Resource Advisor

We are recruiting for a Resource Advisor to join our Resource Management Practice.

For more information and to view the job description, click here.

Full job description (attached PDF)

Role overview

We are recruiting for a Resource Advisor to join our Resource Management Practice.

In collaboration with partners and the wider Resource Management team, the Resource Advisor will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day management of work allocation, helping to ensure lawyers are deployed efficiently and effectively across our dedicated practice areas. The focus will be on optimising utilisation while balancing experience, capacity, development goals, individual preferences and client requirements.

The role will have primary responsibility for supporting our Competition practice, with opportunities to work across other practice areas on wider resourcing priorities and initiatives. While each group has its own distinct practice area and client demands, their resourcing models operate in a similar way, offering a varied and well-rounded resource management experience.

Key responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed. You may be required on occasion to work outside our normal working hours of 9:30am to 5:30pm.

• Take ownership of the day-to-day allocation of work across the Competition practice, ensuring matters are resourced effectively, taking into account skills, capacity, experience, development objectives and business priorities.
• Anticipate and manage potential resource allocation conflicts, balancing competing priorities and exercising sound judgement to reach practical solutions, drawing on the wider Resource Management team where appropriate.
• Develop trusted relationships with partners and associates, building a strong understanding of work they do, practice priorities and individual resourcing requirements.
• Produce clear and regular reporting on utilisation and projected capacity, providing analysis and insights to highlight trends and any risks. Work closely with the Resource Manager to recommend and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Review workflows and processes to identify opportunities to optimise operations, recommending improvements to the Resource Manager to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide flexible resourcing support across other practice groups, including during periods of absence, increased demand or wider operational need.
• Work closely with HR Partners and the HR Manager to support lawyers' career and development objectives, ensuring resourcing decisions provide appropriate opportunities for experience, progression and development.

Candidate profile

Candidates for this position must have:

To be successful in this role, you must have experience in resource management / staffing or workforce allocation. Ideally, this experience will be within the legal or professional services sector. In addition, we are looking for:

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build relationships quickly and adapt communication styles to establish credibility with diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of interpreting data and identifying trends and potential resourcing challenges.
• A confident, professional communication style, with excellent written and oral skills, demonstrating discretion, diplomacy and tact.
• Comfortable using MO and AI-enabled tools to support day-to-day work, with the ability to apply sound judgement and critical thinking when interpreting outputs.

Our recruitment process

We anticipate this being a two-stage process:

1st interview - SENIOR RESOURCE MANAGER AND HR MANAGER

Practical assessment - During the 1st stage interview

2nd interview - 2 group partners

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you have any questions or require any adjustments to be made to one or both of the application or interview processes, please contact the Recruitment Team.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who best meet the minimum or essential criteria for our Business Services roles. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident 'Offer An Interview' commitment, please apply via our online application form and not via LinkedIn. You are disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. For more information about the Disability Confident scheme, please see the government website here.

We welcome applications irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief or marital status.

The purpose of this description is to provide guidance in relation to the general requirements of the position referred to. It is by no means an exhaustive list of the responsibilities that will be involved.

Any offer of employment with us is subject to the firm's receipt of a satisfactory report from its third party screening and vetting provider in respect of the successful candidate. Your adviser will be able to explain how this process works in practice in the event of any questions.

At Slaughter and May, we take the protection of your personal information seriously and we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of the personal information that you share with us, or is collected by us, during the course of our interactions with you. Our Recruitment Privacy Notice ("RP Notice") supplements, and should be read alongside, the firm's Privacy Notice.

These privacy notices are always available to view within the Legal and Regulatory section of our website.

Who we are

Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm, recognised throughout the business community for its exceptional legal service, commercial awareness, and commitment to clients. We advise across the spectrum of legal matters including high-profile, ground-breaking, and complex transactions, contentious matters and all aspects of risk. We deliver innovative and bespoke solutions to our clients, domestically and internationally. We provide clear legal advice that spans the globe whilst tackling the cultural nuances between jurisdictions. Our lawyers understand how to coordinate and manage matters in the jurisdictions most relevant to our clients.

Excellence is central to everything we do, and it remains one of the first words mentioned when others are asked about the firm. We are very proud of that reputation. One reason we are known for excellence is because we have always been guided by a set of values that have been an implicit part of who we are and how we operate.

Our four core values are:

1. The highest standards;

2. Independence of thought;

3. Collective endeavour;

4. Respect for all.

They are not simply a list of characteristics. They are part of a framework, as they demonstrate our commitment to our four stakeholder groups (Our clients; Our people; The firm; Society).

At Slaughter and May, with over 1,400 partners and staff worldwide, everyone's contribution is valued, and we all enjoy an open, friendly and supportive environment. We have an underlying sense of pride in who we are and what we do, and our inclusive culture gives rise to a unique diversity of thinking, which is critical to our success and helps maintain our position as a true market leader.

Business Services Development

We offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to members of our Business Services team, including sessions open to everyone on topics ranging from personal impact and resilience to written communication. We also run a series of development programmes for supervisors and managers, as well as various bespoke team and one-to-one sessions.

Our Network of Networks

The firm has eleven employee networks run by employees and supported by partners. Collectively, we form a Network of Networks, and our aim is to foster a spirit of inclusion, both amongst the networks and the firm more widely. We work collaboratively to create a more open minded and inclusive work environment.

We strive to make people feel comfortable about bringing their authentic selves to work.

Each network offers an informal support mechanism for employees with shared backgrounds, perspectives or interests and hosts a number of exciting formal and informal events throughout the year, which are open to everyone. They're a great way to meet new people in the firm, as well as to celebrate difference and learn about a variety of experiences and perspective