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Head of Practice
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
Are you an Operations professional looking to develop your career in a growing international law firm? About the role This is a senior role and we are looking for a rounded business professional to provide high quality management support, both strategically and operationally. The primary responsibility is for delivery of the Practice Group/Regional business plan and budget. The purpose of the role is, on one hand, to improve the operational performance of the PG/Region, ranging from key performance indicators such as revenue and cost budgets, financial hygiene factors such as closing time, to HR processes like completion of check-in conversations etc to, on the other hand, ensuring local strategy and firm-wide strategy are aligned, communicated and successfully implemented. Collaboration is vital to this position, the Head of Practice is responsible for working together with and co-ordinating a broad range of stakeholders, primarily Finance, HR and BD Business Partners, plus others including Practice Support Lawyers, Secretarial Team Leaders, Resource Managers, etc. plus of course partners and fee earners with the Practice Group/Region. The ability to bring people together into a joined-up Practice Group/Regional support team via influence and leadership skills is essential to the success of the role. Responsibilities include: Strategic & Operational Practice Group/Regional support Training Relationship-building Communications Talent Acquisition Secretarial management Client and business development About you We are looking for an experienced Operations professional with prior work experience at a senior managerial level within a professional services environment. This is a senior role and an exciting opportunity for an individual with broad general business experience and insight, who possesses excellent judgement and communication skills with the ability to think strategically and execute at the operational level. About us CMS is an international law firm with leading businesses throughout Europe, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. We create sustainable and rewarding futures for our clients, our people and our communities. Ranked as the world's 5th largest law firm by lawyer headcount and 6th largest in the UK by revenue, CMS works with clients in over 40 countries from 70 offices worldwide. CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. And we recruit, value and nurture top talent. Equal opportunities CMS is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment, to not only adhere to current employment law, but to harness the full potential of our staff and ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. To meet this aim CMS endeavours to treat all staff and job applicants equally, on the basis of merit and the ability to do their job. Everybody will be treated equally regardless of race, colour, age, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital or civil partner status, ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or maternity status ("Protected Characteristics"). For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please click here to view the diversity pages on our website. How to apply If you are interested please apply online or contact Tahira Choudhry, Talent Acquisition Advisor, for more information. Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.