Practice Group Manager Energy
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 176800 - 252000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Practice Group Manager (PGM) for the Energy Global Practice Group (GPG) will support the groups strategic operational administrative and talent-management needs across offices. The role includes driving the development and execution of strategic plans/initiatives for the Energy GPG and its Practice Area Teams (PATs) improving operational processes providing administrative support to Global Practice Leaders (GPLs) PAT leaders and local Practice Group Heads (PGHs) and managing associate talent.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on support for the GPG and its PATs by building strong relationships with Global Practice Leaders (GPLs) and Practice Group Heads (PGHs) partners associates and staff to understand and advance the groups goals.
- Provide administrative support to the Global Practice Group (GPG) and its Practice Area Teams (PATs) through organization of practice group meetings and through the development and management of communications including presentation materials and meeting documentation.
- Work with GPLs PGHs and Accounting to design customized KPI and other reports.
- Work with the GPLs and PGHs to create and implement a strategic business plan or select strategic objectives; stay abreast of industry trends to help inform and augment those strategic priorities.
- In coordination with the relevant departments and practice groups support cross practice or firm wide strategic initiatives/special projects (e.g. working with Marketing/Business Development to capture and monitor cross-practice group referrals).
- Manage special projects for the GPG and its PATs such as operational or process improvement projects.
- Function as a liaison for other administrative departments and existing resources i.e. Learning & Development; Inclusion; Knowledge Management; Marketing and Business Development; Accounting; Finance etc.
- Maintain and administer resource management-dashboards; act as a liaison and advocate to facilitate workflow and evaluate associate capacity and skill development needs for staffing purposes. Responsible for assessing the GPG associates across offices to ensure associates are sharing equal workloads to maximize performance and eliminate disparate hours amongst lawyers and to ensure associates are building appropriate skills in accordance with rubrics and their career development goals.
- Track and analyze utilization to guide staffing or talent decisions including recruiting.
- In connection with the GPG its PATs and the appropriate functional departments help determine hirings needs and facilitate practice-group recruiting onboarding and integration of entry-level and lateral associates.
- In connection with Learning & Development help support mentoring and other morale and retention initiatives for the GPG and its PATs.
- Collaborate with GPLs PGHs HR and others to oversee attorney performance and career development initiatives including managing the performance appraisal process and supporting the partner and counsel promotion process.
Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors including but not limited to the relevant market skills experience and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Salary Range To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation please email (current employees should contact Human Resources). Education and/or Experience: Required: Other Skills and Abilities: Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer #LI-KG1Qualifications
The following will also be required of the successful candidate:
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Electrical Engineering
- Management Experience
- HVAC
- Territory Management
- Project Management
- Quality Control
- Contract Management
- Budgeting
- Program Development
- Public Speaking
- Contracts
About Company
Sidley is a global law firm, collaborating across disciplines and borders to help clients in more than 70 countries achieve business objectives.
