Attorney Development Manager

The role

You will own attorney development by building feedback cadences, development programs, and a sense of community. You will work with the People Team and firm leadership to manage associate growth and utilization.

What you will do

• Build a feedback cadence.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with partners and firm leadership.
• Create a sense of community through programs and touchpoints.
• Design and manage L&D programs end-to-end using adult learning theory.
• Coach and mentor associates as a people manager.
• Analyze utilization and performance data to drive decisions.
• Contribute to talent acquisition efforts.
• Represent attorney development within the firm.

Required qualifications

• A legal or attorney-development background.
• Strong L&D program design skills.
• Real coaching and mentoring experience.
• Working knowledge of US employment law.
• A data-driven streak.
• Excellent English communication, written and verbal.
• Americas time zone, ideally ET.
• Resilient, direct, and transparent temperament.
• Comfort with ambiguity.
• Being AI-forward and tech-savvy is essential.

Nice to have

• Ideally, you've done this work inside a law firm or legal tech environment.
• Ideally, you've been a people manager before.

About the company

Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. The firm focuses on the economics as well as the legal aspects of their matters.