Delivery Manager, Intellectual Property

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Delivery Manager to join their innovative MLS team. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a team of paralegals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality legal services in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in alternative legal services and intellectual property, with proven skills in team management and stakeholder engagement. Flexible working options and tailored career development are part of the attractive package, making this a compelling opportunity for professionals looking to make a significant impact in the legal sector.

Benefits

Flexible working options

25 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Death in service cover

Interest-free loans for season tickets

Qualifications

• Experience managing a high-performing team of legal professionals.
• Ability to influence stakeholders in a large commercial law firm.

Responsibilities

• Line manage a team of paralegals focused on delivering work to lawyers.
• Supervise the delivery of legal services and manage quality assurance.

Skills

Management of legal professionals

Experience in alternative legal services

Stakeholder influence

Performance metrics management

Intellectual property knowledge

Team development

Job description

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Delivery Manager, Intellectual Property, Leeds

Client:

Pinsent Masons

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Role Overview

Vario is a market-leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm Pinsent Masons, unique in the legal sector. It is a practice group within Pinsent Masons that includes Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management, and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role is within our MLS team.

As the Vario team expands, we are recruiting a Delivery Manager to support our MLS Delivery teams in providing a world-class legal service to practice groups and external clients. The role will focus on engagement strategies, pastoral care, and development of our legal delivery teams and their capabilities. The successful candidate will:

• Line manage a team of paralegals focused on delivering work to lawyers and external clients, including supervision, training, development, and management of direct reports.
• Supervise the delivery of legal services to end users.
• Provide service delivery management support on engagements as required, including resource planning, quality assurance, output/efficiency reviews, and progress reporting.
• Continuously develop delivery models to ensure best-in-class service.
• Build effective working relationships across relevant practice groups and sectors.
• Collaborate with Resource Management to allocate work effectively and monitor capacity and workload levels.

Our standard working hours are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; we are open to flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

We seek candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Experience working on intellectual property-related matters.
• Experience in alternative legal services.
• Proven ability to manage a high-performing team of legal professionals.
• Experience delivering legal services in a high-volume, multi-location environment.
• Ability to influence stakeholders in a large commercial law firm to promote alternative service delivery models.
• Experience working with performance metrics to ensure top-tier service delivery.

What We Offer

• Tailored career development and support within our award-winning team.
• Flexible working options, including the possibility to work from home.
• Carers’ leave (up to five paid days for caring responsibilities).
• 25 days of annual leave, with options to purchase or roll over 5 days.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 5%).
• Death in service cover (4 times base salary).
• Eligibility for interest-free loans for season tickets, gym memberships, or rental deposits.