Practice Manager
- Recruiter
- Career Legal, Human Resources
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £70,000 to £75,000
- Posted
- 14 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 11 Sep 2018
- Ref
- SS915055
- Job Title
- Practice Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A prestigious UK law firm based in the heart of the City is looking for a Practice Manager to join their Real Estate Department. This will be a pivotal role within the RE Department to provide strategic and operational management support to the partnership group with a focus on driving and optimising performance, efficiency and profitability.
The Practice Manager will be responsible for:
- Best practice within the department, using critical and commercial thinking to improve the efficiency of resource management
- To assist the partners in creating an environment of continuous quality improvement in the department and to learn from
- To provide assistance to the partners in relation to recruitment and performance reviews of both professional and support staff within the department, working closely with the HR team
- To review pricing and profitability, monitor effective utilisation of staff and control margins through the assessment of time and cost write-offs
- To participate in the development and review of the department’s strategy and business plan including the preparation of material, summarising outcomes, communicating actions and ensuring follow-up
- Together with the partners and the firm’s senior management team, to project manage new initiatives and to represent the department on firm-wide projects and initiatives
The Practice Manager will have a thorough understanding of the workings of a partnership environment, ideally with legal firm experience. The candidate must have a strong background in HR and finance with the ability to provide supportive relationships across a levels of the firm.
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