Senior Manager, Attorney Development

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The AmLaw firm in New York seeks a Senior Manager, Attorney Development to champion associates and partner with leadership on talent management, evaluations, and strategic planning. Based in the firm's New York office on a hybrid schedule.

This is a chance to shape the associate experience at a leading firm and work directly with leadership on how legal talent is grown, supported, and deployed. If you're energized by building programs, advising partners, and helping attorneys do their best work,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience in talent management, attorney development or practice management required.
• J.D. with previous work experience as a practicing attorney or associate strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on talent strategy across the group.
• Translate financial reporting, analytics, and benchmarking into recommendations that strengthen attorney performance.
• Own the group's mentoring framework across all seniority levels.
• Drive the design, rollout, and enforcement of firm policies and talent initiatives alongside practice and talent leadership.
• Lead the annual review cycle for income partners, associates, and counsel, and surface emerging performance trends for leadership.
• Serve as a senior resource for associates and counsel on career growth and firm life, guiding incoming lateral attorneys.
• Direct the planning and execution of group meetings and events.
• Own exit interviews with departing attorneys and turn the resulting attrition data into insight for leadership.
• Partner across finance, recruiting, professional development, career development, inclusion, and business development to advance these priorities.

Skills

Talent management

Attorney development

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

J.D.

Job description

A top-ranked AmLaw firm is seeking a Senior Manager, Attorney Development to serve as both a champion for its associates and a strategic partner to its leadership. The role spans talent management, lateral integration, evaluations, and strategic planning, putting you at the heart of how the firm develops its legal talent. It's based in the firm's New York office on a hybrid schedule.

This is a chance to shape the associate experience at a leading firm and work directly with leadership on how legal talent is grown, supported, and deployed. If you're energized by building programs, advising partners, and helping attorneys do their best work, this role puts you at the center of it.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise practice leadership on talent strategy across the group, spanning attorney development, retention, and firm culture
• Translate financial reporting, analytics, and benchmarking into recommendations that strengthen attorney performance, serving as the primary point of connection between practice leaders and the finance function
• Own the group's mentoring framework across all seniority levels
• Drive the design, rollout, and enforcement of firm policies and talent initiatives alongside practice and talent leadership
• Lead the annual review cycle for income partners, associates, and counsel, and surface emerging performance trends for leadership
• Serve as a senior resource for associates and counsel on career growth, workplace dynamics, morale, and firm life, and guide incoming lateral attorneys through their integration into the group
• Direct the planning and execution of group meetings and events
• Own exit interviews with departing attorneys and turn the resulting attrition data into insight for leadership.
• Partner across finance, recruiting, professional development, career development, inclusion, and business development to advance these priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Experience in talent management, attorney development or practice management required
• J.D. with previous work experience as a practicing attorney or associate strongly preferred