As one of the world's leading Global law firms, that has a a foodpring across all major regions and a staff compliment of over 5000individuals. With more than 3100 lawyers and 2000 business services professionals. Operating across Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, the Middle East are looking for a Manager (Disputes) within their Legal Process Outsourcing Team. This opportunity is within a highly performance based environment and provides rewards and opportunities that are uniquely customised to your personal and professional goals.
The Legal Process Outsourcing delivers high quality, cost-efficient legal services for document or information intensive, defined process work.
The team works in a complementary and seamless way, offering a combination of legal expertise, process efficiency and client technology solutions to our clients.
The key products and services of the Legal Process Outsourcing Services business include document review, regulatory claims assessment, due diligence, verification commercial contracts, funds' repapering, client technology services (including advisory and document review software) and asset management for real estate clients.
The focus will centre around the Firms expertise in complex large scale document reviews, sensitive and time critical investigations and regulatory matters, consumer claims assessments and volume claims management. The teams work closely with and provide support to other practice groups and are continually expanding their service offerings. With experts in complex review elements including legal professional privilege, commercial sensitivity and data protection working across all industry sectors including financial services, energy, retail, TMT and construction.
The Role
The Manager, Legal is a senior and experienced qualified attorney, who works closely with the Head of Legal Process Outsourcing, Johannesburg and the Heads of Disputes UK, US & EMEA, LPO and other Senior Managers to train and supervise the disputes team in Johannesburg. The team comprises both qualified lawyers and legal analysts participating in a 14-month International Legal Development Programme ("the programme").
The role involves the day-to-day line management and supervision of project teams on fee earning matters. Project teams are resourced on a global basis and may include lawyers and legal analysts in the Johannesburg office or part of the wider network. The Manager, Legal role involves supporting with the supervision and training teams of Senior Solicitors/Senior Former Practising Barristers ("FPBs"), Solicitors/FPBs, trainees and legal analysts.
Our Managers, Legal are key to the delivery of the highest standards of client service and may be required to work into the evening from time to time to meet project management milestones or as deadlines approach.
Note that limited travel, to other offices or to clients, may be required from time to time.
Key responsibilities
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