A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Legal Operations Manager to play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, business performance and strategic delivery across key legal practice groups.
This is a highly visible position, acting as a trusted adviser and operational partner to senior lawyers and leaders within the Finance Law practice group. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating strategic priorities into actionable plans, improving operational efficiency, supporting financial performance and ensuring the successful delivery of firmwide initiatives.
Opportunity
Working closely with senior legal and business services stakeholders, you will:
- Act as a strategic operational partner to the Practice Group Leaders and senior management.
- Drive operational excellence across legal teams, identifying opportunities to improve processes, productivity and service delivery.
- Lead and support business planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance monitoring activities.
- Analyse utilisation, profitability and resource deployment to support informed business decisions.
- Partner with Finance, HR, Business Development and Technology teams to align support functions with practice group objectives.
- Champion process improvement, technology adoption and innovation, including AI-enabled solutions.
- Oversee implementation of strategic projects, operational initiatives and change programmes.
- Deliver insightful management information, reporting and presentations for senior stakeholders.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, talent development and workforce planning initiatives.
- Monitor compliance, risk management and adherence to firm policies and operational standards.
About You
We are keen to speak with professionals who can demonstrate:
- Significant legal operations, practice management or professional services operations experience.
- Ideally familiarity with Finance Law.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including the ability to interpret business performance metrics and financial data.
- Experience supporting strategic planning and executing business improvement initiatives.
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders and partners.
- Proven project management and change management experience.
- Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience leveraging technology and process improvement methodologies to enhance operational performance.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.
Remuneration
- Competitive salary and full benefits package
- Annual bonus scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Pension scheme
- Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
Why Apply?
This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the UK's most highly regarded law firms in a role that offers genuine strategic influence, exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape the future of legal service delivery.
Legal Operations Manager - (Law Firm) in City of London employer: Ryder Reid Legal Limited
Ryder Reid Legal is an exceptional employer, offering a fully remote working environment that allows Finnish-speaking lawyers to balance their professional and personal lives seamlessly. With over thirty years of experience in connecting legal talent with top law firms, the company fosters a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development, making it an ideal choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the legal field.
