Legal Support Manager Business Services - Corporate · Manchester, Liverpool ·

Brabners; Manchester, Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm as a Legal Support Manager in Manchester, where you will oversee legal administration and support large teams. This role offers a chance to develop your career in a flexible environment, with competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday, increasing to 32

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Qualifications

• Experience providing strong legal and administrative support to large teams.
• Knowledge of financial reporting and utilization targets.

Responsibilities

• Understand financial metrics to support Head of Department.
• Provide KPI analysis to optimize performance.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding colleagues.

Skills

Communication

Knowledge of law

IT systems

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Support Manager to join our Corporate team!

You will oversee the operation and legal administration within the function, ensuring that colleagues and clients receive exemplary service and experience.

What we need from you

• Experience working with relevant IT systems, such as Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of law and the core processes of how law firms operate, including financial reporting and utilization targets.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Experience providing strong legal and administrative support to large teams.

What you'll be doing

• Understand the financial metrics of your department to support your Head of Department with financial performance, including reporting, monthly billing, proactive WIP management, and monitoring/chasing outstanding billing.
• Provide fee earners with KPI analysis to optimize performance and achieve objectives.
• Support operational efficiencies and administrative tasks within the department.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding colleagues.

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop a rewarding career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible, agile working environment.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty program), with options to purchase additional days.

Additional benefits include a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, and opportunities to participate in colleague committees to make a positive impact in the community.

About Brabners

Brabners is a purpose-led, independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we aim to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change through innovation, diversity, and sustainability.

With over 200 years of history, based in the North, we serve clients across England and Wales.

We have received awards for innovation and diversity, including recognition as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK, and accolades for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life, and work/life balance.

Our colleague-led affinity groups include LGBTQ+, REACH, mental and physical health, social mobility, and sustainability groups.

All these initiatives reflect how we make a difference.