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; detail–orientated 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. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We 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 careers@pinsentmasons.com