Jobs at McGuireWoods

Leads lateral non-partner attorney recruiting searches from approval through onboarding. Responsibilities include direct sourcing, candidate screening, pipeline management, interview coordination, offer and onboarding support, search firm relationship management, and collaboration with recruiting managers and attorneys. The role also supports recruiting strategy, guides a recruiting assistant, manages confidential information, and uses recruiting technologies including AI tools to improve search execution and candidate experience.

Supports business development across private equity and related practice areas by coordinating pitches, proposals, RFPs, events, thought leadership, rankings submissions, CRM updates, market research, and relationship-development initiatives. Maintains client-facing materials, matter descriptions, target lists, and reporting. Collaborates with attorneys and business professionals across departments and geographies while managing deadlines, communications, special projects, and conference support.

Manage the operational infrastructure for the firm's Practice Group Program, coordinating business development strategy, SMART goals, workflows, RFPs, CRM data, reporting, rankings submissions, web content, and communications. The role monitors KPIs, improves processes, supports marketing and business development initiatives, coordinates cross-functional deliverables, and mentors junior colleagues while ensuring consistency across practice groups.

Provides litigation docketing services across multiple offices by interpreting court rules, monitoring filings, calculating procedural deadlines, and maintaining docket records. Advises attorneys, paralegals, and staff on court procedures and compliance dates; researches docket issues; opens cases; updates CourtAlert rules and procedures; and supports risk management, peer training, and special projects.

Manages legal billing from bill preparation through electronic and conventional submission. Coordinates with attorneys, clients, staff, and accounting to resolve billing issues, finalize invoices, and prepare billing reports. Requires prior law firm billing experience, strong Microsoft Office skills, attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Legal secretarial, electronic billing, and Elite 3E experience are preferred.

Manages the full lifecycle of lateral partner recruiting across multiple offices and practices. Responsibilities include sourcing and market mapping, candidate interviews, due diligence coordination, pipeline reporting, leadership presentations, partner onboarding, search-firm relationships, and process improvement using technology, analytics, and AI tools.

Leads firmwide onboarding and integration of newly hired lateral partners. Develops individualized integration plans, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, supports client and matter transitions, builds partner relationships, tracks engagement and revenue indicators, identifies retention risks, and improves integration processes through playbooks, dashboards, and milestone reviews.

Leads firmwide legal AI initiatives by identifying use cases, designing and building AI agents, evaluating emerging solutions, and implementing pilots. Partners with attorneys, IT, vendors, and leadership to address technical challenges, drive adoption, provide training, document limitations, and recommend improvements. The role also manages testing milestones, researches AI products, supports client inquiries, and prepares qualitative and quantitative reports.