Pro Bono & Social Impact Manager (North America)

The Team

Clyde & Co is a dynamic, rapidly expanding global law firm committed to operating as a responsible business. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and clients, using our legal skills to support our communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships in the areas where we live and work, and managing our environmental impact.

Our Pro Bono & Social Impact Team works within the broader Responsible Business Team. It collaborates with community partners around the world to help address societal challenges and unmet need. The Team supports our people to use their resources, professional skills and expertise to have a positive impact on the communities in which we operate and beyond.

The Role

We are seeking a Pro Bono & Social Impact Manager for our North American region. This role will be for a US qualified attorney based in our Atlanta office.

Our Pro Bono & Social Impact Manager will deliver our regional and local social impact programmes and partnerships across our North American region. This role works in partnership with a wide range of internal stakeholders in the region to collate data, manage relationships with external charitable and community partners and coordinate internal working groups. In particular, the successful candidate will be required to work with colleagues in our Environmental Sustainability & Biodiversity and our Diversity Equity & Inclusion teams to deliver a holistic programme.  It is essential that the person be a lawyer with at least 5 years post qualification experience, capable of leading and influencing colleagues at the highest levels of the organisation. They need to work well in a small team environment and be able to deliver work independently to a high standard.

This position will work closely with and report to the Global Head of Pro Bono and Social Impact, based in London.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the North American Pro Bono and Social Impact programme including coordinating and developing all regional Pro Bono and Social Impact activities, ensuring that they benefit the local communities and align with the firm’s business objectives / broader Pro Bono and Social Impact strategy

• Managing the relationship with existing community, charitable and philanthropic partners; identifying new partners; and working with clients and client business teams to implement Pro Bono and Social Impact programmes and partnerships

• Collaborating with global Responsible Business colleagues, internal stakeholders (including lawyers and business services staff) and external partners to help deliver our Responsible Business commitments both regionally and worldwide

• Coordinating our annual Clyde & Co Cares campaign for the North American region

• Managing a network of colleague Pro Bono and Social Impact Committees to help deliver scale and local relevance to all our Pro Bono and Social Impact efforts including identifying and building local non-profit partnerships and sharing global initiatives to encourage local engagement and promotion

• Identifying and driving opportunities to generate profile for initiatives and programmes both internally and externally, in the media and on social media

• Working with the firm’s communications team to provide written materials and information about the Pro Bono and Social Impact programme and initiatives to support internal and external communications, including social media

• Measuring, monitoring and presenting regional progress and success

• Supervising resources and colleagues engaged on Pro Bono and Social Impact initiatives

• Monitoring external Pro Bono and Social Impact best practices, attending and speaking at Pro Bono and Social Impact conferences / events

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of corporate responsibility, community engagement and social issues and best practices, including in areas of philanthropy, environmental sustainability, community affairs, volunteering and the not-for-profit sector

• Experience working and interacting across departments and with all levels of executives, including senior management and non-profit partners

• Ability to identify and evaluate new opportunities, with flexibility to meet evolving business priorities

• Self-motivated; ability to work independently

• Strong organization skills, including setting priorities, structuring project deliverables, and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, excellent presentation skills

• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage external contractors to meet deadlines and goals

• A keen interest in international current affairs

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, preferably in CSR, law / pro bono, non-profit management or related fields

• 5 years’ post qualification experience as an attorney

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 490 partners, 2,400 attorneys & lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and over 5,500 people overall operating from nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

• Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success

• Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do

• Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement

• Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence

• People and Team

• Client/Stakeholder Relationships

• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness

• Personal Effectiveness

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.Please take a moment to read our privacy notice carefully. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice.