Business Manager – Legal
Salary £70,000 - £80,000
London / Hybrid
Would you be interested in joining a sector focused global law firm. With over 600 lawyers working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The firm takes a progressive approach to roles in commercial business – thinking creatively and pragmatically to support their clients.
Whether they are solving complex issues within the construction, aviation, or shipping industries, or providing advice across insurance, commodities and energy they are specialist lawyers at the firm to add value to their clients. They think about the commercial solution first, and then underpin advice with a solid foundation of legal expertise.
The role:
To provide business partnering to dedicated Group Leader(s), driving forward firm-wide and Group projects and initiatives, and delivering against strategic plans, freeing partners' time to focus on running cases and business development.
- Support the implementation of the firm and Group strategy.
- Provide analysis and drive forward delivery against actions and objectives.
- Understand and review the market and client activity.
- Regularly monitor, in detail, the Group's performance against key growth.
- Identify and implement actions required to resolve issues and underperformance.
- Assist with hiring lateral partners.
- Help manage the process of monitoring/improving the performance of partners in the group.
- Conflicts and DNAAs.
- Support the annual budget process.
- Facilitate the promotion of best practice within the global team.
- Co-ordinate and manage staff issues.
- In conjunction with other Business Services teams, undertake operational tasks.
- In consultation with the Group Leader(s), identify suitable Supervising Partners for Associates, Trainee Solicitors and Solicitor Apprentices.
- Act as the secretariat.
- Act as an Executive Assistant to the Group Leader(s).
- Act as the Group's liaison point.
- Assist in arranging Group away/strategy days.
- Any other ad hoc duties as may be required.
You will have:
- Business experience within a professional services firm.
- Strong academic background. Educated to degree level, ideally with a professional/business qualification.
- Ability to work seamlessly from tactical to strategic.
- Solution oriented with a positive outlook.
- Pragmatic, robust and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to different situations and personalities.
- Self-starter can apply initiative and operate with limited direction.
- Commercial acumen and a sophisticated understanding of finance and fiscal management.
- Proven project management experience.
- Excellent communicator.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to act with tact and diplomacy, tenacity, and credibility.
- Team player, builder, and leader.
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, contact Alice Neal at alice@lrlegal.co.uk or call for a confidential discussion on 02084642524 (office hours) or 07904922615 (out of office hours).
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The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.
LR Legal Recruitment is operating as an Employment Agency in respect of this vacancy.
*We require a lawyer who has gained the necessary experience for the position advertised. The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.