Chief of Staff to Managing Partners

Chief Of Staff To The Managing Partners

O'Hagan Meyer is seeking an experienced law firm professional to serve as Chief of Staff to the Managing Partners. With approximately 425 attorneys located in offices throughout the United States, O'Hagan Meyer has experienced significant growth and is seeking a senior professional who can serve as a trusted advisor and operational extension of the firm's Managing Partners. This is not a traditional administrative position.

The Chief of Staff will work directly with the Managing Partners and will be empowered to address, coordinate and resolve a broad range of issues involving the firm's partners, attorneys, offices and clients.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as a primary point of contact between the Managing Partners and attorneys throughout the firm.
• Review, prioritize and coordinate matters requiring the attention of firm leadership.
• Make initial contact with attorneys raising management issues, gather relevant facts and determine appropriate next steps.
• Resolve matters within delegated authority and develop recommendations for issues requiring Managing Partner decisions.
• Assist with partner and office issues involving origination credit, compensation, staffing, recruiting, client relationships, billing rates and other management matters.
• Help resolve partner-to-partner and cross-office disputes.
• Coordinate with the firm's Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Recruiting, Marketing and other administrative functions.
• Maintain visibility into significant open management matters and ensure appropriate follow-through.
• Prepare concise weekly or bi-weekly briefings identifying matters requiring Managing Partner decisions, matters under review and matters that have been resolved.
• Attend selected leadership meetings and ensure that decisions and action items are implemented.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend policies, procedures and systems to improve the firm's operations.
• Assist with the integration of new attorneys, practice groups and offices.
• Undertake confidential and sensitive projects on behalf of the Managing Partners.