Legal Operations Analyst

Location City of London
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
Job ref: 6088a
Published: about 1 month ago

​Legal Operations Analyst

London, Hybrid working

£50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits

The Company hiring a Legal Operations Analyst

A leading global law firm with an extensive international network is seeking a Legal Operations Analyst to join its Legal Project Management and Legal Operations team. The firm is recognised for its work on complex, cross-border matters and for investing heavily in operational excellence and client service innovation. This is a genuine opportunity to build a career in legal project management within a diverse, collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Operations Analyst

  • Support matter delivery - Coordinate project planning, scheduling and resourcing across live legal matters, working closely with lawyers and wider teams.

  • Manage financial tracking - Monitor budgets and costs, flag variances and prepare financial and client status reporting.

  • Drive process improvement - Apply lean principles and business process mapping to enhance the team's project management approach.

  • Facilitate stakeholder communication - Act as a liaison between lawyers, clients and internal teams to keep matters aligned and on track.

  • Contribute to global initiatives - Support post-project reviews, lessons-learned sessions and firm-wide adoption of project management best practice.

Skills & Attributes of the Legal Operations Analyst

  • Project management grounding - 3+ years' relevant experience, ideally with a project management qualification such as APMQ or PMP.

  • Professional services awareness - Understanding of how a professional services environment and its financial metrics operate.

  • Strong technical proficiency - Confident user of Microsoft Office, Visio, Project and Power BI, plus relevant legal technology.

  • Analytical and organised approach - Able to multitask, prioritise and problem-solve under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.

  • Collaborative communication style - Comfortable engaging stakeholders at all levels and working sensitively across culturally diverse teams.

Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Ref: BHJOB3543_6088a