Legal Talent Allocation & Development Lead

Conexess Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexess Group in New York/ Washington DC seeks an Allocation & Development Manager to help develop legal talent and coordinate work allocation across matters. The role focuses on engaging associates, understanding their interests, and building relationships with partners to align staffing with business needs.

You will monitor utilization, report KPIs, support career development, and ensure timely staffing decisions.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in associate development, work allocation, and/or resource management, ideally within a large professional services environment.
• Strong commercial and business awareness
• Outstanding skills in diplomacy and negotiation
• Client service focus
• Strong judgment
• Proactive and resourceful; takes initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Persistent and resilient
• Persuasive; ability to drive change through influence
• Strong technology skills
• Experience working with resource management software is a plus
• Excel proficiency is required
• Flexibility with working outside of standard business hours to address staffing requests, as needed

Responsibilities

• Support associates through equitable, transparent and consistent work allocation and targeted professional development
• Manage staffing requests and collaborate with Staffing Partners
• Monitor and report on equitable work allocation KPIs to practice leadership
• Conduct regular check-ins with associates to discuss career interests, professional development needs, and collect feedback
• Ensure matters are appropriately staffed in an efficient and timely manner by monitoring current and anticipated lawyer utilization and assessing individual capacity
• Maintain clear, effective lines of communication, keeping all stakeholders informed on initiatives, developments, business issues, and other critical topics
• Escalate sensitive or high-risk staffing situations to the Americas Senior Manager, Allocation & Development
• Liaise with the Regional Section Head and Staffing Partners to monitor associate performance (and feedback), development and career aspirations
• Gain exposure to the broader functions of the People Advisory team and work closely with the respective People Advisory Manager to collectively support associates and partners
• Work closely with the Senior Manager, Junior Associate Experience regarding junior associate development
• Work closely with Learning & Development and the Professional Support Lawyer(s) to ensure associates are receiving appropriate training opportunities

Skills

Associate development

Work allocation

Resource management

Diplomacy

Negotiation

Client service

Written communication

Oral communication

Initiative

Technology skills

Tools

Excel

Resource management software

Job description

Conexess Group in New York/ Washington DC seeks an Allocation & Development Manager to help develop legal talent and coordinate work allocation across matters. The role focuses on engaging associates, understanding their interests, and building relationships with partners to align staffing with business needs.

You will monitor utilization, report KPIs, support career development, and ensure timely staffing decisions.