Practice Manager - Minneapolis, MN

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k)/Roth investment options with a)

Pre-tax parking and transportation

Parental leave

Job summary

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Minneapolis seeks a Practice Manager to join our legal operations team.

Reporting to the Director of Attorney Development & Practice Management, the Practice Manager will serve as a strategic operating partner for the Litigation Division and its departments. You will translate priorities into practical plans, drive projects, coordinate support across firm administrative teams, and collaborate with Finance and Pricing on budgets, dashboards, and matter management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/JD or advanced degree preferred.
• Strong analytical, project management and financial analysis skills.
• Experience in law firm operations or professional services project management.
• Experience with pricing, budgeting, or matter management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic operating partner for the Litigation Division and departments.
• Translate priorities into practical plans and drive projects with clear owners and timelines.
• Coordinate with administrative teams to ensure handoffs and alignment.
• Partner with Finance and Pricing on budgets, dashboards, reports, and pricing strategy.
• Support data strategy by tracking matter profiles and experience data with leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Financial analysis

Relationship-building

Follow-through

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

JD

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Smartsheet

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Lists

Job description

Fredrikson & Byron is a premier Midwest-based law firm that collaborates to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally, and globally.

Overview

We are seeking a Practice Manager to join our legal operations team. Reporting to the Director of Attorney Development & Practice Management, the Practice Manager will serve as a strategic operating partner for the Litigation Division and its departments. This role advances business, financial, operational, and strategic priorities by translating priorities into practical plans, driving projects, surfacing trends, and coordinating support across firm administrative teams.

Key Responsibilities

Business, Administrative, Financial and Operational Support

• Serve as a strategic resource to Division and Department Chairs by identifying priorities, framing issues, developing options, and advancing projects with sound judgment.
• Support operational effectiveness, profitability, service delivery innovation, matter management, pricing discipline, and efficient use of firm resources.
• Coordinate Division and Department Chair requests with the appropriate administrative or operational teams and ensure clear, successful handoffs.
• Partner with Finance and Pricing on budgets, dashboards, reports, production trends, value propositions, pricing strategy, matter management, and related financial considerations.

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Support division and department strategic planning at the direction of the Division and Department Chairs.
• Turn strategic priorities into project plans with clear objectives, owners, timelines, dependencies, decision points, and progress measures; report progress, risks, barriers, and next steps.
• Manage division- and department-level projects supporting business plans, financial performance, matter management, technology, templates, workflows, training, and operational improvement.

Efficiency, Legal Project Management, Knowledge Management and Technology

• Identify practice needs and pain points that may be addressed through legal project management, process improvement, knowledge management, technology, or better workflows.
• Manage or support division initiatives involving AI-enabled tools, practice technology, matter management tools, templates, checklists, precedent resources, and adoption efforts.
• Support data strategy by tracking matter profile, practice content, and experience data in coordination with MBD, RKM, and department leadership.
• Monitor legal technology developments and assist with evaluation, implementation, training, rollout, adoption, and best practices with IT and RKM.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have

Candidates should have strong analytical, project management, prioritization, organizational, financial, relationship-building, and follow-through skills, with the initiative to assist beyond core duties as needed. Experience in law firm operations, practice support, professional services project management, financial analysis, pricing, or a comparable strategic operations role is required. A Bachelor’s degree is required; MBA, JD, or other advanced degree preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, is required. Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Lists, or comparable project management tools is preferred.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits options include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability, employee resource benefits (inclusive of counseling, coaching, and caregiving guidance), paid parental leave, parenting classes, pre-tax parking and transportation options, and much more. Our retirement plan includes financial planning, Social Security/Medicare planning, 401(k)/Roth investment options, and a firm-paid profit-sharing contribution. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms and conditions.

The estimated starting salary range for this position is $125,000 to $135,000 per year. The compensation offered will be dependent on the candidate’s experience, skills, education, professional background, and overall qualifications.

We are not accepting search firm submissions for this position; please apply directly through our careers page.

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer.