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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP Practice Group Director SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Apply Now

We are seeking a Practice Group Director to support and drive the success of our firm-wide Capital Markets, Emerging Companies, Healthcare Transactions & Regulatory, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Technology Commerce Practice Groups. Based in our Minneapolis or Salt Lake City office, this role will serve as a strategic advisor and liaison between Practice Group leadership and key administrative functions, including HR, Finance, Marketing, Technology, and more. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in the group's strategic initiatives, enhancing collaboration, and ensuring seamless integration of firm-wide resources to support client service excellence and business growth.

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Key Responsibilities Include :

Human Resources / Talent Management

Supervise Practice Group paraprofessionals and other non-lawyer business professionals.

Facilitate the recruiting of lawyers and their effective integration into the Firm.

Ensure that all timekeepers are receiving appropriate mentoring and exposure to development opportunities.

Assist Practice Group Leaders and Legal Talent Management with workload management for all timekeepers.

Work with the Diversity and Inclusion team to facilitate achievement of related recruiting, development, promotion, and retention goals.

Collaborate with Practice Group partners and legal talent management team on associate and paraprofessional performance feedback and compensation determinations.

Monitor, analyze and recommend improvements in the areas of timekeeper productivity, workload and staffing levels.

Collaborate with the Legal Project Management team to promote and implement policies and processes to enhance value.

Assist in the development and implementation of alternative fee pricing models.

Assess Practice Group financial performance by reviewing monthly financial results and present suggestions for focus and improvement.

Provide analysis and recommendations to leadership regarding the group's performance in areas such as utilization, headcount, revenue generation and expense management.

In conjunction with Finance, coordinate the annual setting of billing rates, billable hour targets and other budget items.

Client Relations and Marketing

Facilitate the creation, maintenance, and distribution of client reports, legal budget tracking mechanisms and related client-facing solutions.

Collaborate with the assigned Marketing liaison to facilitate communication and cooperation with other Practice Groups, Client Teams and Industry Groups.

Confer with the Marketing liaison on activities relating to marketing budgets, sponsorships, conferences, and other group initiatives, and take an active role where appropriate.

Contribute business-side perspective to Marketing liaisons for responses to RFPs.

Operations / Systems

Promote and implement the consistent and innovative use of technology and knowledge management resources across the platform.

Streamline processes and procedures within the Practice Groups.

Internal Leadership

Assist in creating business plans for assigned Practice Groups and industry teams and assist with and monitor execution of such plans.

Promote cohesiveness, collaboration, and morale in Practice Groups.

Share and leverage timekeeper knowledge and experience within and between Practice Groups in order to add client value.

Support the Firm's commitment to diversity and inclusion through Practice Group operations.

Support the Firm's commitment to the ABA Challenge on Lawyer Well-Being.

What we're looking for :

Bachelor's degree required; post-graduate degree is preferred.

At least 7 to 10 years' relevant supervisory and management experience.

Excellent organizational, planning, written, and oral communication skills; strong customer service orientation.

Ability to coordinate and manage to conclusion many projects at once and work well under pressure.

Demonstrated leadership results in areas such as people management, technology, and financial / project management.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across all levels of an organization.

Team player and leader of peers, with the ability to train others.

Demonstrated ability to successfully drive change and innovation.

Strong analytical skills, combined with a strong attention to detail.

About Dorsey :

Dorsey & Whitney is an AmLaw 100 international law firm with more than 575 lawyers in 21 offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. We are a premier legal counselor to companies worldwide in a wide range of industries, including banking & financial institutions; development & infrastructure; energy & natural resources; food, beverage & agribusiness; healthcare & life sciences; and technology.

Dorsey offers opportunities for advancement within a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to business professionals working 17 hours / week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Dorsey's benefit package includes : comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan with Firm contribution; basic and optional life insurance; short and long-term disability; paid time off; up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for business professionals who give birth; paid holidays; paid volunteer day; discretionary bonuses (if bonus eligible); adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts; back-up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit program (certain offices); travel assistance program; 24 / 7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost. (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)

Reasonable Accommodations :

Dorsey is committed to providing disability and religious-based reasonable accommodations, as well as menopause, pregnancy or lactation-related reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and hiring process, or if you have questions about a workplace reasonable accommodation, please contact us at 612-492-5178.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is an EEO / AAP / Disabled Vets Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP participates in E-Verify.

Please note that Dorsey is not currently accepting search firm submissions in connection with this opening.

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