Benesch Law
Learning & Development Manager
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Cleveland, OH
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Learning & Development
🗓️ June 13th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Benesch is hiring a Learning & Development Manager. This role supports the firm's First-Year Associate Program and New Partner Programs, engaging with firm leadership and attorneys to design and implement skills training programs and offer individual advising. The manager collaborates with Practice Group Leaders, manages relationships with external training providers, and evaluates the effectiveness of training efforts.
Highlights
- Designs and implements training curricula aligned with professional and legal skills matrices.
- Provides individual advising for attorneys on skills assessments and Career Advancement Plans.
- Leads the Firm's annual New Partner Programs and assists in First-Year Associate Programs.
- Maintains and updates the Benesch Learning & CLE Center.
- Supports attorney performance evaluation processes.
- Manages relationships with external training providers and software vendors.
- Collects and analyzes feedback to evaluate training program effectiveness.
- Monitors industry trends for new attorney development opportunities.
- Requires a Bachelor's Degree and minimum 5 years of experience in a law firm, corporate, or academic environment.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and Aderant viDesktop or other learning management systems.
Learning & Development Manager Full Description
Learning & Development Manager
Cleveland, OH, USA
Full Time
Who We Are
At Benesch we pride ourselves on exceeding expectations and building trust not only with our clients but with our employees - Benesch's #1 asset. Committed to providing not only the highest level of legal service to our clients, Benesch also aspires to create a positive work environment for our employees. Our Firm continues to earn placement on Chicago and Cleveland's Top Workplaces list, along with Cleveland's NorthCoast 99 Top Workplaces rankings. We also continue to advance on the AmLaw 150 list, placing us among the top 150 law firms in the country.
Benesch is proud to be recognized for being a Firm that attracts and retains top talent - making Benesch a great place to work. We offer a hybrid schedule, career development and growth, transparent and visible leadership teams, and a place where diversity, equity and inclusion is celebrated. In addition, the Firm offers a full array of benefits which can be viewed at www.mybeneschbenefits.com.
Working with Us - Come and "Be Benesch!"
We are one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, and have offices in Chicago, Columbus, San Francisco, New York City, and Wilmington. We continue to expand our geographic footprint and value the talent that comprises each of our locations. If you are someone who champions a First in Service approach and are ready to be part of an exciting and growing Firm, we would invite you to apply to join our team.
Want to know more? To hear from some of our team, click here: https://www.beneschlaw.com/careers/index.html
Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a Senior HR Generalist in our Cleveland office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.
Position Summary:
Do you thrive on being involved of all facets of professional learning & development? Do you find excitement in providing career development, advising and professional skills training? Do you have experience in law firms, corporate or academic environments and want to take your skill level to the next level? Then our Learning & Development Manager opportunity is the position for you! Benesch is looking for someone to support the firm's First-Year Associate Program and New Partner Programs to help our attorneys to reach their professional goals.
The Learning & Development Manager actively supports assigned Practice Group Leaders ("PGLs") in developing their legal talent through the design and implementation of skills training programs and individual advising of attorneys on goal setting and attainment. Learning & Development Manager engages regularly with firm leadership, associates, partners, and other professional staff.
Essential Functions:
1. Partners with PD Team members, Practice Group leaders, training partners, and other attorneys to assess training needs and to develop and implement training curricula in alignment with professional and legal skills matrices and with Firm and Practice Group strategic goals and objectives.
2. Provides individual advising and support to attorneys in completing skills assessments and achieving goals outlined in their Career Advancement Plans.
3. Provides support as needed to the attorney performance evaluation processes, which may include reading and summarizing evaluations, writing reports, or following up on evaluation completion.
4. Leads the design and implementation of the Firm's annual New Partner Programs.
5. Assists with the annual First-Year Associate Programs, leading training sessions and serving as an integration manager for our new lawyers.
6. Assists with maintenance and update of the Benesch Learning & CLE Center, including reviewing learning modules, designing new on-demand learning content, updating content in the Center, running and analyzing reports, and promoting attorney engagement with the Center.
7. Provides administrative and logistical support to training programming as needed, typically working with the PD Coordinator and/or the CLE Specialist. This may include calendaring, reviewing content and collecting program information from presenters, serving as an attendance monitor, handling invitee communications in a highly responsive and organized manner, managing technology coordination, assisting with catering or room reservations, etc.
8. Manages relationships with external training providers and consultants, as well as with software vendors, to ensure quality programming.
9. Evaluates the effectiveness of training programs with collection and analysis of feedback.
10. Monitors industry trends and identify new opportunities for attorney development.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Talent Officer and the Director of Professional Development.
Qualifications:
The Learning & Development Manager must have a Bachelor's Degree or combination of education and commensurate work experience. Minimum 5 years' experience preferred, working in training and professional development, preferably within a law firm, corporate or academic environment. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience using Aderant viDesktop modules, or other learning management system required. The Learning & Development Manager must possess excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills; be an innovative thinker and creative and strategic problem solver; and have the ability and strong desire to work as part of a team in a demanding, client-service oriented legal services environment. The Manager must also have excellent organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, realign priorities as needed, and work autonomously to drive projects to completion. As a people-focused team, the Manager must also possess a client service mindset focused on developing positive, collaborative, and trusting relationships with colleagues, attorneys, and Firm leadership.
Benesch is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require special assistance or an accommodation during the process due to a disability should contact the Benesch Human Resources Department by phone at 216-363-4578 or email at cwatson@beneschlaw.com.
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