Manager of Professional Development and Training Job at Ropes & Gray
About Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray LLP is a preeminent global law firm focused on providing the highest-quality advice on our clients’ critical legal and business issues. Our global team of 2,500 talented professionals regularly helps clients meet high-stakes challenges, solve complex problems and achieve key goals. These colleagues work together across a global office network that includes offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
We are a contemporary firm that can bring more than 150 years of legal and institutional history to bear on the challenges clients face in today’s 24/7 global business environment. Our collaborative approach gives our clients—which include many of the world’s most respected companies and institutions—ready access to leading corporate, litigation, transactional and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge and experience span industries and geographies.
With an international presence, we focus on a number of key industries, including private equity; asset management; life sciences and health care; investment banking; technology, media and telecommunications; and consumer and retail. Our clients include global industry leaders, financial institutions, investment firms, private equity firms, hospitals and health care organizations, educational institutions, and individuals.
We have consistently been recognized for our leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Summary :
Ropes & Gray has a culture of collaboration, teamwork and support, where people share knowledge and learn from each other. We provide unparalleled development opportunities for associates and counsel to become the best lawyers from the moment they walk in the door. The Professional Development and Training Manager is responsible for litigation training and development at Ropes & Gray. Working with the Global Director of Professional Development and Training and other team members, the litigation manager develops, implements and evaluates high-quality attorney training programs. The manager is responsible for creating and managing a comprehensive training curriculum for the litigation department and its practice groups. Responsibilities also include implementing firmwide programs. The manager is supported by the Professional Development and Training Coordinator (Litigation/Corporate) and manages the Professional Development and Training Executive Assistant.
Essential Functions :
- Helps develop lawyers to be the best possible litigators, and create a culture where lawyers learn from each other and share knowledge.
- Creates, develops and implements litigation attorney training and development programs geared to helping lawyers succeed. Aligns training with the goals, needs and strategy of the firm. Partners with other groups on content.
- Supports leadership of the litigation department and the department's training committee. Oversees the training committee's initiatives, meetings and agenda.
- Manages the curriculum of the litigation department and its practice groups to maximize quality and effectiveness. Conducts needs analysis and designs curriculum. Ensures the efficient delivery of training and manages the coordination of programs.
- Manages and develops a cohesive team, including the Professional Development and Training Coordinator and the Professional Development and Training Executive Assistant.
- Manages the litigation training camp for new associates, including designing curriculum, developing a budget, managing logistics and prepping speakers. Keeps within budget.
- With the Director and other PD managers as appropriate, develops and implements firmwide orientations and retreats.
- Partnering with the Office of the General Counsel, implements firmwide ethics and risk management training.
- Works with internal presenters and external consultants to deliver effective training.
- Keeps abreast of trends in the law firm training and development field and current developments in adult learning principles.
- Assesses, measures and reports training results. Improves training over time.
- Teams with the other professional development managers.
- Develops and manages the litigation training budget.
- Acts as liaison with Practising Law Institute (PLI); manages communications to attorneys about PLI.
- Performs other work-related duties as assigned, including integrating training with the associate development program, writing professional development department materials, creating training brochures, etc.
Essential Capabilities :
- Able to provide vision, direction and leadership in areas of responsibility.
- Able to use adult learning principles and strategies like interactivity, and related technologies, to design, deliver and evaluate high quality training and development programs.
- Has creativity, judgment, tact and resourcefulness.
- Able to influence stakeholders and effect change.
- Has initiative and is proactive. Able to work independently and under general direction.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and listening and interpersonal skills. Able to facilitate successful individual and group meetings and make oral presentations.
- Able to manage, motivate and develop a team.
- Approachable, positive and collaborative; team-oriented.
- Has excellent planning and organizational skills. Adaptable and able to organize and execute multiple activities simultaneously.
- Able to research, analyze and synthesize information. Has attention to detail.
- Able to create and maintain effective and deep working relationships with all levels of firm personnel and across multiple offices.
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality.
Education, Experience and Skills Required :
Advanced degree in a related field preferred, including but not limited to, a J.D. or an advanced degree in professional development/training or organizational development. Four years experience in large law firm professional development environment. Must possess a thorough knowledge of professional development programs, needs analysis, program evaluation and adult learning principles.
Working Conditions :
Normal office environment. Incumbent is expected to work the hours necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. Incumbent is expected to travel among the firm's offices as needed.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
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