Lateral Integration & Growth Manager

WilmerHale; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

WilmerHale in New York seeks an experienced Integration Lead to coordinate onboarding for lateral partners and senior lawyers, aligning marketing, business development, and practice growth with firm strategy.

The role focuses on building and managing cross-functional plans, ensuring a seamless transition, and fostering collaboration across Clients & Markets, Finance, IS, HR and Legal Personnel & Development. Hybrid work is available and the firm emphasizes delivering high‑quality client service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of eight+ years of experience in a law firm or professional services.
• Direct experience with business development, lateral recruiting and/or attorney development.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Drives firmwide integration efforts for lateral partners and senior lawyers, focusing on marketing and business development.
• Serves as internal point of contact for new laterals from pre-arrival through 18 months, coordinating resources.
• Collaborates with leadership and practice groups to tailor integration strategies for success.
• Builds trust-based relationships to understand practice interests and growth goals.
• Coaches laterals on leveraging firm resources for client transitions and growth.
• Prepares integration plans and co-manages implementation with Clients & Markets support teams.
• Leads integration team meetings to track progress and remove obstacles.
• Plans introductory and business development visits to other offices for opportunities.
• Maintains alignment with stakeholders to report on success metrics.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communications

MS Office/InterAction

Marketing & BD

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Foundation

InterAction

Job description

WilmerHale in New York seeks an experienced Integration Lead to coordinate onboarding for lateral partners and senior lawyers, aligning marketing, business development, and practice growth with firm strategy.

The role focuses on building and managing cross-functional plans, ensuring a seamless transition, and fostering collaboration across Clients & Markets, Finance, IS, HR and Legal Personnel & Development. Hybrid work is available and the firm emphasizes delivering high‑quality client service.