Job Details
Location: Tampa, FL (however this will cover two offices, requiring occasional travel to Sarasota office)
Salary: $125k - $145k base (negotiable), plus bonus and excellent benefits.
This is a 100% in-office role, NOT hybrid/ remote
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Act as liaison to the Office Managing Partner regarding all operations that support client services and needs of the legal staff.
- Develop and implement efficient office procedures and communications to streamline processes and meet the firm s needs.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies and propose solutions to management.
- Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and reporting regulations affecting human resources functions.
- Monitor and enforce the firm s practices, policies, and procedures.
- Recruit, interview, and select non-attorney staff.
- Coordinate new hire and departure logistics for attorneys and staff.
- Supervise the workflow and performance of professional staff to ensure the delivery of timely, high quality administrative services to the attorneys.
- Provide ongoing performance feedback and manage the annual professional staff performance evaluation, compensation, and bonus process for each office
- Manage time and attendance for professional staff, including PTO, leaves of absence, and employee coverage.
- Coordinate all vendor relationships specific to each office.
- Serve as liaison with the office building s management team.
- Plan and coordinate all office events (including monthly attorney meetings, firm picnics, holiday parties, etc.).
- Support and enforce office emergency policies and procedures.
- Manage and oversee the office's daily operations to ensure efficient service delivery to all personnel.
- Oversee general office and facilities maintenance, repairs, and enhancements.
- Collaborate on space planning, including layout, plan review, and construction management.
- Travel to the Sarasota office on a weekly basis is required.
Job Specifications
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong leadership and motivational skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
- Ability to maintain and handle confidential information.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor s degree and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in an office manager/legal administrator position, preferably with a law firm of similar size and responsibilities.
- Proven leadership and management skills and a demonstrated ability to successfully implement ideas and positively impact change.
- Experience with facilities management to include collaboration on space planning for office buildouts, including layout, plan review, and construction management.
- Strong communication (written and verbal), problem solving, leadership and diplomacy skills that allow for successful interactions with attorneys, professional staff and vendors regularly.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.