Practice Manager

Our client is a highly regarded boutique law firm that specialises in reputation and strategic advisory work for entrepreneurial individuals and their business interests on a global scale. Distinct from traditional practices, the firm is dedicated solely to matters arising from commercial activity, often at the intersection of law, media, and high-stakes business.

The team advises on a broad range of complex issues, including disputes over the ownership and misuse of business assets, and matters involving internationally mobile clients whose freedom to operate is affected by how English-speaking financial and regulatory institutions perceive their background. They are also regularly instructed by fast-growth companies navigating scrutiny around performance, media exposure, or public expectations.

Clients include pioneering start-ups, multinational corporations, state-owned bodies, and high-profile figures such as investors, philanthropists, and leaders within emerging industries.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a dynamic and collaborative environment, working closely with experienced lawyers on cutting-edge matters across multiple jurisdictions. The role offers excellent exposure, high levels of responsibility, and the chance to work with an ambitious and forward-thinking client base.

Operations Lead:

• Oversight for the smooth running and administration of the office
• Overseeing IT requirements
• Negotiating contracts with vendors and suppliers
• Ensuring equipment and furniture are kept up to date
• Overseeing Health & Safety procedures
• Overseeing the case management system
• Continue the 'paperless office' programme
• Assist with development and implementation of firm strategic initiatives and daily operations
• Develop relationships with partners, associates and trainees to foster trust and confidence in role of manager

Marketing and Business development

• Organising marketing and client events
• Monitoring firm and individual fee earner pipelines and assisting to push actions forward
• Manage marketing initiatives and client development
• Managing the firm's marketing databases, client feedback and contact engagement.
• Ensure the website is kept up to date
• Overseeing the submission of entries to assorted periodicals (Legal 500, Chambers etc)

Human resources

• Monitor hiring needs, oversee and manage recruitment processes
Manage joiners and leavers
• Monitor workload process for fee earners
• Oversee the firm's appraisal processes
• Monitor paralegal, associate and trainee hours
• Update employee handbook and ensure the firms HR policies and procedures are kept up to date
• Monitor and update employee benefits
• Deal with HR issues and queries
• Oversee the firm's trainee programme

Finance

• Manage and oversee the firm's finances
• Liaising with fee earners to ensure timesheets are filed
• Ensure the timely billing of clients and that bills are settled promptly
• Handling payments and petty cash
• Monitoring individual billing and collection performance
• Assist with quarterly, monthly, weekly and ad hoc reports and analyse and monitor Firm's financial performance
• Monitor unbilled time and outstanding bills, performing analysis and problem recognition and work with the Managing Partner and COFA