Jobs at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Leads nationwide lateral partner and practice group recruiting, including strategy, market mapping, candidate sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, negotiations, onboarding, and integration. Advises firm leadership on legal market trends, competitive intelligence, profitability, conflicts, and growth opportunities. Builds relationships with partners, legal search firms, and industry contacts while managing confidential information and coordinating cross-functional diligence.

The Manager of Legal Engagement is responsible for attorney staffing, onboarding, performance feedback processes, policy execution, and attorney experience enhancement at the law firm.

Manage budgeting, pricing, and matter-level financial analysis for firm engagements. Create pricing recommendations, monitor actuals vs. budget, build reporting and dashboards, perform data cleansing and financial modeling, and partner with stakeholders to optimize profitability and data integrity.

Support the Performance & Advancement team by administering the firm's performance management system, coordinating review and advancement timelines, maintaining records and trackers, preparing reports and communications, auditing data, coordinating meetings, and partnering with HR, Accounting, and other teams to improve processes and support review cycles.

Lead firmwide real estate, facilities, space planning, and administrative operations across 11 offices. Manage and develop Directors of Administration, oversee lease negotiations, vendor relationships, budgets, office buildouts, and multi-office projects. Drive operational consistency, process improvements, and alignment with firm strategy while reporting to the CFO and supporting firm leadership.

The Business Development Specialist provides strategic business development advice, enhances relationships, manages proposals, and drives revenues with key practices and partners.

The Assistant Controller oversees accounting operations, ensures compliance, drives improvements, and leads teams to strengthen financial performance.

The Billing Specialist processes high volumes of bills, ensures accuracy, communicates solutions for billing issues, and assists with special billing projects.

The Client Compliance Specialist ensures compliant client billing by interpreting guidelines, coordinating eBilling, and improving billing processes. Requires strong analytical skills.