Learning and Development Practice Area Coordinator

For the New York Office of an International Law Firm
This is a filled position.

Responsibilities include:

  • Assist in training, orientation, career development, and performance evaluations to support goals of attracting, retaining, training, motivating and advancing firm attorneys and staff within assigned practice area;
  • Prepare monthly utilization and budget reports; Track expenditures, associate completion of professional development plans, and practice group benchmark attainment and create a gap analysis;
  • Produce and monitor workflow reports; Assist in managing communications and planning related to legal personnel issues;
  • Conduct annual learning and development needs assessment in practice area;
  • Schedules, manages communications, and prepares materials for all training programs; Assist legal recruiting team in planning for orientations and summer programs;
  • Assists with mentor program, managing evaluation process timeline, communications, organization of data and practice area decisions.

Qualifications include:

  • Associate's degree and 3-5 years of related professional development experience;
  • Law firm experience preferred;
  • Excellent computer skills including email, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
  • Must also exercise good judgment, and prioritize and complete assignments in an accurate and timely manner;
  • Excellent communication, organization, teamwork, writing, customer service, analytical and problem solving skills;
  • Must work well under pressure, and have the ability to interact with all levels of management and staff.