Resource Management Executive

Slaughter and May; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Slaughter and May is recruiting a Resource Management Executive to support day-to-day work allocation and optimise utilisation across its three practice groups. The role collaborates with partners, associates and trainees to deploy lawyers efficiently while balancing experience, capacity, and client needs.

The RME will assist in workforce planning, absence tracking and regular reporting, contributing to a proactive resourcing strategy within a leading law firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative, coordination or resource planning roles.
• Experience in legal or professional services sector preferred.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication, discretion and tact.
• Comfortable using AI-enabled tools to support day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted relationships with partners, associates and trainees.
• Manage work allocation of junior lawyers for timely deployment.
• Identify resourcing risks and escalate to Resource Manager as appropriate.
• Support reporting on utilisation, capacity and future resource requirements.
• Maintain group absence trackers and manage leave approvals.
• Contribute to workforce planning aligning with business needs and client requirements.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management

Job description

We are recruiting for a Resource Management Executive (RME) to join our growing Resource Management Practice.

In collaboration with partners and the wider Resource Management team, the RME will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day management of work allocation, helping to ensure lawyers are deployed efficiently and effectively across our dedicated practice areas. The focus will be on optimising utilisation while balancing experience, capacity, development goals, individual preferences and client requirements.

The role will support 3 practice groups: Competition, Disputes and Financing. While each group has it’s own distinct practice area and client demands, their resourcing models operate in a similar way, offering a varied and well-rounded resource management experience.

Key responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed. You may be required on occasion to work outside our normal working hours of 9:30am to 5:30pm.

• Develop strong trusted relationships with partners, associates and trainees to foster collaboration and build a strong understanding of both practice group and individual resourcing needs.
• Manage the work allocation of junior lawyers, supporting their timely and effective deployment.
• Proactively identify potential resourcing risks, including capacity constraints or workload imbalances, and escalation concerns to the Resource Manager as appropriate.
• Support the Resource Managers in producing clear and regular reporting on utilisation, capacity and future resource requirements.
• Maintain group absence trackers and manage annual leave approvals for associates and trainees, ensuring accurate records.
• Contribute to workforce planning discussions, helping to align resourcing decisions with business needs, development objectives and client requirements.

Candidate profile

To be successful in this role, previous experience in an administrative, coordination or resource planning role would be advantageous. Ideally, this experience will be within the legal or professional services sector. In addition, we are looking for:

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• Strong interpersonal skills, building positive and effective working relationships across a range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of interpreting data and identifying trends and potential resourcing challenges.
• A confident, professional communication style, with excellent written and oral skills, demonstrating discretion, diplomacy and tact.
• Comfortable using AI-enabled tools to support day-to-day work, with the ability to apply sound judgement and critical thinking when interpreting outputs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and some knowledge of document management systems.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you have any questions or require any adjustments to be made to one or both of the application or interview processes, please contact the Recruitment Team.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who best meet the minimum or essential criteria for our Business Services roles. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident 'Offer An Interview' commitment, please apply via our online application form and not via LinkedIn. You are disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long‑term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. For more information about the Disability Confident scheme, please see the government website here.

We welcome applications irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief or marital status.