Resource Allocation Manager

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment is seeking a Resource Allocation Manager for a leading transatlantic law firm’s Corporate practice in London. You will lead day-to-day allocation, ensuring client demand is met, utilisation remains strong and lawyers have access to work and progression opportunities.

Working with Partners, Talent, Finance and BD, you will forecast capacity, resolve resourcing challenges and use data to inform commercial staffing decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment is essential.
• Experience in resource management, workforce planning or operational management is highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills.
• Highly organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing lawyer allocation across the Corporate practice.
• Working with Partners and senior stakeholders to identify current and future resourcing requirements.
• Monitoring utilisation, pipeline and forecast data and providing recommendations.
• Identifying capacity gaps and resolving resourcing challenges.
• Developing and improving resource management processes and systems.
• Providing reporting and insight to support business performance.

Skills

Resource management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Position summary

Our client is a leading transatlantic law firm working with businesses, people and markets driving capital and innovation.

The firm has an international presence across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, combining global scale with a fast-paced and collaborative working environment.

The Resource Allocation Manager will lead the day-to-day allocation of lawyers across the Corporate practice, ensuring client demand is met, utilisation remains strong and lawyers have access to appropriate work and development opportunities.

Working closely with Partners, Talent, Finance and Business Development, the role will involve anticipating capacity requirements, resolving resourcing challenges and using data to support commercial and staffing decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Managing lawyer allocation across the Corporate practice


• Working with Partners and senior stakeholders to identify current and future resourcing requirements


• Monitoring utilisation, pipeline and forecast data and providing recommendations


• Identifying capacity gaps and resolving resourcing challenges


• Developing and improving resource management processes and systems


• Providing reporting and insight to support business performance

Experience, skills and qualifications

• Experience within a law firm or professional services environment is essential


• Experience in resource management, workforce planning or operational management is highly desirable


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge senior stakeholders


• Strong analytical and commercial skills


• Highly organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities


• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful