Strategic Practice Lead - Labor, IP & Global Insurance

Cozen O'Connor; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 225 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cozen O’Connor seeks a Practice Director for Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, and Global Insurance practices. The role focuses on driving strategic initiatives, managing complex projects, and collaborating with firm leadership to grow practice areas from Philadelphia, New York, or DC, with other cities considered.

The position requires strong leadership, financial acumen, and experience in law-firm profitability models, with a Bachelor’s degree and JD preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, JD a plus.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects.
• Strong financial acumen and experience with law firm profitability models.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Responsabilités

• Working with Department Chair to drive regular meetings by setting strategic agendas that focus and advance productivity, staffing, financial performance, business development, and collaboration across offices.
• Overseeing the Department approval process of all new matters in conjunction with the new matter intake process.
• Monitor billable hours, realization rates, accounts receivable, unbilled time, non-compliant billing attorneys, pre-billed write-downs, and exception billing rates; identify and address performance gaps.
• Managing the departure processes for lawyers.
• Collaborating with Legal Talent and/or HR on the onboarding process when applicable.
• Working closely with the Innovation team to advance the use of AI and integrate innovative tools.
• Implementing process improvements specific to the practice.
• Collaborating with Legal Talent on setting appropriate training curriculum for lawyers, working with Legal Talent on benchmarks and core competencies for the department.
• Working with department chairs on the member and shareholder elevation process
• Participating in recruiting and integration programs for laterals.
• Evaluating expense requests, review monthly operational expenditures, and elevate issues and proposed solutions,
• Monitoring compliance with all Firm policies and procedures.
• Socializing and integrating firm-wide goals within the Department.
• Ensure staffing appropriateness by jurisdiction and acumen.
• Monitor utilization and capacity; identify skill gaps and hiring needs.
• Work with Department and Firm Leadership in devising and implementing growth strategies.
• Facilitate internal communications, team-building events, Department, and practice group meetings.
• Maintain intranet content and practice group resources.

Connaissances

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Financial acumen

Communication

Problem-solving

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

JD

Description du poste

Cozen O’Connor seeks a Practice Director for Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, and Global Insurance practices. The role focuses on driving strategic initiatives, managing complex projects, and collaborating with firm leadership to grow practice areas from Philadelphia, New York, or DC, with other cities considered.

The position requires strong leadership, financial acumen, and experience in law-firm profitability models, with a Bachelor’s degree and JD preferred.