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Director, Intellectual Property Department

Palo Alto, CA, United States

Job Description

WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business, and we remain committed to our guiding principles of providing quality, excellent legal and client services; developing diversity among our lawyers and staff and cultivating an environment that promotes an ambitious spirit, collaboration and collegiality by drawing on the extraordinary talents and dynamic experience of our lawyers. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our clients and the communities in which we practice.

What You Will Be Doing:

Works with the Chair of the Intellectual Property Department and the Practice Group leaders of the Intellectual Property Litigation group to manage the business operations of the firm's Intellectual Property / Intellectual Property Litigation practice. Manages team of Practice Managers across offices to accomplish functional responsibilities addressing workload and staffing management; strategic planning activities; non-partner professional development; and financial and budget management.

About this Role:

Facilitates and assists with the development and implementation of the Department's and Practice Group's strategic planning process.

Facilitates communication across all offices to proactively identify organizational issues, identify solutions, and engage Department/Practice Group leadership as needed.

Coordinates with Department/Practice Group leadership to develop agendas for regular departmental meetings and facilitates meetings.

Directs activities of Practice Management team overseeing all workload management needs. Works with individual partners to develop staffing and resource plans.

Collaborates across the Practice Management Director team to support appropriate resource allocation and maximize cross-department staffing.

Assists Department/Practice Group leadership with addressing timekeeper performance and productivity issues.

Collaborates with members of Legal Personnel to support the CAP program and monitor professional development needs of non-partners and assists in the development of individual plans as needed. Works with the Professional Development & Training team to develop Department/Practice Group goals and objectives for professional development training programs.

Collaborates with members of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team to ensure Department/Practice Group support of the broader initiatives as established with the Executive Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Provides oversight and management of Department/Practice Group budget development and expenditures.

Reviews monthly reports and provides analysis to Department/Practice Group leadership in preparation for partner meetings, management committee meetings, including workflow, productivity, headcount/FTE, and related statistics.

Assists the Client Development Department with the preparation for client pitches and firm-wide RFP process.

Participates in the lateral partner recruiting process assisting with the development and execution of detailed integration plans and is direct liaison for all new lateral partners.

Assists Department/Practice Group leadership with preparation for the annual partner compensation and new partner election processes.

Collaborates with members of the Finance team assigned to the Department/Practice Group with various reporting requests as well as with the annual billing rate approvals and soft- as well as year-end collection activities.

Required Skills

Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Ability to develop and nurture relationships with broad array of individuals at varying levels of the firm.

Self-directed and independently motivated.

Strong problem resolution and client service skills.

Demonstrated technical experience or skills across multiple reporting platforms (e.g. Excel and PowerBi)

Required Experience

10 years' experience working in professional services firm.

Education: Bachelor's degree required, JD preferred

For additional information about our benefits, please click here.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees in the position. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills for positions. The firm reserves the right at all times, in its sole discretion, to add or subtract duties and responsibilities, as it deems necessary.

WilmerHale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.

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