Senior Manager, Legal Training & AI Innovation

Foley & Lardner LLP

Denver (CO)

Hybrid

USD 166,000 - 249,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Foley & Lardner LLP in Denver seeks a Senior Manager of Professional Development to lead attorney training across the firm, including legal and professional skills, and to operationalize an AI learning strategy within the attorney lifecycle.

The role oversees the Continuing Legal Education team, collaborates with departments on onboarding and Partner programs, and ensures high standards of client service while aligning curricula with firm priorities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required; JD preferred.
Minimum ten (10) years of legal practice in a large law firm and/or experience working in professional development or training, preferably in a law firm or professional services firm, required.
Experience with or exposure to legal technology and AI tools in a professional services context preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees all attorney training including legal and professional skills training to support attorneys across all practice groups and throughout all stages of their legal careers.
Operationalizes the firm's attorney AI learning strategy, including integrating AI learning across the attorney lifecycle in a way that preserves foundational lawyering skills and aligns training with evolving tools, client expectations, and firm priorities.
Develops, pilots, and scales AI-related curriculum, resources, and programming that incorporate AI into practice-based training, reflecting emerging best practices and firm priorities.
Develops and implements training programs directed toward professional success, business of law, and business development skills.
Supervises the firm’s Continuing Legal Education team and the issuance of CLE credits for both internal and client-facing legal skills programs; the coordination of the payment of annual bar dues; and the collaboration with the General Counsel’s office on the approach for ensuring CLE-compliance for all of the firm’s attorneys.