Client Engagement Specialist

Hogan Lovells; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Client Engagement Specialist to join their dynamic Office of the General Counsel. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with legal professionals and contribute to the review and drafting of client engagement terms. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance and facilitating communication between attorneys and business services departments. The firm promotes a collaborative environment and values flexibility, allowing for a hybrid working model. If you are detail-oriented, possess strong analytical skills, and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Law degree preferred with 2-3 years of legal experience.
• Experience in reviewing and drafting contracts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review client engagement terms and facilitate approvals.
• Serve as a key contact for engagement terms and questions.
• Assist in resolving conflicts of interest issues.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Education

Law Degree

Tools

3E

Intapp

Job description

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Job Title: Client Engagement Specialist

Department: Office of the General Counsel

Office Location: London or Birmingham

Reports To: Client Engagement Letter Manager/Lawyer

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office.

Firm Description

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

In the UK Hogan Lovells has offices in Birmingham and London. The Birmingham office opened in 2015 and has a number of practice areas including Corporate/Commercial, Disputes, Finance and Real Estate, as well as our Legal Delivery Centre and Business teams.

Department Description

The General Counsels’ office is legal counsel to the firm. We are involved with all legal matters relating to conflicts, ethics, engagement terms and business intake; compliance with law and legal requirements in all of our jurisdictions; interactions with regulators; general firm policies; risk management and matters affecting the reputation of the firm; and legal issues in the business of the firm such as contracts and agreements.

Role Overview

This position is responsible for working closely with the firm's General Counsel, Legal Ethics Committee, firm attorneys, and other levels of firm administration as well as other members of the Conflicts and Compliance Department in connection with the review and drafting of client engagement terms, outside counsel guidelines, and related documents.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Essential

1. Responsible for review of client engagement terms, and other documents/contracts as assigned, to facilitate approval from firm management including the firm's General Counsel and Legal Ethics Committee.
2. Assist manager and supervisor in serving as a key point of contact for client engagement terms and questions for Hogan Lovells attorneys and assistants as well as other business services departments.
3. Assist managers and conflicts analysts in the identification, resolution and clearance of conflicts of interest issues in connection with client engagement terms.

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services.

All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

1. Law degree preferred.
2. At least two to three (2-3) years of legal experience preferred.
3. Previous experience reviewing and drafting contracts preferred.
4. 3E and Intapp experience a plus.
5. Conflicts analysis and resolution experience.

General Attributes

1. Works well independently.
2. Good verbal and written communication.
3. Supportive of Firm’s administrative processes and procedures; and department’s processes and procedures.
4. Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
5. Strict attention to detail.
6. Ability to anticipate and solve procedural problems.
7. Must have strong organizational, analytical and writing skills.

Agile Working Statement

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Equal Opportunities Employment Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.