Litigation Case Manager

About Linklaters

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Purpose

The ALS - Litigation Case Manager will be located within the London office, integrated in ALS and embedded within the Linklaters' Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations ("LAI") team. The LAI division has a bold and ambitious plan to grow its share of the business. We plan to do this through building our team of experts (globally) and collaborating with other practices and across sectors/geographies to pursue client relationships and areas of work that generate profitable revenue for the firm. Our ability to innovate to deliver exceptional experience for our clients and our people is key to our ability to grow and improve our margin by reducing cost of delivery. This includes ensuring we are leading edge and consistent in the ways/skills with which we deploy innovative tools, processes, and alternative resources, to our matters day-to-day.

The purpose of the role is to be an ALS fee earning Litigation Case Manager, supporting on multiple High Court Litigation matters, in particular managing all logistical and procedural aspects of High Court hearings.

The individual will need to work as an integrated part of multiple matter delivery teams, liaising closely with partners, other lawyers and colleagues, third parties and our clients.

What we are looking for

• Strong experience of working on High Court litigation and managing hearings
• Good working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)
• Ability to build credibility quickly amongst team members and key stakeholders, and establish themselves as a trusted advisor
• Excellent at building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships to support both team and firm objectives
• Excellent communicator with ability to engage effectively with stakeholders of all seniorities to facilitate business outcomes
• Able to prioritise quickly, often in busy periods, in a calm manner
• Strong commercial awareness
• Highly motivated and team-orientated and prepared to assist clients and colleagues (out of normal office hours) to meet deadlines
• Performs well under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

Expectations of the role

• Technical matter expert in High Court hearings, taking full responsibility for hearing logistics on multiple matters
• Strong working knowledge of High Court processes and procedures, assisting with hearing preparation, filings, disclosure and overall matter management as required.
• Developing best practice guides and templates to improve efficiency and consistency of approach within the group
• Liaising with multiple third-party providers, including hearing and matter technological requirements and negotiating rates.
• Looking to build a long-term career within the Linklaters Litigation group.
• Cross-selling ALS services as appropriate, working closely with other embedded resources, ALS, innovation lawyers and the wider Legal Operations team.

Experience required

• Qualified Lawyer in England & Wales
• 3+ years' experience supporting High Court Litigation matters and managing hearings in the UK

• Knowledge and practical experience of liaising and negotiating with third party providers independently

The Team

Limitless, our redesigned Alternative Legal Services (ALS), comprises of five capabilities that deliver a range of solutions which save internal and external clients' time, enhance efficiency, and maximise the client experience. Three of these (Paralegals and Support Lawyers, Legal Project Management and LegalTech Application) consist of fee-earning team members who generate revenue for the Firm, by advising, working and billing on client matters.

The London LAI Group works for a broad client base, including funds and financial services clients as well as corporate clients, the group covers specialist areas of litigation such as competition litigation, restructuring and insolvency, and public and administrative law, as well as general commercial litigation and crisis mandates across multiple sectors.

Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre and subsidized health club membership

On site GP service

Wealth

Contributory pension

Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave

Income protection

Lifestyle

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Matched giving

Travel insurance and season ticket loan

Option to join social and sporting clubs, including football, netball, choir and cycling