Bevan Brittan is a leading
commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing,
local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in
the construction, energy and resource management, higher education
and financial services sectors.
Supported by our valued business
services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams
provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate,
property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial
and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.
As a responsible business, we
embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and
Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the
decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they
motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the
communities that we're part of.
Consistently recognised as one of
The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal
directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24
financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an
eleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue
investing in our people.
Looking to the future, we're
targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the
best people to be part of it.
Join a team of experts and
progressive thinkers
We have an exciting opportunity to
join progressive law firm Bevan Brittan at a time of major change.
The UK legal industry is changing quickly and we are looking for
someone to work in our Transformation Team to accelerate the pace of
change within Bevan Brittan and help us meet our strategic goals.
Attitude is key; we are looking
for someone that is flexible and supportive, that has great
organisational skills and has a positive and proactive approach to
implementing change. We are looking for a candidate that can
champion new ways of working in a supportive and collaborative
manner. Someone who is a confident communicator with great
interpersonal skills focused on working together with teams to find
simple and practical solutions to get things done.
The role
Leading major change projects
that have a significant impact on the firm. Bringing together
strong project management skills, with excellent communication
skills and a great understanding of how to work collaboratively in
organisations to deliver successful change.
Supporting legal teams in
reviewing and improving how they work to deliver even better
services to our clients. Finding ways to help legal teams to
develop and bring to market new products and services.
Leading process mapping
workshops, creating and maintaining task lists, following up on
actions, identifying and addressing risks and issues and working
with a broad range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
Helping legal teams identify
opportunities to work in more efficient and productive ways,
including doing more digitally, to manage and deliver changes to
how they work and support teams through the change process.
Working across teams to facilitate smooth transition into new
models of working.
Managing procurements and
supplier relationships.
Supporting the Director of
Transformation and Operations across a variety of firm wide projects.
What we are looking for from you
Good background in project
management and delivering large strategic business change. This
role brings together project management, business analysis and
organisational change.
Knowledge of law firms or
similar professional service firms and the delivery of legal services.
Supplier management skills with
experience of tendering and procurement processes, negotiation and contracting.
A good broad understanding of
technology and a genuine interest in how it can be used to deliver
work more efficiently.
Good attention to detail, good
organisational skills, strong communication skills,
training/qualification in project management an advantage e.g.
APMP or Prince 2.
Previous experience of business
analysis an advantage, particularly process mapping, swim lane
diagrams, 'as is' and 'to be', mapping e.g. IIBA or BCS
qualifications in business analysis.
Previous experience of
continuous improvement and innovation change.
Strong desire and ability to
learn new ways of working and finding ways to encourage others to
adopt new ways of working.
Good written and analytical skills.
Good ability and experience of
writing reports, developing communication plans, writing to inform
large audiences.
Great people skills, confident
in speaking to people at all levels of the business and able to
facilitate group work. Ability to build and maintain trust and
strong interpersonal relationships.
Happy to work closely with
others and on own initiative.
Good IT literacy, good skills in
all Microsoft products, knowledge and experience of Visio an advantage.
Work with approachable people
When we ask colleagues what makes
Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say
is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we
make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each
other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our
values.
Supported to be your best
Hybrid working
We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients,
teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to
Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around
those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any
questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your
week in a way that suits you.
Learning, Development & Progression
We're committed to supporting your professional and personal
development needs.This means that we offer a range of tailored
training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from
those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is
reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be
supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.
Wellbeing
As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety of
services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to
The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our
Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual
calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.
Benefits
A minimum of 25 days holiday
(plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance
through Vitality
Biennial private health
assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Embracing our differences and
valuing inclusion
Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at
Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote
equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be
empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse
colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.
Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can
bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all
backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident
Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment
process or have any questions, please get in touch with our
recruitment team by emailing recruitment@bevanbrittan.com
Acting responsibly, now and for
the future
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in
shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible
Business strategy: Community Engagement; Environmental
Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.
Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local
communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office
charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've
achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our
environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero
carbon target by 2040.
Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on
merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and
protect the environment.
