Senior Associate – Projects

Jobtailor; Bath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JobTailor is seeking an experienced lawyer to lead corporate and education M&A matters, develop client relationships, and drive business growth. The role requires supervision of junior lawyers, strong project management, and a focus on revenue optimisation and service quality.

You will supervise a team, manage complex projects, and contribute to the firm’s strategic growth while ensuring timely time recording and billing accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate or education M&A transactions.
• Experience supervising and developing junior team members.
• Pro-active business development and marketing; ability to generate new revenue streams and cross-sell services.

Responsibilities

• Record chargeable and non-chargeable hours accurately and monitor progress.
• Lead on complex projects and optimise revenue through best-practice matter management.
• Delegate to and supervise junior team members to maintain quality and efficiency.
• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration and high performance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to generate new work and retain clients.
• Lead marketing initiatives, networking and thought leadership to raise the Firm’s profile.
• Contribute to strategic growth by identifying new markets, service lines or opportunities.
• Communicate promptly with colleagues and clients; stay compliant with standards.

Skills

Accurate Time Recording

Billing Discipline

Cost Awareness

Revenue Generation

Matter Management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed the Firm’s expectations for accurately recording your chargeable and non-chargeable hours, monitoring ongoing progress against them to help maximise performance or address potential shortfalls.


• Take the lead on complex projects and work as a team to optimise revenue and profit by implementing best practice matter management and service delivery.


• Effectively delegate to and provide supervision to more junior members of the team as required, ensuring work is conducted at the appropriate level.


• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and high performance across the team.


• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.


• Build and maintain strong client relationships to generate new work and retain existing clients.


• Lead on marketing initiatives, networking, and thought leadership to raise the Firm’s profile.


• Contribute to strategic growth by identifying new markets, service lines, or opportunities.


• Communicate promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients.


• Continuing your professional development and staying updated with legal developments in the field.


• To carry out your work for both colleagues and clients to the highest possible standard, having regard to the Firm’s standards, procedures and core values.


• To attend and be involved in preparation for marketing and business development events and activities.


• Ensure compliance with regulatory and professional standards.


• Drive profitability and efficiency while maintaining quality of service.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have relevant experience working on corporate or education M&A transactions and have an interest in Education law and Independent Schools.


• Experience of supervision and development of other team members is essential.


• Previous experience of pro-active business development and marketing; ability to demonstrate generation of new revenue streams and be able to promote the firm and cross-sell other specialisms internally and externally. Typical business development opportunities would include, but are not limited to: attending seminars and networking events, presenting workshops to the firm’s client and being involved in pitches/tenders.


• Candidates should be well-organised, technically proficient and a leader.


• Have excellent communication skills, addressing any potentially difficult conversations promptly and with skill.


• Proven experience in independently managing projects and cross-team working, demonstrating strong organisational skills and good financial hygiene (e.g. accurate time recording, billing discipline, and cost awareness).


• Experience in Education and Charity Law would be advantageous.


• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and confidence to challenge constructively and offer alternative approaches.


• Solutions focused approach with drive to improve processes and outcomes.


• Strong organisation skills, taking full ownership of tasks and ensuring delivery within agreed deadlines.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas and influence decision-making effectively.


• Adaptable approach in managing workload and supporting others.


• Ability to work collaboratively and team-first attitude.

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Hard Skills

• Accurate Time Recording


• Billing Discipline


• Cost Awareness


• Revenue Generation


• Matter Management

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills


• Leadership


• Collaboration


• Organizational Skills


• Solutions Focused