Lateral Integration Manager
| Company | Holland & Knight |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA, Houston, TX, USA, Nashville, TN, USA, Washington, DC, USA, Tampa, FL, USA, Miami, FL, USA, Dallas, TX, USA, Chicago, IL, USA, Charlotte, NC, USA, Denver, CO, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $128000 – $230000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Ability to build relationships and trust with lawyers and business services professionals and to work collaboratively and effectively across functional areas to achieve integration objectives.
- Strong oral and written communication skills to promote understanding and to convey information concisely.
- Ability to assimilate information quickly and to grasp big picture concepts as well as details.
- Demonstrated business and technological acumen and problem-solving and process improvement skills to translate business needs into effective and efficient solutions.
- Ability to anticipate issues and exercise sound judgment and initiative in recommending solutions while also working collaboratively with others in a team environment.
- Flexibility to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple, detailed tasks.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce quality work product under time constraints.
- Ability to keep confidences and to interface diplomatically with others.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
- Supports firmwide integration efforts for lateral attorneys at all levels.
- Collaborates with leadership, laterals, and business services professionals to identify integration needs and priorities and develop tailored integration strategies to position laterals for success.
- Prepares integration plans for lateral hires and manages those plans through successful completion.
- Plans and oversees pre-arrival calls with internal stakeholders, including the integration team and business services professionals, and with the laterals to be integrated.
- Convenes integration teams quarterly to discuss integration progress to date to keep the integration process on track and moving forward.
- Plans and executes introductions and office visits for lateral hires.
- Prepares action items for lateral partners to support their integration efforts. Anticipates next steps and follows up accordingly.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with laterals and other internal stakeholders, including section, practice group, industry sector, office, and operational leadership and business services professionals, to facilitate coordination and communication to drive desired integration outcomes.
- Tracks, analyzes, and reports on various practice-related metrics for lateral hires.
- Special projects and duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of law firm recruiting, professional development, and/or marketing/business development experience preferred.
- JD degree preferred but not required.