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Legal Practice Support Specialist
A leading US Law Firm with an excellent global reputation, is seeking a Legal Practice Support Specialist to join their London office, specifically their Global Corporate Finance & Securities Department on a permanent basis.
- Salary to £45,000
- Hybrid Working available (3 days in office / 2 remote)
- Opportunity for those with specific billing and finance experience to take on a varied role
The Legal Practice Support Specialist will be responsible for monitoring and analysing information regarding revenue cycles, efficiency, revenue management and pitching. This is a newly created role that will link revenue and legal teams and promote a smooth process.
Duties of the Legal Practice Support Specialist:
- Coordinate closely with Lawyers and legal support staff to ensure accurate data collection.
- Work closely with Lawyers and legal support staff to update matter lifecycles.
- Anticipate changing client needs ahead of billing time wherever possible.
- Maintain complex and accurate spreadsheets working with Revenue teams where necessary.
- Be highly professional and client facing, maintain reliable communication through deals.
- Hold weekly meetings with Partners to improve processes and ensure matters are meeting timeframes and budget expectations.
- Work with Pricing teams on maintenance of budgets, developing templates for pitching using any necessary software or tools.
Requirements for the Legal Practice Support Specialist:
- Educated to degree level or other relevant qualifications.
- Ability to carry out financial analysis.
- Good understanding of how Legal Teams operate and confidence with financial / commercial concepts.
- Fluency in other European languages would be highly beneficial.
- Strong capability in Excel and Elite 3E.
- Proven experience improving processes and efficiency.
- Ability to communicate with Partners and other high-level stakeholders
