Practice Manager, Intellectual Property Department & IP Litigation Practice Group

Job title: Practice Manager, Intellectual Property Department & IP Litigation Practice Group

About the Role As Practice Manager for the Intellectual Property Department and IP Litigation Practice Group, you'll oversee day-to-day operations across assigned offices, with a focus on matching attorneys to assignments, advancing their development, and strengthening relationships that hold a busy practice together. You will directly manage IP Paralegals and Technology Specialists, working in partnership with Department and Practice Group leadership and the Practice Management team to coordinate across the firm's legal and administrative functions.

What You'll Do

• Manage billable and pro bono staffing for IP Department and IP Litigation attorneys across assigned offices, partnering with Practice Management to balance cross-office demand.
• Match assignments to each attorney's experience level and growth goals, spanning counsel, senior associates, and associates.
• Reassign matters during attorney absences and assist with administration of extended leave policies to keep client work moving without disruption.
• Collaborate with the Development and Training team and practice leaders to support onboarding and orientation for junior associates and lateral hires as well as design and deliver formal programs for counsel, senior associates, and associates.
• Help execute Department and Practice Group strategic plans, prepare monthly productivity reporting for Department Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, and the Chief Practice Management Officer, and lead special projects assigned by the IP Department Director.
• Provide hands-on support to IP Department and IP Litigation leadership in assigned offices, including meeting planning, retreat logistics, follow-through on firmwide initiatives, and other duties as needed.
• Contribute to Business Development & Marketing: contribute to efforts related to IP practice development and client outreach.

What We're Looking For

• Operationally minded people leader with experience coordinating attorneys, paralegals, and technology specialists.
• Ability to match assignments to attorney experience and growth goals, across counsel, senior associates, and associates.
• Experience managing staffing and workload across multiple offices and handling leave policies.
• Strong collaboration with Development and Training teams and practice leaders; onboarding and program design.
• Ability to prepare monthly productivity reporting and support department strategy.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to support attorneys, paralegals, and technology specialists alike.
• Experience in a law firm environment or equivalent professional services setting is desirable.