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We are seeking an Assistant Director to join the industry-leading Strategy & Business Design team focused on serving law firms and corporate legal departments.
The experts in our Legal sector team are passionate about the transformation of legal services and the evolving needs of law firms and in-house legal functions. When it comes to operating model change, growth strategy, Agentic AI adoption and service innovation, we are at the centre of the thinking. The sector’s challenges and opportunities are reshaping how legal work is delivered, priced and scaled. Ready to thrive in this rapidly changing market? Deloitte will help you set the pace, uncover opportunities and drive growth.
We undertake evidence-driven strategy assignments for leading law firms and corporate legal departments, developing solutions to their most challenging AI, strategic, operational and growth issues. We work closely with our colleagues across Transformation, Technology, Change and M&A driving the legal sector. Additionally, we act as a portal to enable our clients to draw on the breadth of Deloitte services across Consulting, Corporate Finance, Audit Advisory, Risk and Tax.
If you have strong prior experience in developing and executing strategy and a deep passion for working with law firms and corporate legal departments, we offer you an unrivalled opportunity to accelerate your career in an innovative and market-leading practice. As well as building your team leadership, commercial insight and client-management skills through project delivery, you will have the opportunity to develop thought leadership and participate in all areas of our business.
You will be supporting and managing projects for leading global law firms and in-house legal teams. We will provide a range of support to help you reach this ambitious goal – from bespoke career development advice, to on-the-job training, and access to a vast catalogue of formal training opportunities.
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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.
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The Assistant Director will be delivering outcomes including:
- Client service – delivering excellent and distinctive client service through insightful analytical problem solving and development of high quality strategic recommendations. The Assistant Director will be responsible for managing client expectations on a day-to-day basis and leading high impact client meetings and value-orientated presentations;
- Project, quality & risk management – planning and managing complex projects on time and to budget, and considering all risk and quality aspects;
- People & team leadership – leading, managing and coaching junior resources as part of project delivery and within the practice;
- Relationship management – building networks and liaising with other Deloitte leaders and teams to ensure client experience is seamless;
- Business growth – building relationships with existing and new clients and through internal networks, to develop and convert a pipeline of work through winning proposals; and
- Practice contributions – leading and supporting practice development initiatives, developing initiatives and eminence within Strategy & Business Design and the Legal sector.
Connect to your skills and professional experience
Essential experience for the Assistant Director role includes:
- Work experience in strategy consulting or undertaking consulting equivalent projects within the legal sector, including law firms and/or corporate legal departments
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Depth of knowledge of the legal sector in the UK and ideally also in Europe, including the strategic priorities of law firms and in-house legal teams.
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The ability to lead a team to deliver complex strategic projects for clients;
- The ability to utilise your personal network to identify and pursue sales activities;
- The ability to manage additional aspects of work alongside client delivery, including quality, risk, and practice development initiatives;
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
Additional desirable experience for the Assistant Director role includes:
- Expertise in at least one area of the legal market, such as law firm strategy, legal operating models, legal technology, managed legal services or corporate legal department transformation.
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Relevant prospective client network;
- Other relevant qualification (e.g. Masters, MBA, PHd, MSc or equivalent); and
- Membership of a professional body (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
Soft skills for the Assistant Director role includes:
- A relationship builder: You will build relationships inside and outside Deloitte, to develop networks and take insights to clients, that will help to build our brand and grow our business.
- A leader and a team player: You will be committed to leading the team, generating followship, building respect and inclusion, who can coach, mentor and develop others.
- A confident communicator: You will be able to communicate and present clearly to others, developing rapport and trust.
Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory
In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.
Strategy and Business Design
The experts in our teams in Strategy and Business Design are trusted advisors to CEOs and their wider organisations. Whether that’s launching a new arm of a business, anticipating new and emerging risks or collaborating with other teams, we work on a huge range of varied projects.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
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“Working with law firms and legal departments gives me the opportunity to help clients navigate profound shifts in how legal services are delivered – from technology adoption and operating model redesign to growth strategy and regulatory change. It is rewarding to support a sector that plays such a critical role in business and society.” - Gabriella, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory
Our hybrid working policy
You’ll be based in London with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.
Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.
Connect to your next step
A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers
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