At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage resource allocation for a leading law firm, ensuring efficiency and development.
- Company: Join an international law firm with a dynamic corporate team in London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, and excellent benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth and collaboration with senior partners.
- Why this job: Be a key player in shaping team success and driving impactful decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience in resource management within legal or professional services.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 90000 £ per year.
Radley Green is partnering with an international law firm is hiring a Resource Allocation Manager for its London Corporate team on a permanent basis.
This is a high-profile role working directly with partners - ideal for a Resource Manager from a large professional services or Law firm.
The Role
Acting as trusted adviser to the partner group, you'll own the allocation and deployment of fee earners - balancing profitability, capacity and development - while using data and reporting to guide staffing decisions.
- The Details
- Job title: Resource Allocation Manager
- Sector: Legal / Professional Services
- Location: London – 3 days in office
- Salary: £80k-£90k depending on experience + bonus and great benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the main point of contact for partners on resourcing, meeting regularly with partners and BD to track pipeline, workload and availability.
- Monitor fee earner utilisation and capacity, spotting trends and flagging issues before they become pinch points.
- Present capacity and resourcing updates at partner meetings, recommending practical solutions - particularly around leave, secondments and long-term absences.
- Allocate and deploy fee earners efficiently based on pipeline, utilisation and forecasted capacity, while aligning work with individual development goals.
- Build strong working relationships across teams, adapting resourcing processes to suit different working styles and client needs.
- Manage the resourcing side of onboarding, offboarding and client secondments, ensuring smooth transitions and continuity for clients.
- Oversee annual leave and absence planning across the partner groups to protect utilization and keep work flowing efficiently.
- Produce reporting for mid-year and end-of-year appraisals, plus regular utilization and forecast summaries for partner-level review.
- Work with the Talent team to support inclusion priorities and share resourcing insights for performance and promotion processes.
- Champion the adoption of resourcing tools and process improvements, working with technology teams to keep systems and data accurate.
About You
- Resourcing experience from a law firm or large professional services firm.
- Proven people management skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Confident communicator commercially minded and highly organized.
- Flexible, proactive, and comfortable working across teams.
- Strong IT skills.
To apply, contact us today — interviews are being arranged immediately.
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