Attorney Workflow & Development Assistant

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Fertility & family building support

Job summary

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in California seeks a full-time Attorney Workflow & Development Assistant to support the Senior Attorney Development Manager and team in development initiatives and programs.

The role requires a self-starter who thrives in a collaborative environment, handles calendar scheduling, reports, and LMS-based activities with confidentiality and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills; able to manage multiple projects.
• Proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage department expenses and reporting.
• Maintain weekly hours reports for designated practice groups.
• Distribute weekly attorney out-of-office reports.
• Maintain department calendar and schedule programming.
• Coordinate firm training programs and CLE credits.
• Manage post-program administration and LMS uploads.
• Update programming materials in LMS and Wiki pages.
• Create and distribute Learning Path links in LMS.
• Administer and manage attorney surveys and ensure data delivered on time.
• Prepare and distribute Attorney Development newsletters.
• Collaborate on special department or Firm projects as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organization skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Confidentiality

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Vimeo

Smartsheet

iManage

viGlobal modules

Job description

Role Overview

Gunderson Dettmer has an opening in our Silicon Valley office for a full‑time Attorney Workflow & Development Assistant to support the Senior Attorney Development Manager and other members of the Attorney Development team in all attorney development initiatives and related programs. The ideal candidate for this role is a self‑starter who takes initiative and can work independently, but also thrives in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage all Attorney Development department expenses, ensuring accurate recordkeeping and timely reporting.
• Maintain and distribute weekly hours reports for designated practice groups.
• Compile and distribute weekly attorney out‑of‑office reports to keep relevant stakeholders informed of attorney availability.
• Maintain department calendar and schedule Attorney Development programming.
• Handle coordination for firm training programs (e.g., sending calendar invites, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit requests, conference room reservations, program reminders, presenter CLE information once approved, and distribute program materials).
• Manage post‑program administration needs, including editing, trimming, and uploading program recordings to the Firm's Learning Management System (LMS) and Wiki pages.
• Update programming spreadsheet for tracking purposes and save program materials to iManage and Wiki pages.
• Create and distribute links to Learning Paths in the LMS to firm attorneys.
• Administer and manage attorney surveys (e.g., the 30‑day and 90‑day integration surveys for new attorneys), track responses and ensure the timely distribution of data.
• Help prepare and distribute Attorney Development newsletters on a regular basis, ensuring content is current and relevant.
• Collaborate with Attorney Development team and other departments across the Firm on special department or Firm projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal, organization and communication (both oral and written) skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Displays strong technology skills including Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Exhibits sound judgment, the ability to foster an inclusive work environment and maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.

Preferred Experience

• At least one year of experience in an administrative or professional support role, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• Experience with learning management systems, video recording platforms (e.g., Vimeo), and Smartsheet applications, and document management platforms such as iManage.
• Experience with viGlobal modules.

Employment Details

Full Time, Non‑Exempt. Hybrid. The annualized base salary range for this position is expected to be $65,000.00 - $75,000.00. While this range reflects the minimum and maximum value for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, the offer for the successful candidate for this position will be based on job related capabilities, applicable experience, and other factors such as work location.

Benefits

In addition to offering competitive salaries, we also offer an excellent benefits package, which includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage; 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan; Flexible Spending Account; Paid Time Off and fertility and family building support.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Gunderson Dettmer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.