Resource Executive - Work Allocation - Any regional office - 2 roles available

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

For business professionals, our environment is highly collaborative with value being placed on diversity of ideas, skills and mindsets. Not least yours. It’s energetic, fast-moving and there’s always something new to get involved in. You will get exposure across geographies and the firm as a whole. The future is a place of opportunity. Focusing on your success and for what’s next, will ensure you thrive too.

Role and Key Responsibilities:

We have two roles available, working with our Legal Teams, one working within the Commercial Advisory Practice Group (CAPG) resource management team. We also have a second role working with the Corporate Finance Practice Group (CFPG) Resource Management team. 

You will support a variety of Resource Management requirements including work allocation for fee earners, reporting and analysis, process creation and maintenance. You will work with a variety of functions including HR, Finance and Recruitment as well as key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

Speaking regularly to the fee earners and understanding their work requests, you will be supporting the day to day resourcing requests and requirements. You will have an excellent ability to manage relationships and expectations, which is key to these roles.  You’ll be working alongside the Senior Resource Executives and Senior Resource Managers to support the expansion of Resource Management, specifically work allocation, in addition to taking ownership with daily tasks within the team.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Resource allocation; speaking to Partners and all levels of fee earners, finding resourcing solutions for new and existing matters as they arise
• Following up with fee earners to ensure an understanding of their capacity
• Keeping a log of resource requests, via Collaborate/High Q
• Negotiate and problem-solve resourcing challenges as they arise
• Reviewing and identifying suitable fee earners for cross-team projects, with the aim to balancing workloads
• Informing individuals when they have been allocated to a matter
• Preparing MI packs, various reporting and analysis as required
• Taking the lead on specific projects as required
• Updating Collaborate with resourcing request information
• Updating fee earner information as required
• Coordinating and planning for Trainee seat rotations
• Matter chasing to encourage adherence to process
• Support with producing and collating data for surveys, newsletters, presentations and reports
• Providing administrative support to the Senior Resource Executives and Senior Resource Managers with tasks including booking meetings, desks, parking and travel

Skills and experience:

• Ideally, you will have experience/knowledge of another law firm or professional services
• Experience in Resource Management, in Legal Support (PA's, Team Assistants) or working in Business Services (HR or Marketing) would also be useful
• Relationship building and negotiating skills are essential for this role – you must be confident in communicating with people at all levels within the firm and to put them at the heart of all tasks
• Client and solutions-focused in everything you do
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with challenging and ever-changing timelines
• Attention to detail is a key part of this role – along with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and manage high volumes of work while maintaining quality and accuracy
• Providing excellent service and client/stakeholder delivery
• Ability to manage own time effectively
• Proactive, willing to challenge and have the confidence to identify and recommend changes and improvements
• Fantastic organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent communication skills, including high quality of written English, preparation of presentation decks and MI
• Ability to think on your feet and look for solutions to challenges
• Good IT and keyboard skills – in particular an excellent knowledge and ability in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly the use of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of working with other technology and/or Apps, work allocation related or otherwise, is advantageous

What’s in it for you?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.

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