Director of Attorney Development

Plona Partners; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Plona Partners, in partnership with a prestigious New York law firm, seeks a Director of Attorney Advancement to shape how attorneys develop and advance. You will serve as a trusted career advisor to associates and partner with firm leadership to align talent initiatives with strategic goals.

This role combines confidential coaching with data-driven insights to guide workloads, onboarding, engagement, and succession planning, while presenting informed recommendations to senior leaders.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of relevant experience in attorney development or legal talent management.
• JD strongly preferred.
• Experience advising attorneys and leadership with data-backed recommendations.

Aufgaben

• Provide confidential one-on-one coaching around performance, development and career trajectory.
• Analyze associate hours, workloads and partner exposure to identify trends and inform talent decisions.
• Lead initiatives on onboarding, work allocation, engagement, retention insights and leadership programming.
• Interact directly with associates, partners and firm leadership to align talent strategy.

Kenntnisse

One-on-one coaching

Career advising

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

JD (Juris Doctor)

Jobbeschreibung

This isn't a traditional Professional Development position.

Plona Partners is partnering with a prestigious New York law firm to identify a Director of Attorney Advancement who will play a highly visible role in shaping how the firm's attorneys develop, navigate their careers and ultimately advance within the organization.vThe Director will serve as a trusted career advisor to attorneys while partnering closely with firm leadership, combining individualized coaching with data, work-allocation insights and firmwide talent initiatives.

The Opportunity

• Director-level ownership and visibility
• Direct interaction with associates, partners and firm leadership
• Opportunity to influence the firm's broader attorney talent strategy

What You'll Own

This person will become a key resource for attorneys throughout their careers - providing confidential one-on-one coaching around performance, professional development, work opportunities and long-term career trajectory.

The mandate goes well beyond coaching.

You'll analyze associate hours, workloads and partner exposure to identify trends and help leadership make informed talent decisions.

You'll also lead and influence initiatives involving:

• Attorney onboarding and integration
• Work allocation and utilization
• Attorney engagement and affinity initiatives
• Exit interviews and retention insights
• Professional skills and leadership programming
• Attorney surveys and market benchmarking

Who We're Looking For

We'd like to speak with professionals bringing 7+ years of relevant experience across attorney development, professional development, legal talent management, career advising or a comparable function within a sophisticated legal environment.

A JD is strongly preferred.

The right person will have the credibility and judgment to counsel attorneys individually while also being comfortable sitting across the table from partners and firm leadership and making recommendations backed by both qualitative and quantitative data.