Job description
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Today's world requires a new approach to the delivery of legal services. Now more than ever, legal departments and law firms are having to address the challenge of dealing with increasing complexity and demand with the same or fewer resources whilst still maintaining the quality of legal services provided.
Deloitte Legal looks to help clients address this challenge by bringing a differentiated offering that encompasses not just traditional Legal advice, but also our Legal Management Consulting services that look at how our clients can better deliver legal services to their stakeholders.
The Deloitte Legal Management Consulting team works with legal departments and law firms to help them rethink their operating models from a process, people and technology perspective to achieve greater efficiencies and increase the value they deliver back to their stakeholders.
Deloitte Legal in the UK is also part of the global Deloitte Legal network, which has over 2,500 lawyers in more than 85 jurisdictions. This makes Deloitte Legal one of the largest legal businesses in the world with a global footprint that exceeds that of any traditional global law firm.
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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .
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Deloitte Legal is growing its Legal Management Consulting business and is looking to hire a Consultant with previous consulting/transformation experience to be part of a team delivering disruptive high-quality consulting services in a dynamic and growing marketplace.
You will have the following opportunities in your role:
* Assignments will cover the full spectrum of the legal market, working with legal departments and law firms.
* You will have the opportunity to upskill on your soft skills as well as industry knowledge and expertise through projects and training sessions.
* Client projects will be challenging and complex and you will gain experience managing all aspects of delivery, employing a range of methods, technologies and approaches.
* You will play a part in helping grow and expand the team, and help position Deloitte Legal Management Consulting as the clear market leader.
What you can expect in your day-to-day role:
* Your primary focus will be the delivery of client work to successfully fulfil and exceed client expectations, delivering engagement and programme objectives.
* You will work as part of a team of specialists providing consulting services to major clients.
* You will be expected to coordinate and communicate within project teams and with client stakeholders, maintaining and developing relationships at appropriate levels.
* You will need to maintain and improve existing service offerings, contributing to the development of new services that anticipate and meet future client needs.
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Your professional experience
* Proven experience in management consulting (or equivalent) or related field.
* Demonstrable knowledge of the challenges and requirements of an in-house legal department and/or law firms.
* Proven experience coordinating and/or managing change and transformation projects or leading specific workstreams, either as an external consultant or internal change agent. Experience of legal transformation projects would be an asset.
* Hands on experience of a methodologies and project types that is likely to include organizational assessments, strategy reviews, process reengineering and technology implementations.
* Well-developed organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to work equally effectively as part of a team or individually on your own initiative.
* Excellent written and verbal communication allied with well-developed stakeholder management skills and the ability to adjust style and approach for different audiences.
* Able to develop and present recommendations to clients based on client interviews, research and analysis.
* High-level of proficiency with MS Office and expertise in the analysis and presentation of data.
* A flexible, can-do approach and positive mind-set. You enjoy working as part of diverse teams to overcome challenges and exceed client expectations.
* Excellent time management skills and attention to detail with the proven ability to maintain professional standards in the face of challenging deadlines.
* Professional manner and high level of personal accountability allied with high standards of client care, confidentiality and integrity.
* Degree or similar qualification(s) demonstrating a passion for personal development.
Connect to your business - Deloitte Legal
By connecting legal expertise and technological innovation, we're creating a new future for law. We blend great advisory capabilities with the technology, process and change management skills to move from advice to implementation and managing legal operations. We are delivering to legal buyers the Deloitte promise of practical solutions to real business problems. Join us and experience the future of law, today.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
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"At Deloitte I am encouraged to work from home whenever it's convenient. My hours are flexible - if I want to start earlier or later I can, provided I work my weekly hours overall. There are loads of non-work-related initiatives going on that you can become involved in." - Becky, Deloitte Legal
"Our ability to seamlessly integrate legal services into broader solutions offered by Deloitte is a differentiator as compared to traditional law firms. Deloitte also has some impressive proprietary technology which we can use to streamline/improve the delivery of legal services. We are ahead of the competition in this regard, including the other Big Four." - Benjamin, Deloitte Legal
Our hybrid working policy
You'll be based in UK Wide with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.
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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers
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