Director, Litigation Strategy & Practice Management

Director, Litigation Strategy & Practice Management Cooley is seeking a Director of Litigation Strategy & Practice Management to join the Practice Management team. About our litigation department: Our clients are the world’s most dynamic companies and investors, disrupting industries and developing breakthrough technologies. Cooley’s litigation departments is regarded as one of the elite litigation practices solving issues for global leaders. We have continued to recruit the best of the next generation of lawyers, and we remain the leading firm for the representation of tech, life sciences and other innovative companies. In recent years, we have defended Open AI and Meta in two of the most important challenges to their generative AI models, defended Niantic’s augmented reality patents for Pokémon Go, and Moderna’s COVID vaccine. We have also been on the forefront of cases involving foundational issues for the rule of law, including our representation of and decisive win for Jenner & Block in its challenge to president’s executive orders against the legal industry. The 500+ lawyer department spans nine practice groups and 15 of our global offices. Position Summary: This Director role is a high-level position that will work closely with the department chair and practice group leaders to provide sophisticated financial and operational oversight that helps formulate, articulate and implement strategy. The Director is expected to employ a wide range of strategic and tactical solutions to help improve the profitability and efficiency of the practice groups, including supporting the development and driving of strategy, business plans, analysis related to hiring decisions, financial, operational and competitive analysis, and work seamlessly with various professional business teams throughout the firm. The Director will help prioritize and drive top-level initiatives to help achieve the group’s long-term goals. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Position Responsibilities: In conjunction with leadership, help to develop business plans for assigned practice group(s) and at the department level, manage implementation, monitor progress and suggest proactive measures to help achieve or exceed plan goals and targets Monitors group financial performance, working with Department Chairs and PGLs to address issues and opportunities Analyze pipeline and demand metrics and manage capacity planning processes in collaboration with talent management function Act as primary point of contact for department leadership on administrative and operational matters, escalating to proper administrative department leadership (i.e., legal talent, HR, marketing, Technology) as appropriate Facilitate long-term planning and growth strategies for assigned practice area(s) and respective department(s). Aggregate annual hours, rates, revenues, headcount and client budgets for assigned practice areas Working with Department Cha