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Client Account Specialist

Office Location Flexible

It’s an exciting time to join our Global Client Accounts team as a Client Account Specialist! In this role, you will work closely with our attorneys and their clients on matters related to billing, e-billing, and collections.

• Produce timely and accurate bills for clients, including e-bills, and perform specific billing and e-billing tasks and projects.
• Manage quality control, deadlines, timely reporting on billing status, and thoroughly analyze special billing arrangements.
• Act as a resource for internal clients and colleagues, troubleshoot procedural issues, and assist systems team with upgrades and testing.
• May directly support assigned billing attorneys in full cycle of account management, including account set up, billing and collection arrangements, and inventory management.
  
  

Client Experience & Office Operations Coordinator

Austin

The Client Experience & Office Operations Coordinator provides best-in-class hospitality and office operations services to clients, visitors, attorneys and business professionals in our Austin office!

• Performs all duties associated with reception services, creating a positive, welcoming impression in all interactions with visitors, callers, and personnel.
• Ensures that the arrival, departure and in office experience of all internal and external clients reflects the Firm’s Client Service Principles.
• Develops and implements a VIP client recognition program to recognize key Firm personnel, clients, recruiting candidates, and others and to create a positive, memorable experience.
• Assists with food and catering orders for all events and programs requiring F&B support.
• Manages booking of conference areas; ensures that conference rooms are neat and orderly for meetings and that any needed equipment is in place for meetings. Leads planning and coordination of all services related to office meetings and events in the Conference Center, including social functions, department meetings, and clients’ use of space.
• Responsible for set up and cleanup for all meetings and for ensuring that all pantries are maintained and stocked appropriately, to include ordering inventory when necessary.
• Provides effective “one call” service for conference room booking needs, including facilitating requests for conference rooms, catering, technology, video conference, flip charts, chairs, visitor access, etc.
• Builds client trust; accountably and resourcefully resolves routine and non-routine questions for visitors and personnel related to Conference Center, visitor needs, Firm procedures, etc.
• Performs invoice processing tasks for the Austin office and other offices as may be assigned. Ensures all invoices are paid in a timely manner and tracks regular payments due to vendors. Works with Accounts Payable to resolve payment issues. Researches invoices and ensures their validity prior to processing if necessary. Works with vendors to collect on invoice credits and money due to the Firm.
• Serves as onsite liaison with building staff.
• Provides a variety of assistance to the Director of Administration and the Office Operations Manager.
• Assists with onboarding all new staff and attorneys to the office. Including I-9 verification and creating an orientation guide.
  
  

eDiscovery Project Manager

Office Location Flexible

It’s an exciting time to join MoFo as an eDiscovery Project Manager within our eDiscovery Resource Management group!

Project Management

• Consult with case teams to effectively develop and apply technical strategies, requirements and goals to create and implement eDiscovery Project Plans, including data collection, processing, review, production and trial support.
• Develop and adhere to Firm protocol to properly document eDiscovery project plans including, workflows, role and task assignments, estimates, timetables, and process improvements.
• Ensure standard procedures for eDiscovery and litigation support projects are consistently applied. Monitor and adjust procedures to comply with Risk Management policies effectively.
• Act as the primary point of contact and liaison for eDiscovery and litigation support issues between legal teams, eDiscovery Resource Management group, technical staff, vendors, and discovery consultants to ensure proper communication between all parties.
• Consult with client’s General Counsel and their Information Technology group regarding technical and logistical issues related to eDiscovery.
• Develop cost estimates and advise on maximizing efficiencies and cost reductions.
• Evaluate the most efficient and cost-effective use of firm and client resources to institutionalize and apply lessons learned regarding each project.
• May assist the legal team with some technical components of trial preparation.
• Oversee the creation of statistical reports providing information on collection, filtering, processing, review, and production.
• Design workflows and oversee managed review projects to provide efficient and effective workflows while providing daily reports.
• Develop eDiscovery data processing and production specifications for vendors to comply with legal requirements.
• Lead planning and implementation of eDiscovery Resource Management group’s internal operational initiatives for process improvement and standardization.
  
  

Resource Management

• Promote and encourage legal teams to leverage internal and external resources through all phases of eDiscovery.
• Consult with legal team and clients on the selection of appropriate eDiscovery vendor and software solutions; encourage the use of, and market, the firm’s managed services offering with preferred vendors.
• Delegate appropriate workflow tasks to analysts and vendors, including data management, processing, production, and quality control.
• Train case teams on all litigation support technology and workflows offered internally and act as a key training contact for the life of a matter on external litigation support technology.
• Oversee the entire vendor lifecycle, including bid process, project execution, error resolution, pricing, and invoice management.
• All invoices for services rendered to the firm by vendors must be reviewed, approved, and submitted for payment within 30 days of receipt.
  
  

Senior Business Development Manager (Emerging Companies Venture Capital)

San Francisco

It’s an exciting time to join MoFo in this brand new role! The Senior Business Development Manager works closely with the Emerging Companies Venture Capital Practice to develop and sustain a loyal client base and further the firm’s branding in the venture ecosystem.

• Collaborate with Emerging Companies Venture Capital Practice leaders to develop and execute business development plans for the global practice.
• Develop and implement external and internal branding activities in order to raise firm visibility in the venture space.
• Develop, plan and execute on external and firm-branded events for the purposes of lead generation, client acquisition, and branding. Create cohesive vision for global firm programming that targets the entrepreneurial and investment communities.
• Provide strategic and proactive advice around partnerships with external organizations in the venture ecosystem, including startup networks, incubators, accelerators, etc.
• Proactively participate in key venture industry programs and networks, identifying partnership channels to enhance the position of the firm in the marketplace.
• Create persuasive and impactful marketing materials and work with broader Business Development team to support pitch and proposal activities.
• Further develop and manage firmwide startup and venture capital referral system that can be leveraged to make new connections between investor and company clients.
• Support practice mechanics around matter collection and coordinate with team to report to league tables and update marketing materials.
• Conduct competitive intelligence and research of prospective targets, industries, markets, and conflicts via firmwide resources.
• Develop strong understanding of the firm ecosystem, build relationships with key Business Development leads in synergistic areas for the Emerging Companies Venture Capital Practice, and proactively identify opportunities for cross-selling.
• Provide supportive coaching to junior Business Development team members.
  
  

Strategic Growth Manager

San Francisco

The Strategic Growth Manager helps develop lateral growth strategies firmwide, and manages the implementation and execution of strategic initiatives. In conjunction with the Director of Strategic Growth, the manager provides direction to the Attorney Recruiting team on the execution of recruiting activities for lateral partners and of counsels in the recruiting, onboarding, and integration pipelines. This individual collaboratively works with Strategic Growth, Attorney Recruiting, and other cross functional teams on multi-faceted projects and ensures client service and satisfaction are attained in all areas of position.

• Manage research, discovery, and analysis of lateral market intelligence data obtained via outside consultants, industry research databases, association forums, and media outlets for the planning of strategic business activities/initiatives as guided by the strategic growth director.
• Generate comprehensive market activity and trends reports for benchmarking strategic growth by lateral acquisitions, recruitment, and integration retention rates.
• Maintain early stage and in-development strategic plans, growth initiative models, and targeting concepts.
• Ensure all exploratory candidate data is housed in the CRM and visible to the appropriate team members. Provide clear communication to stakeholders about leadership decisions to pursue candidates and their desired timelines
• Manage the implementation and execution of lateral strategic growth initiatives and programs, including diversity growth initiatives, for the firm’s departments and practice groups that support the firm’s objectives.
• Manage the process of unifying practice groups’ thoughts, objectives, and goals around lateral growth plans to frame lateral initiatives/searches.
• Lead strategic intake meetings with department and practice group leadership to identify and assess needs. Ensure action plans are aligned with firmwide strategic goals and priorities as advised by the strategic growth director.
• Manage the key search firm provider program and provide periodic data on their performance to firm leadership. Serve as a primary point of contact for search firm recruiters, identifying and assessing recruiters qualified to work on searches, and managing centralized communications with them on firmwide strategic priorities for the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
• Create and monitor budget for strategic growth initiatives and programs.
• Manage all strategic growth team workflows. Regularly collaborate with cross functional team members in Attorney Recruiting, Marketing, Conflicts, Finance, and Human Resources to keep workflow reference materials in sync with firm protocols and provide insights on any firmwide collectives.