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The Manager or Senior Manager, Paralegal Services & Resource Management leads Beveridge & Diamond’s paralegal and docketing professionals with a focus on client service, team development, and operational efficiency.
While Washington, DC is the preferred location for this role, we are open to candidates residing in another market where B&D has an established office.

This leader sets the strategic direction for firmwide paralegal and docketing operations, ensuring consistent, high-quality support, equitable workload distribution, and alignment across offices and practice areas. The role mentors professionals, builds career paths, and drives innovation through improved systems, technology, and collaboration.

Separately, the position supports attorney workflow, coordinating staffing and resource management to promote transparency, balance workloads, and strengthen client service. The ideal candidate will bring deep paralegal experience and a forward-looking mindset, guiding the team through market and technology changes while maintaining the Firm’s high standards of performance and service.

The successful candidate's final job title and compensation will be commensurate with their experience, skills, and demonstrated ability to manage the scope of responsibilities outlined below.

• Manage a team of ~15 paralegals, paralegal assistants, and docketing professionals Firmwide, including mentorship and modeling of industry approved standards, within a high-performing culture.
• Drive the annual evaluation process, including compensation benchmarking and internal equity analyses, for all paralegals, paralegal assistants, and docketing professionals ensuring consistent, constructive, and actionable feedback.
• Plan and implement professional development programs that align with practice area needs and Firm strategy.
• Maintain and evolve paralegal career ladders, including competency frameworks, progression criteria, and promotion standards.
• Partner with team to guide and support day-to-day docketing processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely completion of all deadlines, with a focus on risk management, innovation, and scaling services to meet emerging needs.
• Oversee departmental budgeting for training, certification, and technology investments.

• Develop and refine systems and tools for workload tracking, assignment transparency, and utilization analysis.
• Build strong relationships with practice group leaders to anticipate staffing needs and address workflow challenges.
• Lead day-to-day workflow and staffing requests for all attorneys, paralegals, and paralegal assistants with support from Talent Development Leader for more complex staffing matters.
• Direct Firmwide monitoring and analysis of attorney and paralegal utilization, workload, and productivity, including reports and/or dashboards as appropriate to identify staffing trends and resource allocation.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, profitability, and client value through better staffing and workflow practices, including collaboration with Finance and Talent Development Leader to analyze profitability data and to recommend strategic adjustments.

• Lead preparation and presentation of quarterly utilization and profitability reports for the Talent Development team and Firm leadership.
• Ensure compliance with Firm policies, client requirements, and confidentiality standards.
• Support succession planning and knowledge transfer within the paralegal and docketing teams.

• Paralegal certification…