Training and Development Advisor; Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Sal

Join our growing Professional Development team as a Training and Development Advisor to shape the way our attorneys learn, grow, and excel. In this highly collaborative role, you will be a trusted partner to practice groups by building deep relationships, surfacing skill gaps through structured and informal assessments, and translating insights into targeted, practice-specific training strategies. You will help design and maintain competency models and benchmarks, curate and source high-impact content and trainers, and work closely with leadership to deliver scalable programs that elevate performance across the firm.

If you are energized by stakeholder engagement, program design, and building infrastructure that supports clear feedback and continuous development, this role offers the opportunity to drive meaningful impact while contributing to firm-wide initiatives and special projects.

• Serve as a key point of contact for practice groups, developing knowledge of their work, culture, and talent priorities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Practice Group Leaders, Practice Group Directors, partners, and associates to ensure ongoing dialogue about development needs.
• Conduct structured and informal needs assessments across practice groups to identify skill gaps, training priorities, and developmental opportunities.
• Translate practice group objectives and attorney feedback into actionable training strategies and priorities.
• Partner with practice group leaders, the Professional Development Director, and the Director of Legal Talent Management on the development, implementation, and maintenance of practice-group specific competency models and benchmarks.
• Work collaboratively with the Professional Development Manager to translate practice group competency frameworks and feedback into discrete learning initiatives.
• Identify and curate content from internal subject matter experts, external vendors, and other resources to support identified practice group learning priorities; advise on training resources to address individual associate training needs.
• Source and vet internal and external trainers; coordinate with third-party providers to schedule and deliver specialized workshops.
• Partner closely with the Professional Development Manager on overall training program design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Contribute to the department's broader efforts to build a structured, scalable infrastructure for attorney development, including workflows, templates, and documentation standards.
• Assist in the development of tools and resources that facilitate effective ongoing feedback and development conversations.
• Support Professional Development and Firm-wide special projects and initiatives as needed.
• May perform other duties not listed above.

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of related law firm experience or JD and at least 3 years of experience in legal talent development.
• Strong understanding of law firm practice, attorney workflows, and the competencies required for success across levels and practice areas.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior professionals in a high-performance environment.
• Strong consultative and active listening skills, with the ability to ask the right questions, synthesize complex input, and translate it into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage and drive multiple stakeholder relationships and work streams simultaneously.
• Experience conducting needs assessments or other forms of structured stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with or…