Senior Consultant (3-month FTC)

Manchester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Senior Consultant (3-month FTC)

Manchester

Role Overview

Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm Pinsent Masons. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services Consulting and Technology Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS).

The Senior Consultant will be instrumental in building the consultancy practice developing strategic client relationships identifying new opportunities and converting opportunities into chargeable engagements.

A significant part of the role is to support end-to-end CLM implementation projects. The Senior Consultant will be expected to operate independently when required and be confident in first contact situations taking a lead role in client engagements throughout the full relationship lifecycle.

This role will focus on:

Provide strategic insight and though leadership to the consultancy practice
Develop procedures methodologies templates and online tools
Represent the firm at external forums and engage with legal/consulting communities
Conduct research on client needs competitors and products
Identify sales opportunities and build lasting client relationships
Create promotional content storyboards and demo prototypes
Support RFP processes with written/visual content and formal presentations
Prepare and present proposals for consultancy services
Facilitate workshops kick-off meetings and requirements gathering
Define scope KPIs and lead design discussions
Coordinate internal resources and engage third-party providers
Manage project planning implementation and technical delivery (CLM automation portals Microsoft apps)
Ensure stakeholder communication and validate deliverables
Oversee post-delivery handover reporting and service improvement
Develop case studies and contribute to promotional content
Build client relationships and act as trusted advisor on technology adoption
Manage mid-to-large client engagements end-to-end
Supervise workstreams and ensure delivery to agreed plan cost and quality

Our standard working hours are 9.00am-5.00pm however we are happy to consider flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

Advanced written/verbal communications; confident presenting to stakeholders
Creative thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to influence and build trust with internal / external stakeholders
Hands on technical skills
Strong project planning and organisational skills; detailorientated
Experience managing multiple projects risks and tight deadlines
Collaborative team player with commercial awareness
Fluency in French German or Spanish would be an advantage

What can we offer you

Agile working (the opportunity to work from home subject to diary commitments)
Carers leave (up to five paid days leave towards caring responsibilities)
25 days annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days
Contributory pension of up to 5%
Private healthcare policy
Death in service cover (4 x base salary)
Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan
Cycle to work scheme

What happens next

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.

We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.

Our strength lies in our differences.

We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer a Valuable 500 member a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. Its with different perspectives that well find solutions to our clients most complex challenges. Its how well deliver outstanding results today and want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.

Our in-house recruiter Victoria Greaves would be happy to have an informal chat about this role provide this job advert or our application form in an alternative format and/or discuss any reasonable adjustments to be made either during the recruitment process or after offer stage. You can contact Victoria by emailing

Required Experience:

Senior IC

DescriptionSenior Consultant (3-month FTC)ManchesterRole OverviewVario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm Pinsent Masons. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services Consulting and Technology Legal Project Management ...