibilities; lead communication efforts and facilitate internal processes in advance of associate arrivals and help lead integration efforts. 

• Develop a professional relationship with associates, including understanding of professional aspirations, experiences, strengths, and development areas. 

• Serve as a point of contact for all attorney-relation related requests or issues in the Los Angeles office. 

• Serve as a resource to attorneys and provide guidance and direction on Firm policies, procedures and standards in support of the Firm’s strategic goals, objectives and initiatives. 

• Participate in exit-interviews for departing associates and ensure related data is synthesized and analyzed.  

• Organize and execute associate life events. 

Deal Staffing 

• Monitor associate utilization and assign legal staffing for all client matters in the Los Angeles office. 

• Work closely with staffing partners in the Los Angeles office to track staffing by practice group and he