Description:

Position Summary: Witherite Law Group is seeking experienced and highly motivated City Managing Attorneys to assist with attorney management in our Atlanta office. The City Managing Attorney will report to the Managing Attorney and ensure the firm's legal practice operates efficiently and effectively, while also creating a collaborative environment for our attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. This leadership role requires a strong background in legal practice management, with a focus on client satisfaction, employee development, and achieving the firm's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of attorneys, legal assistants, paralegals, and other support staff.
Oversee case management and client service processes to maintain consistency and efficiency across all departments.
Facilitate ongoing professional development for attorneys and staff through training, feedback, and performance evaluations.
Provide guidance on complex issues and ensure that all cases are handled with professionalism.
Take the lead in managing high-profile or complex cases.
Ensure that client matters are handled in a timely and responsive manner, and address any client concerns or escalations.
Collaborate with the firm's senior leadership to establish and implement business goals, operational strategies, and financial targets.
Develop and manage budgets, track key performance indicators, and oversee the financial health of the firm's legal operations.
Continuously assess and improve processes to optimize firm-wide efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Represent the firm in business development and networking opportunities.
Identify potential legal market trends and opportunities.
Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, as well as professional and ethical standards of practice.
Develop and enforce risk management protocols to reduce the firm's exposure to legal and financial risks.
Maintain across attorney teams the core missions: Excellence. Integrity. People First.

Qualifications:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school
Active bar membership in Georgia
Minimum of 7 years of experience practicing law, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role or commensurate experience
Strong understanding of legal ethics, compliance, and risk management with record of excellence in each area
Proven ability to manage a team, achieve performance targets, and oversee complex assignments
Exceptional organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
Demonstrated ability to handle high-pressure situations and manage competing priorities
Exhibits a strong sense of ownership, advancing projects from inception to completion
Significant experience in large loss casualty litigation and/or personal injury law including, but not limited to commercial trucking cases
Business development and client relationship management experience
Prior experience with law firm management, including financial oversight and budgeting

Interpersonal Skills & Personal Attributes:

Client centric, servant leader with a passion for the practice of law and should possess the ability to mentor, manage and teach other lawyers
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to lead and collaborate in a tech-enabled, performance-based and results oriented environment
Dependable and committed to the success of the attorneys they manage and the overall success of the Firm
Ability to hold their teams accountable for producing high quality work and excellent results in a timely manner

Desired Experience:
(preferred but not required)

Extensive civil litigation experience with an emphasis on and preference for personal injury and, specifically, commercial trucking cases
Defense litigation experience with direct interaction with claims management

Physical Requirements:

Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
Stationary Position – Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
Move or Traverse – This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc. May occasionally ascends/descends the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
Dexterity – constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
Move, Transport, Position, Put, Install, Remove - Occasionally moves supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information - The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess - The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).