Who we are
We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.
Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.
You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.
Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.
Job Description
The role
Clifford Chance US LLP is seeking a full-time, Resource Manager to provide effective resource and staffing management support for our attorneys in the Americas region.
Day-to-day responsibilities will center on supporting the strategic allocation of work and deployment of our attorneys, helping to increase utilization and drive financial performance for the region, while fostering individual growth and career development. This role can be based in either New York, Washington, DC or Houston, TX and will report to the Regional Practice Associate Directors.
Key responsibilities
- Under the leadership of the Regional Practice Associate Directors, allocate work to attorneys within the designated practice area to ensure balanced workloads and efficient resource deployment.
- Partner with senior attorneys and partners in Transactional practices to assign work to junior attorneys, supporting equitable distribution and developmental opportunities.
- Optimize attorney deployment to support individual professional development and practice area financial performance.
- Identify suitable assignments for attorneys, considering their skills, development goals, and preferences where possible.
- Provide support and advice to attorneys with regards to career development, experience and interest alignment and ensure this data is captured centrally and regularly maintained to support work allocation.
- Identify and implement practical solutions to alleviate over/under capacity, including cross-jurisdictional sharing of resources.
- Take ownership of the work assignment tools maintaining data integrity and accuracy.
- Provide utilization forecasts and resource planning insights to the Practice Area Management team and Regional Practice Area Leaders as and when needed.
- Ensure paid time off, holidays, investment time and non-billable commitments are incorporated into planning.
- Gather feedback during the work allocation process and relay relevant performance insights to HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Regional Practice Associate Directors.
- Analyze and highlight trends or patterns that indicate potential resourcing issues or capacity constraints.
- Conduct regular check-ins with attorneys to review their schedules, utilization levels, and areas of interest or development.
- Prepare and distribute monthly resourcing reports to assess workflow capacity and identify potential resource risks or opportunities.
- Collaborate with partners and senior attorneys to understand resourcing needs and support with proposing effective resourcing solutions.
- Identify attorneys that are interested in client or firm secondments and provide support in coordinating secondment opportunities.
- Liaise with other Business Professional (BP) departments as and when needed to ensure alignment across firm operations.
- Support and contribute to various ad hoc assignments and strategic projects as required.
Qualifications
Your experience
- 4+ years of relevant work experience in work allocation and staffing from a law firm, professional or financial services firm and/or corporate environment preferred.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Excellent client service and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with attention to detail to ensure accuracy in resource deployment.
- Facility in making effective decisions using sound judgment.
- Must possess strong problem-solving skills. Proactive, can-do attitude.
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and growing environment. Self-starter with a proactive demeanor.
- Ability to work under pressure and able to multi-task, prioritize competing demands.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong communicator able to interact with all levels within the organization.
- Must have strong technical proficiency in various software including Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to adhere and comply with the Firm's Agile Working Policy which requires employees to work from the office two or three days each calendar week.
- Ability to work outside core business hours as needed.
- Must be independently and legally authorized to work in the United States.
Clifford Chance US LLP offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package. The salary range for this role is $100,000-$130,000. The actual salary will be commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and relevant experience.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunities
At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.
We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.
We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.
Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.
Find out more about our inclusive culture here
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What We Do
We are one of the world's largest law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegiate and team based way of working.
We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not for profit organisations. We provide them with the highest quality advice and legal insight, which combines the Firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Many of the world's leading organisations look to Clifford Chance not just for legal expertise but for advice on business critical issues
