Resource Allocation Manager

Radley Green; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Great benefits

Job summary

Radley Green partners with an international law firm to hire a Resource Allocation Manager for its London Corporate team on a permanent basis. This high-profile role works directly with partners and is ideal for a Resource Manager from a large professional services or law firm.

You will own allocation and deployment of fee earners, balancing profitability, capacity and development, guided by data and reporting to inform staffing decisions.

Qualifications

• Resourcing experience from a law firm or large professional services firm.
• Proven people management and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Confident communicator with commercial mindset and high organization.
• Flexible and proactive with cross-team collaboration.
• Strong IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main resourcing contact for partners and track pipeline, workload and availability.
• Monitor utilisation and capacity, identify trends and flag pinch points.
• Present capacity updates at partner meetings and propose practical solutions.
• Allocate and deploy fee earners based on forecasted capacity and development goals.
• Build relationships across teams and adapt resourcing processes to client needs.
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding and client secondments for smooth transitions.
• Manage annual leave planning to protect utilisation and workflow.
• Produce reporting for mid-year/end-year appraisals and forecast summaries.

Skills

Resourcing experience

People management

Stakeholder management

Communication

IT skills

Job description

Radley Green is partnering with an international law firm is hiring a Resource Allocation Manager for its London Corporate team on a permanent basis.

This is a high-profile role working directly with partners - ideal for a Resource Manager from a large professional services or Law firm.

The Role

Acting as trusted adviser to the partner group, you’ll own the allocation and deployment of fee earners - balancing profitability, capacity and development - while using data and reporting to guide staffing decisions.

The Details

• Job title: Resource Allocation Manager
• Sector: Legal / Professional Services
• Location: London – 3 days in office
• Salary: £80k-£90k depending on experience + bonus and great benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for partners on resourcing, meeting regularly with partners and BD to track pipeline, workload and availability.
• Monitor fee earner utilisation and capacity, spotting trends and flagging issues before they become pinch points.
• Present capacity and resourcing updates at partner meetings, recommending practical solutions – particularly around leave, secondments and long-term absences.
• Allocate and deploy fee earners efficiently based on pipeline, utilisation and forecasted capacity, while aligning work with individual development goals.
• Build strong working relationships across teams, adapting resourcing processes to suit different working styles and client needs.
• Manage the resourcing side of onboarding, offboarding and client secondments, ensuring smooth transitions and continuity for clients.
• Oversee annual leave and absence planning across the partner groups to protect utilisation and keep work flowing efficiently.
• Produce reporting for mid-year and end-of-year appraisals, plus regular utilization and forecast summaries for partner-level review.
• Work with the Talent team to support inclusion priorities and share resourcing insights for performance and promotion processes.
• Champion the adoption of resourcing tools and process improvements, working with technology teams to keep systems and data accurate.

About You

• Resourcing experience from a law firm or large professional services firm.
• Proven people management skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Confident communicator commercially minded and highly organized.
• Flexible, proactive, and comfortable working across teams.
• Strong IT skills.