External Counsel and Stakeholder Co-ordination

• Own the operational interface with external counsel on active ET matters — coordinating information requests, managing the flow of instructions, and ensuring external lawyers have everything they need to progress matters efficiently.
• Lead witness preparation logistics — owning scheduling, coordinating availability across the business, and ensuring witnesses are fully briefed and supported well ahead of hearings.
• Drive the gathering and supply of data from HR, People Advisory, Finance, and other internal teams, building effective working relationships across functions to ensure the Employment Law Team can respond to litigation demands at pace.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for internal teams on litigation matters — triaging queries, providing timely status updates, and ensuring clear and consistent communication across stakeholders.

Financial and Cost Management

• Partner with the Legal Director — Employment to identify, design, and implement cost-saving and efficiency initiatives across external counsel spend — taking ownership of the analytical work that underpins informed, commercially sound decision-making.
• Own rolling budget trackers and provide ongoing financial reporting to enable informed decision-making by OGC and senior stakeholders across the firm.
• Track external counsel spend against matter budgets and firm approval thresholds, preparing matter cost reports for Legal Director review and supporting the preparation of cost estimates and budget updates for active matters.
• Partner with Finance to manage the Employment Law Team's day-to-day financial operations — including ownership of the invoicing process, timely payment of external counsel and third-party suppliers, and monthly accruals updates.

Knowledge, Learning, and Continuous Improvement

• Take ownership of developing and maintaining the team's knowledge infrastructure — including precedents, templates, and playbooks — ensuring it remains a living, accessible resource that supports the team.
• Supporting the preparation of training, materials, and presentations for our stakeholders, supporting lawyers in the delivery of training.
• Legal horizon-scanning and legislative tracking — monitoring developments under the Employment Rights Act and other relevant legislation/case law and flagging implications to the team.
• Design of a structured lessons-learnt process, capturing insights from disputes, restructures, and significant matters — and translating these into improved operational processes, updated guidance, and enhanced team capability.

Presentations and communication

• Design, develop, and own high-quality presentations, reports, and briefing materials for senior leadership — including the UK and EMEA Chief Legal Officer, the CEO, and the Chief Risk Officer — and other stakeholders, translating complex operational, financial, and legal data into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Ensure consistency and quality of all Employment Law Team materials in line with Deloitte brand and communication standards.
• Own the production of written records from Employment Law Team meetings — ensuring decisions, actions, and accountabilities are captured clearly and followed through.

Team co-ordination

• Serve as a central pillar of the Employment Law Team — driving communication, collaboration, and the sharing of best practice, and helping to shape a cohesive and high-performing team culture.
• Support the onboarding of new team members, including induction planning and access to systems and resources.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited university.
• Experience in a legal operations, business management, or operational management role within a complex organization or professional services environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint (for presentations) and Excel (for financial and MI reporting).
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrable experience managing budgets, financial reporting, and working with Finance stakeholders.
• Track record of supporting technology implementation and its use.
• Experience working with legal case management systems (experience with ServiceNow is particularly advantageous) and legal technology platforms. Or, equivalent matter management systems or technology platforms in a non-legal area.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders.
• Strong integrity, discretion, professionalism and ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• A proven ability to navigate the challenges of working across a large organisation with a large variety of stakeholders and able to work in a collaborative manner with all levels within an international organization.
• Open minded approach and ability to evolve and embrace change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal with strong ability to build connections and networks. Excellent drafting and presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly, influence and engage others.
• Strategic thinker and self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and proactive with strong time management skills.
• Ability to operate in alignment with, and model behaviour consistent with, Deloitte’s Shared Values.

Desirable:

• Demonstrable knowledge of, or experience working within, employment law or an employment litigation environment — including familiarity with Acas Early Conciliation procedures, Employment Tribunal processes, and the litigation lifecycle.
• Experience designing and building management information frameworks and reporting infrastructure, including working with data and technology teams to automate and improve reporting processes.

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