Legal Practice Group Manager - Property & Development Legal Teams

*This role is exclusively listed with Legal People*

About our client…
Our client is a leading commercial law firm conveniently located in Melbourne’s CBD valued equally by its clients and staff. Due to their Property & Development Group's growth and success, they are seeking to appoint a Practice Group Manager to optimise its legal support services.
  
About the role…
In this dynamic and ‘hands on’ role, your duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Legal Support Management : manage the legal support staff, recruitment, rosters, workloads & performance
• Practice Group support : act as first point of contact, collaborate with Group Lead to manage fee earners, learning and development, legal software management, invoicing & costing of files
• Liaison to Business Services : including Finance (e.g. time sheets, matter estimates), People & Culture (e.g. staffing, onboarding), Risk & Legal (e.g. information owner for Group's security management system) and Business Development (e.g. tenders) 

• Broad knowledge of a Property & Development practice
• Minimum 3-4 years' supervisory/management experience
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Experience with CaseFlow and FileSite (or equivalent), as well as PEXA
• Client-centred approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-drive and accountability 
• Ability to anticipate and solve both operational and strategic issues
• Team oriented and solutions-focussed attitude