Job Description

Our direct client, a global law firm, is hiring an Office Manager based in the Philadelphia office in the Rittenhouse Square area. As the Philadelphia Office Manager, this role is also responsible for the Princeton, NJ, and Wilmington, DE offices. As such, periodic travel to these offices is required.

The Office Manager will ensure the administrative team's capabilities and performance exceed the firm's requirements.

Responsibilities include the success and management of the office and its administrative team; the workflow efficiency of operations teams; resource allocation; and designing, implementing, and updating processes and procedures to ensure performance goals are consistently met.

Successful candidates will have an exceptional internal client/customer focus, strong conflict resolution skills, and the ability to foster collaboration and teamwork. Strong verbal, written, and nonverbal communication skills are required.

Candidates must be proficient in managing core operations, preferably within a professional services firm, and have experience supervising the complexities of a remote workforce.

The firm is looking for a recognized leader who leads by example and role models the firm’s DNA.
Candidates must have 2-4 years of relevant experience managing a team or as a team lead or similar group, preferably in the legal industry.

A bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required.