Resource Allocation Manager

Winston Taylor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Winston Taylor, a transatlantic law firm, seeks a Resource Allocation Manager to lead day-to-day deployment of lawyers across the Corporate practice, ensure client demand is met, and sustain strong utilization.

You will collaborate with partners, Talent, Finance and BD to anticipate pipeline needs, resolve capacity challenges, and make commercially sound staffing decisions that keep the firm moving and clients ahead of the moment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong commercial judgment with ability to turn utilization and capacity data into actions.
• Highly organized and resilient, able to handle competing priorities and deliver under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Own lawyer allocation across the practice and make confident resourcing decisions.
• Anticipate capacity pressures, identify gaps, and work with partners to resolve staffing challenges quickly.
• Analyze utilization, pipeline and forecast data to provide clear recommendations for profitability.
• Strengthen and evolve resource management processes and promote efficient tool usage across the firm.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Resource planning

Data analysis

Staffing decisions

Job description

About Us

At Winston Taylor, we set the standard, together.

About Us

At Winston Taylor, we set the standard, together.
Winston Taylor is a transatlantic law firm built for the businesses, people, and markets driving capital and innovation. Here, you're in the room. In the action. Sleeves rolled up.
You'll work with leading clients. Disruptors. Fast-growth companies. And help them to stay one step ahead of the moment and make critical decisions that shape their future. We're present in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, combining the scale and speed that clients demand.
You'll be trusted with real responsibility from the outset and build experience through hands-on work. We take your progression personally. We provide the platform. You shape the work around your goals and aspirations.
Step into the moments that matter. Join Winston Taylor.

Position summary

At Winston Taylor, our lawyers need the right work, at the right time, with the right team around them.
As Resource Allocation Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day deployment of lawyers across our Corporate practice, ensuring client demand is met, utilisation remains strong, and our people have access to the work they need to develop and succeed.
Working closely with partners, Talent, Finance and Business Development, you'll stay ahead of pipeline demands, resolve capacity challenges before they impact delivery, and make commercially sound staffing decisions that keep the business moving.
This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys balancing competing priorities, and can combine data, commercial judgement and strong stakeholder management to deliver results.

Position responsibilities

• Take ownership of lawyer allocation across the practice, making confident resourcing decisions that balance client needs, utilization targets and development opportunities.
• Anticipate capacity pressures, identify gaps before they impact delivery, and work with partners to solve resourcing challenges quickly and effectively.
• Analyze utilization, pipeline and forecast data to provide clear recommendations that support profitability and business performance.
• Strengthen and evolve resource management processes, embedding efficient ways of working and increasing adoption of resource management tools across the firm.

Experience, Skills, And Qualifications

• Experience working within a law firm or professional services environment, ideally in resource management, workforce planning or operational management.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively, and drive decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong commercial judgement with the analytical skills to turn utilization and capacity data into practical business action.
• Highly organized and resilient, with the ability to manage competing priorities, solve problems quickly and deliver results under pressure.