Department Operations Coordinator

Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. Here, your unique perspectives, experiences, and abilities will be embraced and developed, so you can excel. Being a part of Foley means having the opportunities and resources necessary to gain experience, advance professional goals, and forge meaningful connections. It's a place where you can build your career and enjoy professionally satisfying work. We have over 2,300 people who are #HappyatFoley, and we think you will be too.

The Department Operations Coordinator will work closely with the Department Operating Officer as well as Department Leadership across the firm and the Chief Practice Officer to provide essential administrative and operational support. The Department Operations Coordinator will also work and liaise with the Firm's other administrative functions, including, but not limited to, the Recruiting, Professional Development, Talent, Finance & Accounting, Information Technology, Business Development & Marketing, and Pricing & Practice Analytics teams. The key objective of this role is to effectively and efficiently project manage and develop and implement processes that support the Department and the Firm's strategic goals across a wide variety of practice management and operational functions, including talent review and compensation processes, pricing-related processes, and expense and budgeting matters, among others.

Planning, coordinating, and preparing for meetings related to Department processes
• Planning and drafting Department-wide communications, announcements, and presentations
• Managing travel arrangements, expense reimbursements, and department invoices
• Preparing and analyzing Department management, operations, and budgeting reports using Excel
• Managing the Department's intranet and forms
• Monitoring and preparing reports regarding leverage, staffing, and other financial KPIs
• Managing and organizing key Department data, including assisting with the development of systems and processes for delivering data-driven insights and presentations to leadership
• Conducting research projects related to legal market standards and leading research related to other projects of interest to Department leadership

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum of two (2) years of operations, project management, administrative, or other professional experience required
• Prior law firm or other professional services experience preferred
• Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook preferred #LI-HYBRID

Pursuant to the Illinois Equity Pay Act the salary range for this Chicago based position is between $62,100- $86,900. These figures represent the full compensation range of this position. The actual offered amount will be determined based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley.