Teams at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Coordinates end-to-end recruiting for lateral partners and senior attorneys, including applicant tracking, interview logistics, candidate communications, background and reference checks, offers, onboarding documentation, expenses, and reporting. Maintains talent pipelines, conducts market research, supports workforce planning, manages recruiting data, and partners with firm leaders, search firms, and cross-functional teams. The role also contributes to process improvements, special projects, and high-touch candidate experience initiatives while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.

Lead firm-wide projects across departments and offices from initiation through completion. Manage objectives, scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, deliverables, metrics, and stakeholder communications. Develop implementation plans, resolve issues, standardize processes, support technology implementations, and report progress to senior management. The role requires professional services project management experience, technical project exposure, budgeting and resource allocation skills, strong communication, and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Provides administrative support to attorneys and consultants, including calendar and meeting management, travel coordination, expense tracking, client file maintenance, legal document preparation, proofreading, court filing support, research, and correspondence. The role requires strong organization, discretion, communication, multitasking, and knowledge of state and federal filing procedures, legal software, Microsoft Office, and e-filing systems.