Practice Group Director
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- Business Administration/Management
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- 18000088 Requisition #
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- Feb 16, 2018 Post Date
Minimum Requirements:
Preferred Requirements:
What will your day look like?
As the Practice Group Director, you will play a lead role in maintaining operational effectiveness and innovation in service delivery and matter management. This will include performance monitoring, improvement and solutions development to meet annual revenue targets. You will drive cash conversion initiatives, including engagement letter compliance, strategic pricing, time charging hygiene, billing timeliness, and prompt collections. In collaboration with our Legal Project Management team, you will conduct partner, client and matter analysis in order to drive corrective action and develop strategies for profit improvement.
You will play a vital role in the profitable growth in our Client Development and Marketing practice groups by ensuring client satisfaction, promoting thought leadership, expanding client relationships, and improving internal communications. This will entail ensuring the best attorneys are hired, integrated, retained and developed by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop specific short- and long-term retention plans and Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. You will also serve as a coach and trusted advisor to Practice Group Partners by assisting them in achieving business goals and performance metrics under the direction of the COO, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer and other members of Firm Leadership. These results will be delivered against a defined scope of work that includes measurable Return on Investment (ROI), strategic innovation, performance reporting and staff development.
We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.
To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website
We are (DLA Piper) an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Agency applications will not be considered.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
- 8 years’ experience in Finance, or Business Development in a professional services firm
- Thorough understanding of a law firm environment and operations
- Proven leadership skills to work productively with lawyers and staff at all levels and in all offices
- Disciplined to solve complex problems, with the ability to resolve issues and drive solutions
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully provide guidance and resolution strategies to senior leadership
- Adaptable, innovative and detail oriented
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s Degree
What will your day look like?
As the Practice Group Director, you will play a lead role in maintaining operational effectiveness and innovation in service delivery and matter management. This will include performance monitoring, improvement and solutions development to meet annual revenue targets. You will drive cash conversion initiatives, including engagement letter compliance, strategic pricing, time charging hygiene, billing timeliness, and prompt collections. In collaboration with our Legal Project Management team, you will conduct partner, client and matter analysis in order to drive corrective action and develop strategies for profit improvement.
You will play a vital role in the profitable growth in our Client Development and Marketing practice groups by ensuring client satisfaction, promoting thought leadership, expanding client relationships, and improving internal communications. This will entail ensuring the best attorneys are hired, integrated, retained and developed by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop specific short- and long-term retention plans and Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. You will also serve as a coach and trusted advisor to Practice Group Partners by assisting them in achieving business goals and performance metrics under the direction of the COO, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer and other members of Firm Leadership. These results will be delivered against a defined scope of work that includes measurable Return on Investment (ROI), strategic innovation, performance reporting and staff development.
We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.
To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website
We are (DLA Piper) an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Agency applications will not be considered.