Legal Data & Reporting Specialist

TLT LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is seeking a skilled individual for a Legal Project Management role focused on data analytics and reporting. Successful candidates will enhance matter visibility and support strategic decision-making, collaborating closely with stakeholders. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with legal data, and proficiency in Excel and Power BI. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements including hybrid options.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing to 30)

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Experience working with legal or financial data, ideally within a professional services environment.
• 2-3 years’ experience with SQL or other data query languages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with managers to deliver accurate matter reports.
• Support managers to identify and manage data quality risks.
• Maintain and enhance reporting using Power BI and Excel.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numeracy skills

Excel skills

Power BI skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Job description

This new role within the Legal Project Management team (alongside FutureLaw) is ideal for someone passionate about data, analytics, and continuous improvement. You’ll support the delivery of high-quality legal project data, reporting, and insights across client matters. You will work closely with Legal Project Managers, Operations Managers, and stakeholders across the firm to enhance matter visibility, drive continuous improvement, and support strategic decision-making. You will be responsible for preparing, analysing, and reporting on legal matter data to support project delivery, client reporting, and internal transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Legal Project Managers and Operations Managers to deliver accurate and insightful matter reports and dashboards.
• Supporting Legal Project Managers to ensure risks and issues concerning data quality and assurance are identified and managed in a timely manner.
• Maintain and enhance matter, workstream, and client-level reporting using Power BI and Excel.
• Respond to queries relating to matter and financial data.
• Collaborating with billing and commercial reporting teams to support WIP analysis, invoicing, and financial forecasting.
• Support matter scoping, pricing, and budgeting processes with data insights and horizon scanning.
• Cleanse, structure, and analyse legal matter data from internal systems to support transformation initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of firm-wide data strategies and reporting standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting outputs and streamline data processes.
• Ensure consistent production of high-quality reports within tight deadlines.
• Delivering high-quality reports with explanations for your findings, clear evaluations and providing appropriate recommendations to SMEs / relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain a knowledge base of previous analyses to avoid duplication and share learnings.
• Supporting the development of case management systems to including ongoing process improvement.

Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Strong numeracy skills and the ability to interpret complex data and spot trends across a data set.
• Excellent Excel and Power BI skills; familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools.
• Experience working with legal or financial data, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Identify and track measures needed to realise the benefits from the project.
• Strong teamworking skills, actively engages in project and team meetings and suggests areas for improvement for internal processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under pressure.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• 2-3 years’ experience with SQL or other data query languages.
• Knowledge and understanding of the use and benefits of case management systems and processes.
• Exposure to pricing, budgeting, or financial forecasting.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,400 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. In 2022 we were named Law Firm of the Year at The British Legal Awards, recognising our incredible success story.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work / life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.