In House - Chief Operating officer
- Employer
- Marsden
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive senior in house salary
- Closing date
- 11 Nov 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
- Experience Level
- Management/Head of Department, Senior Executive, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Company/Commercial, Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Marsden are supporting a boutique US litigation firm launch an office in London. The first hire for the office will be a Chief Operating Officer. This 'key hire' will be a senior level appointment and will report into the Senior Executive Team in the US. As the COO this prestigious role will be responsible for growing an ambitious and talented team of Litigators in London.
Candidates will ideally have contentious experience with a recognised and well respected law firm or chambers as well as; COO experience, understanding of the litigation market, be well connected, be entrepreneurial and have prior experience working with a US firm or US partners.
The role will include:
- Leading the core business operational functions including IT infrastructure and human resources
- Sourcing new premises and establishing and managing a call centre in London;
- Recruitment of lawyers for the London office, strategy and business development and implementation
- Management of firm financing; and business development.
- leaders in their field with an understanding of the litigation market in the UK
- proven, strategic business leaders with experience in working with business stakeholders and 3rd parties, Partners and Senior Executives
- highly experienced in; service transition, technology roadmaps, project delivery, practice management systems, document management systems and P&L budgetary frameworks
- able to manage client-facing operations with professionalism as well as, professional and support staff of all levels and professional service sectors
If you are undertaking a similar role within the legal sector and would be interested in finding out more, please contact Megan Williams at Marsden Group.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Please click APPLY and attach your cv if you have one.
Please contact MEGAN WILLIAMS for a confidential discussion about this role and any others
E: Megan.Williams@marsdengroup.com T: 0203 078 6983
W: www.marsdengroup.com
Marsden is an experienced global recruitment consultancy with a personal touch, extensive industry experience and an understanding of the significance of managing your career.
All applications will be reviewed and a consultant will be in touch if we can assist you. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
Company
Marsden is a market-leading legal search and recruitment specialist with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sydney, Brisbane, Dubai, Toronto and Madrid.
We are part of one of the largest independent owner-managed companies in the global legal recruitment sector, with a shared management team, common vision, and values.
Our teams in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and North America connect global talent in the legal profession with law firms, public and private bodies and corporates in the financial services and commerce and industry sectors.
Our team has decades of legal search and recruitment experience, with close relationships in the legal market at all levels. The extensive local and international knowledge of our people enables us to advise leadership, management and HR teams on global market trends and recruitment strategies, partnering with them to help them stay ahead of their competition.
In all our offices we have senior level consultants with extensive experience of search and recruitment within their local market at both partner and associate level. We work with the world’s leading law firms and boutique practices across the globe on specific briefs and are entrusted with their major international campaigns. We offer a bespoke approach and regularly work on a retained/contingent search basis. We are also Preferred Suppliers to the major firms, giving us prior notification of roles and direct access to the key decision makers.
We have a reputation for excellence and a commitment to providing a first-class service to all of our clients and candidates. Our approach is highly consultative and frank. We enjoy what we do and build long-term relationships with candidates and clients. Our first goal is to clearly understand your short, mid and long-term life and career goals and to devise a strategy to achieve success.
Please contact one of our experienced and friendly recruiters to discuss your career aspirations and the opportunities currently available.
UK/EUROPE: Michelle Mills +44 (0)7710 546 589, michelle.mills@marsdengroup.com
IN HOUSE: Karen Glass +44 (0)7833 205 562, karen.glass@marsdengroup.com
INTERIM (IN HOUSE): Amanda Chard +44 (0)7951031598, amanda.chard@marsdengroup.com
INTERIM (PRIVATE PRACTICE): Carl Pace +44 (0)7884 201638, carl.pace@marsdengroup.com
OFFSHORE: Sally Gardner +44 (0)7900 447 400, sally.gardner@marsdengroup.com
MIDDLE EAST: Sonia Patel +44 (0)7826 383 833, sonia.patel@marsdengroup.com
AUSTRALASIA: Jonathan Walmsley +61 (0)434 532 530, jonathan.walmsley@marsdengroup.com
USA: David Nicol +1 213-944-7012, david.nicol@marsdengroup.com
Address :
Contact : Michelle Mills Marsden 46 Bow Lane, London. EC4M 9DL United Kingdom
- Telephone
- +44 (0)20 3326 0841
- Location
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Marsden
46 Bow Lane
London
UK
EC4M 9DL
United Kingdom
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