Legal Office Manager

Legal Office Manager – Walnut Creek/Greater East Bay

We’re seeking a Legal Office Manager to lead operations for our Walnut Creek/Greater East Bay office. This role ensures smooth day-to-day operations, team cohesion, policy compliance, and high-quality support for attorneys and staff. The ideal candidate is a confident, decisive leader with law firm management experience and strong communication skills. Local, in-office presence required.

• Manage daily operations and regional oversight across multiple offices.
• Lead and mentor administrative, legal support, and office services staff (20+ direct/indirect reports).
• Develop and implement efficient workflows, policies, and best practices.
• Handle employee relations, performance reviews, conflict resolution, and staff meetings.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, legal-industry standards, and employment regulations.
• Support budgeting, vendor management, purchasing, and facilities.
• Partner with leadership to align office goals with firm strategy and identify improvements.
• Collaborate with litigation teams for consistent service delivery.
• Manage onboarding, offboarding, workflow delegation, and staffing.
• Support initiatives like technology rollouts, hiring, and policy updates.

• 5+ years law firm management experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to improve processes, enforce policies, and manage multiple offices.
• Comfortable managing long-tenured staff and sensitive personnel matters.

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.