Legal Manager
4 weeks ago
Our client is a highly respected international business law firm with offices across Canada and the U.They are looking for a Manager, Legal Support & Student Programs to join their Calgary office. This role is responsible for overseeing the legal support function and, in coordination with the Director, managing law student recruitment and programs.
Legal Support
Proactively obtain input and contribute to the development and implementation of office-wide service standards, including making recommendations for enhancements to ensure principals’ service requirements are met.
Manage work distribution to ensure equitable distribution across team. Manage the scheduling and approval of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) requests, leaves and other absences.
Work with principals and legal support to address any individual or interpersonal issues with open communication and shared problem solving.
Engage the legal support team through regular meetings and other means of communication to create and maintain a cohesive and positive work environment.
Manage the recruitment process in collaboration with the Human Resources Department including preparing and managing job postings, reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates and making staffing recommendations to the Director & Human Resources department.
Manage the onboarding and integration process, in coordination with principals.
Performance Management
Manage the performance review process including the collection of principal feedback and delivery of employee feedback through verbal real-time discussion, and written mid-year and annual review processes, and hosting review meetings.
Work with the Human Resources Department to create action plans to address any performance concerns, as required and on all matters relating to employee resignations and terminations.
liaising with school organizations and managing profile building sponsorships and events
Manage Vi Desktop (the student application portal) and complete a preliminary review of all resumes.
Attend Career Fairs representing the firm in coordination with students and junior associates.
Summer Student Management
Manage the onboarding and integration of summer law students, liaising with our Toronto office respecting orientation where appropriate.
Be the primary human resources support for students throughout their summer terms.
Collect all feedback related to the summer review process and deliver reviews with associate mentors.
Articling Student Management
Manage the onboarding and integration of students, liaising with our Toronto office respecting orientation where appropriate.
Act as a second point of contact to support law students throughout their articling year.
Legal Professionals
Assist the Director with the collection and drafting of feedback for law clerk and lawyer mid-year and annual reviews.
Act as a second point of contact to support the law clerk team and corporate services department.
Track office expenditures and work with the Director in managing Calgary office budget; Human Resources diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution would be an asset.
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