Description:
This job is with Lewis Silkin LLP, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
About the Team:
Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. Not only do we have the largest employment team in the UK, we have truly global reach as members of Ius Laboris, the world’s leading employment law alliance, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices.
We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal issues, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day.
Our experts advise on the full range of employment services:
- General employment – day to day queries e.g. disciplinaries and grievances, contracts and policies, flexible working, maternity rights, discrimination and support on larger projects such as restructures and redundancies.
- Employment litigation – defending Employment Tribunal claims made against employers (e.g. unfair dismissal discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay), bringing high value Employment Tribunal claims on behalf of individuals and supporting with dispute resolution through mediation/ arbitration.
- High Court litigation – restrictive covenant litigation, team moves, obtaining/ resisting/ enforcing injunctions, claims relating to misuse of confidential information
- Trade Unions/Collective – advising employers on all aspects of industrial action, collective consultation, union recognition and works councils.
- Transactional support – supporting on the employment aspects (including due diligence and TUPE) of M&A, divestments and outsourcings.
- Atypical working – advising on areas such as agency workers, zero hours contracts, employment status, apprenticeships, the gig economy.
- Global mobility – supporting employers with the relocation of employees for long term periods (covering employment, immigration and tax issues).
- Reward - covering employment tax, cash plan and incentives, shares and options and other aspects of employee reward.
- Health & Safety - implementing policies, conducting risk assessments and advising employers on their legal obligations.
- Senior Executives - high value litigation, bonus/ breach of contract claims and advice relating to entering and exiting businesses.
- Irish employment law - all aspects of Irish employment law.
- Northern Irish employment law – all aspects of Northern Irish employment law.
- Hong Kong employment law - all aspects of Hong Kong employment law and local coordination of matters across Asia Pacific.
- International employment support – coordinating and project managing advice from single country matters to global projects. For larger international clients, we are able to provide platforms to log/track queries.
About the Role:
We are looking for an Resource Executive to work alongside the Resourcing and Talent Development Manager in our UK Employment Legal Practice Group.
The role will provide crucial strategic support to the Resourcing and Talent Development Manager to manage the existing resource pool and their development needs, balancing gearing strategy, utilisation targets, client service needs, individual fee earner career development, matter efficiency and profitability through an emphasis on the optimisation of resource mix.
Key elements of the role include supporting the Resourcing and Talent Development Manager to:
- Continuously assess and develop the relevant processes and tools to manage capacity data and allocate work efficiently, transparently and profitably.
- Run various resourcing-related meetings with fee earners and maintain relevant resourcing / capacity tools and trackers.
- In collaboration with Talent Partners, motivate and acknowledge excellent performance and support career development.
- Monitor and report on individual and group utilisation and assist the leadership team in encouraging good behaviour in all areas of financial discipline.
- Provide Partners with appropriate options to resource work across the group based on capacity, skillset, profitability, and individual development needs and career aspirations.
- Pro-actively anticipate and manage periods of increased/reduced busyness, leave, and absence as far in advance as possible.
- Understand and map the skills and experience in the team, including spotting gaps.
- Integrate new joiners, meet with them regularly when they first join and work with them to become fully utilised as quickly as possible.
- Resource and manage core team client secondments.
- Build and maintain strong, empathetic relationships across the group and wider firm. Understand and anticipate the needs of senior stakeholders with the ability to think creatively and problem solve efficiently.
About You:
You will have a professional manner, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and strong attention to detail. You’ll have a flexible nature, enjoy working within a fast-paced team and be highly organised. We are looking for someone who is solutions-oriented, keen to support others and able to drive change.
Ideally you will have prior experience in work allocation or resource management within a legal, professional services or corporate environment. Whilst you do not need to be a qualified lawyer, relevant experience working in a law firm and, in particular, the employment law field will be advantageous. You must have strong commercial acumen and a client service focus.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong management and communication skills with stakeholders of all levels.
- The ability to manage a busy and demanding workload and re-prioritise if necessary.
- Resilience, flexibility and a proactive ‘can do’ attitude.
Additional Information:
At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process by supporting anyone who requires adjustments, in order to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly. If you’d like to request any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to discuss flexible working patterns, please email the recruitment team in confidence ().