Chief of Staff to the Chair and Managing Partner
Company: Ropes & Gray
Location: New York
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Chief of Staff to the Chair and Managing Partner Work Locations
New York Job Posting Category Administration Ropes & Gray LLP is a
preeminent global law firm focused on providing the highest-quality
advice on our clients' critical legal and business issues. Our
global team of 2,500 talented professionals regularly helps clients
meet high-stakes challenges, solve complex problems and achieve key
goals. These colleagues work together across a global office
network that includes offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong,
London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley,
Tokyo, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.We are a contemporary firm
that can bring more than 150 years of legal and institutional
history to bear on the challenges clients face in today's 24/7
global business environment. Our collaborative approach gives our
clients-which include many of the world's most respected companies
and institutions-ready access to leading corporate, litigation,
transactional and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge and experience
span industries and geographies.With an international presence, we
focus on a number of key industries, including private equity;
asset management; life sciences and health care; investment
banking; technology, media and telecommunications; and consumer and
retail. Our clients include global industry leaders, financial
institutions, investment firms, private equity firms, hospitals and
health care organizations, educational institutions, and
individuals.We have consistently been recognized for our leading
practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A,
finance, asset management, real estate, tax, antitrust, life
sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation &
enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business
restructuring.Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer. Our
impact: The American Lawyer crowned Ropes & Gray "Law Firm of the
Year" in 2022, ranked it #1 on its prestigious "A-List," and named
it one of its "Kings of the Hill" on the 2022 Am Law 100-a ranking
of the most powerful law firms. Collectively, these honors reflect
Ropes & Gray's leading market position. Ropes & Gray is among the
fastest-growing, most profitable and most prestigious law firms in
the world. Its success is measured in its exceptional financial
performance, an expansive pro bono program, consistent firmwide
attorney satisfaction, and a deep commitment to racial diversity
and gender equity. Clients trust the firm with their most important
matters because they know Ropes & Gray's lawyers and business
support understand their businesses and deliver the results they
need. The firm's attorneys and world-class business support have
built a stellar reputation. They deliver clients with high-quality
work, take a pragmatic approach, and demonstrate impeccable
standards of service and ethics. The firm counts many of the
world's most respected companies and institutions as its longtime
clients. Operating in the most dynamic financial centers around the
world, Ropes & Gray serves organizations at all stages of
development, as well as investors and individuals. With 1,500
attorneys spanning 17 time zones, teams collaborate seamlessly from
North America, Europe and Asia to provide clients with the
high-quality representation and uncompromising, round-the-clock
service that have made Ropes & Gray a global leader. Job summary:
The Chief of Staff to the Chair and Managing Partner ("Chief of
Staff") is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to
meaningfully contribute to Ropes & Gray's differentiated strengths
by supporting engaged and authentic leadership; driving operational
excellence, and fostering an inclusive, collegial culture. - The
Chief of Staff's key responsibility is advancing the Chair and
Managing Partner's priorities and values, both independently and as
a member of project teams. Paramount for success are strong
organizational and project management skills, commitment to
internal and external client service, and a high degree of drive,
initiative and judgment. - Primary responsibilities:
- Serve as a trusted adviser to the Chair and Managing Partner,
staying current on a wide range of topics, including industry
intel, cultural trends and relevant thought leadership. Contribute
ideas and propose change for the betterment of the firm. -
- Promote the Chair and Managing Partner's vision to the broader
firm, to strengthen connectivity and ensure both alignment with and
productive action toward Ropes & Gray's core business and strategic
goals.
- Engage in the Chair and Managing Partner's wide-ranging
priorities related to communications, operational matters,
financial results, and strategy. Enable the Chair and Managing
Partner to deliver against their agendas by recommending and
setting priorities, working and communicating on their behalf,
leveraging tools for tracking projects and workstreams, fielding
inquiries as their proxy, and conveying requests and feedback to
teams across the firm.
- Act as "eyes and ears" for firm leadership, proactively looking
around corners to ensure that they have relevant information and
are well prepared for anything they are slated to lead/deliver.
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- Under the guidance of the Chair, plan Firm's management
committee meeting content and liaise with management committee
members. Leverage the unique vantage point of this role to
recommend important and timely topics. Own meeting design and
development, including preparing speakers, alerting stakeholders,
identifying support resources, reviewing materials, capturing
post-meeting deliverables and applying learnings to future action.
When appropriate, recommend topics and design agendas for Practice
Group Leader (PGL) or other meetings based on known Chair and
Managing Partner priorities. -
- Synthesize the most important elements of the Chair and
Managing Partner's vision, values and priorities to support a
communication cascade throughout the firm. Work with Marketing
Communications team to develop internal and external communications
that reflect Chair and Managing Partner's objectives and voice,
such as remarks for standing partner meetings. Incorporate known
leader priorities and communication preferences and advise on final
product.
- Lead and participate in distinct initiatives commissioned by
firm leadership. As project manager or team member, help define and
prioritize objectives, meet with stakeholders, source and analyze
data, coordinate participants, monitor milestones, drive progress
against plan -and provide updates to sponsors and other relevant
leaders. Keep Chair and Managing Partner informed on significant
high-impact annual processes, including performance evaluations and
year-end compensation. Education, experience, and essential
capabilities required:
- Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience in professional
services, financial services, strategy, or consulting environment
as Chief of Staff, Business Director or similar roles supporting
executive leadership. Master's degree a plus but not required.
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- High level of professional maturity and integrity, demonstrable
good judgment in sensitive and/or complex situations and unwavering
discretion with confidential information, i.e. "a vault."
- Ability to forge strong relationships and inspire trust
quickly, collaborative work style, persuasive and influential at
the executive level, and proven ability to manage and
follow-through on situations and/or events successfully across
business units, levels, and regions, i.e., "high EQ."
- Excellent verbal and written business communication skills with
extensive experience creating presentations, visual and
verbal.
- Ability to compile, review, analyze and synthesize data -
financial, demographic or otherwise - to determine logical
conclusions or provide recommendations based on data and
information that is varied in context, content, and format.
Self-starter with a high level of initiative and a bias for action
who takes ownership, prioritizes, manages multiple complex and
time-sensitive projects, and can meet competing deadlines with
little guidance or oversight; ability to bring together multiple
stakeholders to help drive decision; eager to learn through
hands-on hard work and adapting to new responsibilities, i.e. "a
doer".
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems or propose solutions
with creativity, innovation, and confidence; ability to see
opportunities within, and form structure out of, ambiguity.
Thriving in an ambiguous environment and a penchant for bold
thinking is a must. Opportunity-spot across the firm by
recommending improvements. Regularly evaluate the efficiency of
procedures that merit the Chair and Managing Partner's involvement
according to firm objectives and apply improvement.
- Positive energy, sense of humor and confident, can-do
attitude.
- Low ego, openness to feedback and commitment to
excellence.
- Ability to travel with firm leadership as needed, offering
on-the-ground support. Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a
comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team
members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being
benefits, personal and professional development, career growth
opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The
anticipated pay range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000, which
represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting
salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is
eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual
offered rate for this position will be determined based on
job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications
and experience, geographic location, education, external market
data and consideration of internal equity. -
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