Sarah Flynn

Responsible for overseeing, reviewing, and improving the day-to-day operational procedures for all departments in the Boise & Aspen markets as well as the Intellectual Property, Patent Systems Team & Legal Administrative Assistant teams on a national level.

Serves as a board member for operations alongside CHRO, CAO & other Directors providing valuable input and support in shaping the firm's strategies and decision-making processes.

Directly responsible for leading 22 direct reports spanning our national footprint. Support with monthly goals, career progression, education, onboarding, yearly performance reviews and compensation measurements.

Oversees the execution of legal projects, ensuring adherence to deadlines, quality standards, and client expectations.

Conducts regular project status meetings, providing progress reports, identifying risks, and implementing mitigation strategies for all attorneys, paralegals, and staff.

Collaborates with attorneys and case teams to identify and resolve project-related issues and challenges in relation to support, coverage, trial assistance, etc.

Manages multiple practice case teams concurrently, ensuring timely and successful completion of legal projects with implementing new workflows, SOP’s, and units of measurement for case/client satisfaction.

Monitors budgets and financials, tracking expenses, and providing regular updates to the Partnership, monthly for Boise & Aspen market.

Actively engages with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Played a key role in the restructuring of the firm's internal support structure, driving the implementation of a new process and enhancing operational efficiency for the entirety of our legal assistant structure. Change initiative took 2 years from conception to completion.

Led change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and effective adoption of new processes and technologies for all markets.

Implemented performance metrics and tracking systems to monitor progress and measure the effectiveness of the restructuring efforts.

Noteworthy Contributions Outside of Work Scope:

Acted as the project manager and point person for a 52,000 square foot tenant improvement (TI) project after discovering in our lease language our landlord would pay for a TI after 8 years.

Continued professional development through attending conferences, workshops, and seminars to enhance skills and knowledge in both law and project management.

Serves as Treasurer for the local chapter of the Holland & Hart Foundation

Serves as Chair for our Cultural Integration Committee in Boise office.

Hired as Sales Manager, promoted to Corporate GM at new Boise Headquarters after 6 months

Job duties are broad, but concentrated on daily operations, human resources, project management, managing real estate portfolio (100 + properties), property tax appeals, utilities, leases & sub-leases

Draft/review/provide feedback on documents related to employee management; including performance and development plans, expectations, succession planning, employee handbook restructuring

Keep abreast of changes in all HR related administrative policies and procedures (COVID/FMLA/ETC)

In charge of overseeing, reviewing, analyzing and improving day to day operational procedures for all departments, reporting directly to CEO

Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures

Items include, but not limited to: landlord issues, employee issues, litigation/legal matters, real estate, store operations, accounting, etc

Provides leadership to build relationships crucial to the success of the company, and manages a variety of special projects for Ownership, some of which may have organizational impact

Legal liaison for conflicts, new relationships, lease agreements, tenant improvements, etc

Actively developed and opened a secondary headquarters in Boise, ID

Sourced & hired over 15 positions in the first 6 months

(Compliance, Accounting, Administrative, Customer Service, Legal, Real Estate & Human Resources.) Responsible for formatting new job descriptions, recruiting, interviewing, applicant tracking & onboarding

Track personnel benefits & payroll actions for new hires, promotions, demotions, transfers, terminations, etc

In company HRIS system

Draft appropriate correspondence at the Owner/Human Resources Department's discretion including disciplinary actions, corrective counsel, grievance responses and company HR announcements for company

Employee count 500+

Project Management of all build outs of new stores (15 currently under remodel, 44 total)

Maintain and develop processes for offsite construction projects

Create master schedule for staff

Coordinate load in/load out, materials, merchandise, and staff for openings/closings of stores

Generate weekly detailed reports for budgetary restrictions for payroll, construction and company processes to the CEO

Procure and inventory all materials/standardized finishes for each project

Organize logistics for deliveries east-west as well as maintain stock levels for future products

(Flooring/fixtures/lighting/etc) Coordinate Architects, Structural, Civil, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, General Contractors as well as subcontractors for build outs in 15 different markets, across the nation

Typical building size of 22,000 SQ FT - 85,000 SQ FT

Monitor construction progress, including worker productivity and compliance with building and safety codes, within the City/County parameters

Handle all permitting, from initial application of permit all the way through final inspections to obtain occupancy

Track all milestones and coordinate with marketing, store leadership and visual team for accurate timelines on move-in dates for merchandising, product

Grand openings

Daily coordination for high end custom home builder

In charge of financial invoicing, budgeting and payroll for subcontractors, vendors, employees, state registrations and permitting

Maintain timelines and projects, reporting directly to Owner

Enforce state/local regulations for permitting and residential maintenance and construction activities

Participate in strategic planning, budget development, customer consultations and in-house build job meetings

Review profit and loss statements, adjustments and variance reports on a monthly basis

Prepare daily, weekly and monthly operating reports as required

Use respectful communication to assist current clients with their questions, problems & concerns throughout the building process

In charge of all estimating, writing and supplying change orders to clients, assuring all tasks are done in a timely manner

Coordinate spec house design, selecting and ordering lighting packages, plumbing fixtures, paint/carpet/tile

Oversee subcontractors, and in house technician to ensure all have active insurance policies and are registered accordingly with State regulations.

• Creating artful interior design in a variety of spaces, commercial and residential that will correctly fit and be the appropriate environment for each client
• From conceptual development and liaising to defining the project and executing for the client
• Reviewing and implementing elements for the client, such as furnishings, textiles, paint, carpet, accessories, etc
• Managing subcontractors while ensuring proper licensing is pulled and in place for each trade
• Creating a timeline and estimated project costs for client to review
• Researching and following industry changes, evolutions and best practices to ensure a beautiful product is the end result.

• Tasked with account management, sales support, supply chain management in the Aerospace industry, both Commercial and Military
• Develop, lead and execute procurement strategies for the Boeing/NASA SLS Program
• Maintain monthly ship reports of between $250,000 up to $3,000,000, as well as coordinate and monitoring of all shipments, for all customers
• Daily coordination with key customers for credit and operations to expedite and troubleshoot customer shipping requirements
• Weekly & monthly review of customer inventory requirements
• Utilize and implement creative and innovative sales techniques to increase sales volumes across the region for existing as well as new customer base
• Weekly outside sales calls with customer base, off-site facility meetings for existing programs
• Conducted on site seminars for distributor representatives and customer service personnel, describing product lines and highlights
• Attended national and regional trade shows, open houses, industry-related conferences, and meetings
• Organized and executed product blitzes in target markets
• Managed monthly sales and contact reports for region in Southern California, Northern California and Nevada.