Are you a 2-3+ PQE property lawyer looking to move beyond traditional fee-earning into a leadership and management-focused role? If you have strong real estate experience and want to play a key role in shaping high-quality legal service delivery within a global law firm, this could be the ideal next step.
I’m currently working with a leading law firm looking for an experienced lawyer to support their MLS Delivery teams. This role is perfect for someone looking to halve their billable target while taking on a people management and strategic service delivery role.
What the Role Involves
- Management & Supervision: Line management of a team of paralegals, overseeing day-to-day supervision, training, and development to ensure a world-class legal service is provided.
- Service Delivery & Quality Assurance: Supervising the delivery of legal services to both internal teams and external clients, ensuring best-in-class legal output.
- Resource & Capacity Management: Working with Resource Management to allocate work effectively and maintain efficiency across multiple locations.
- Process & Service Development: Continually improving delivery models, ensuring services evolve to meet changing client and sector needs.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Strategy: Supporting engagement strategies with sectors and practice groups, and influencing key stakeholders to promote the benefits of alternative legal service delivery.
What We’re Looking For
- 2-3+ years’ PQE within a property-focused role.
- Strong experience working on real estate matters, particularly in an asset management context.
- Experience managing a high-performing legal team and overseeing service delivery.
- Proven ability to work with performance metrics to drive efficiency and quality.
- Experience influencing stakeholders within a large commercial law firm, particularly in the context of alternative legal service delivery.
- Comfortable working in a high-volume, multi-location environment, ensuring seamless and effective legal service delivery.
What’s on Offer?
- Up to £80,000 salary.
- Opportunity to step into a leadership role with a strong focus on service innovation and team development.
- A chance to work closely with sectors and practice groups, driving best-in-class legal services.
- Reduced billable targets, allowing for a more strategic and management-oriented focus.
If you’re a property lawyer looking to step into a leadership role while remaining hands-on in delivering high-quality legal services, I’d love to have a conversation.
Feel free to reach out for more details or a confidential discussion.
