Eversheds Sutherland

Business
As a global top 15 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal advice and solutions to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals. They provide the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; insurance and financial services; human capital and labour law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax

Our history with Eversheds
Harcourt Matthews have been proactively involved with and retained as a preferred supplier for 24 months+, building an early reputation within the firm for delivering strong capability in it’s new recruits and strong recruitment success & advice. We cover 3 key locations for Eversheds: London, Birmingham & Cardiff

Situation & Objective
Harcourt Matthews are a Recruitment Business Partner to their Business Support Services disciplines

Actions
Sourcing and placing people in interim and permanent roles, sustaining the establishment and evolution of various functions & skills lines including: – 

• Project Management, including Legal Project Management (LPM), AI Product Development & Data MI/BI management and Legal Technology & eDiscovery etc. (LTeD)
• Business Relationship Management
• Commercial Finance Management E.g. Pricing & Business Analysis

Examples: –
In Commercial Finance
We have provided a recruitment advisory service aiding in the definition of needs in the short, medium and long term which involved supporting the development of the London Commercial and Financial Management reporting teams

In Project Management
We have provided a recruitment advisory service aiding in the definition of needs in the short, medium and long term which involved supporting the development of the: –  

• LPM / LTeD team from its pilot to it current BAU state a team building up to 4+ individuals
• AI Product & Data MI/BI teams’ growth and current BAU state https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2019/08/19/al-interview-eversheds-sutherland-on-its-new-real-estate-tech-team-goals-refocus-platform/

Harcourt Matthews established & utilised various recruitment methods from advertising campaigns and networking as well as database contingency candidate sourcing processes 

RESULTS & Benefits for Eversheds using Harcourt Matthews
As one-of-one or sometimes two preferred suppliers Harcourt Matthews has worked closely with the HR & Recruitment team and, more importantly, met with and contributed in briefings led by the Line Management teams, consequently everybody has been on message, advice has been sought & given and challenges dealt with, complimenting the recruitment partnership & process, which has led to speedier recruitment and Harcourt Matthews delivering results as a preferred supplier

Harcourt Matthews have successfully recruited teams and has an ongoing brief to identify talent in the marketplace to back fill those moving on into the organisation alongside provision of advice on salaries and market conditions

Roles we have recruited for recently – Interim, temporary & permanent salaries or FTC £50k – £120k and include:

Legal Technology
AI Product Owner
Associate / Senior Associate in Data Privacy

Project Management – various roles
Legal Project Managers (various levels)
Senior Legal Project Manager

Business Management – various roles
Business Relationship Manager

Finance
Commercial Finance Manager
Business Analyst