Legal Operations Manager (Legal)

Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds - Hybrid

Our client is searching for a Legal Operations Manager with exceptional skills and experience in the legal sector. This position is rarely available, you would be joining a Top- 70 National Law Firm with an excellent workplace culture and the levels of staff retention only seen in firms that truly value their staff.

We are looking for an experienced and highly capable Legal Operations Manager to support the Department Head in driving operational excellence, performance, and continuous improvement across legal teams.

This is a pivotal role, acting as a bridge between senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment, consistency, and delivery across key departmental priorities.

The Role

You will work closely with Department Heads, Partners, and central teams to support the smooth running of the department across its full annual cycle. This includes operational management, financial oversight, project coordination, and stakeholder engagement.

You will play a key role in enabling strategic initiatives, improving processes, and ensuring best practice across the department.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Financial Management

Support budgeting and financial reporting processes
Analyse utilisation and KPI data, providing clear insights
Liaise with Finance and Partners following up and chasing matters
Monitor financial performance and streamlining processes

🔹 Operational & Management Support

Coordinate departmental meetings
Manage key operational rhythms, including BOM and Department Head meetings
Maintain annual planning trackers and ensure deadlines are met
Lead and support departmental projects and initiatives
Organise regular department events
Identify opportunities for process improvement
Support transformation initiatives and manage collaboration platforms

🔹 Business Development

Work with BD teams on reporting and strategic initiatives
Coordinate submissions for legal directories
Maintain marketing materials, profiles, and departmental data

🔹 Risk & Best Practice

Support delivery of risk and compliance objectives
Monitor departmental performance against best practice standards
Coordinate audit requirements and reporting

🔹 Training & HR Support

Coordinate internal and external training programmes
Monitor training budgets and provider engagement
Assist with recruitment, appraisals, and performance processes
Support promotions, compensation reviews, and holiday approvals

Skills and experience you will have:

Proven experience in a similar operational, business management, or senior EA role within a law firm
Highly-tuned interpersonal skills, a mix of assertiveness and dynamism!
Strong project management and organisational skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Financial awareness with the ability to analyse and interpret data
Confidence to influence and challenge senior leaders
High level of discretion and experience handling confidential information
Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused mindset
Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Willingness to travel occasionally

This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible role at the heart of the firm, working closely with senior Partners and making a real impact on how the legal teams operate and succeed.

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