Director of Professional Development

UB Greensfelder LLP has an opening for a Director of Professional Development to join the St. Louis office.

UB Greensfelder LLP is an Am Law 200 law firm dedicated to exceeding client expectations and delivering superior, customized legal solutions. The firm’s attorneys advise regional, national, and global businesses on a wide range of sophisticated legal matters across more than 25 specialized practice and industry groups. Renowned for its best-in-class client service and litigation excellence, UBG was named “2025 Ohio and Missouri Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation and consistently earns top-tier accolades from Chambers and Partners.

Established in 2024 through the merger of Ulmer & Berne LLP and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., UB Greensfelder has quickly emerged as a super-regional powerhouse firm in the Midwest and in top-tier business centers. For more information, please visit  Our Business Begins With You®.

The Director of Professional Development is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the firm’s attorney and paralegal development strategy across all offices and practice groups. This position provides leadership for attorney training, mentoring, performance management support, CLE compliance, leadership development, lateral integration, career advancement programs, and succession-related talent development initiatives.

Working closely with Firm leadership, Practice Group Leaders, Human Resources, BELONG, and Marketing/Business Development, the Director ensures that attorneys at every career stage receive the resources, training, and support necessary to achieve professional excellence, strengthen client relationships, and advance the firm’s strategic objectives.

The Director serves as a key advisor to Firm leadership regarding attorney performance, engagement, retention, promotion readiness, leadership development, and workforce planning.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive attorney professional development strategy aligned with the firm’s strategic plan.
• Establish annual goals, priorities, and performance metrics for professional development initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging trends in legal education, attorney talent development, and attorney engagement and retention.
• Partner with Firm leadership on attorney talent management, succession planning, and long-term workforce development initiatives.
• Prepare periodic reports and presentations for the Executive Committee, Governing Board, and Practice Group Leaders regarding development programs and outcomes.

• Design and oversee attorney training programs from onboarding through partnership.
• Develop structured curriculum for associates, counsel, partners, lateral attorneys and paralegals.
• Coordinate substantive legal education, business development training, client service training, leadership programs, and professional skills development.
• Ensure training offerings align with practice-specific competencies and promotion expectations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage internal subject matter experts and external educational resources.
• Develop and support programming for summer associate program.

• Direct the firm’s attorney mentoring programs.
• Develop and maintain mentoring frameworks, mentor training, and accountability measures.
• Support individual career planning and professional development goal setting.
• Assist attorneys in identifying growth opportunities and career advancement pathways.
• Foster a culture of coaching, feedback, continuous learning, and professional engagement.

• Collaborate with Practice Group Leaders and Human Resources to support attorney evaluation…