Location
London office with a hybrid working model.

Hours
Full time, standard business hours.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Linklaters is a global law firm operating in 20 countries through 30 offices. We pride ourselves on exceptional people who thrive in a collaborative, innovative, agile, and responsible environment. We foster a positive, supportive, fair, and inclusive atmosphere that celebrates diversity and challenges bias.

We are seeking an experienced Resource Manager to join our London Mainstream Corporate (MSC) team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This pivotal role involves acting as a trusted adviser to Partners and senior business leaders, shaping how legal talent is deployed to deliver exceptional client service, strong financial performance, and sustainable growth.

This role goes beyond traditional resource management by combining commercial insight, strategic workforce planning, and stakeholder influence to ensure the right people work on the right matters at the right time. You will work closely with Work Allocation Partners, the Practice COO, HR, and senior lawyers to directly impact utilisation, profitability, talent development, and long-term workforce strategy.

Key responsibilities include:
- Leading resource planning and allocation across the London MSC practice
- Advising leadership on capacity, utilisation, and workforce strategy
- Providing forward-looking insight on pipeline, demand, and resourcing requirements
- Supporting headcount planning and talent deployment decisions
- Driving data-led decision making through reporting, analysis, and workforce intelligence
- Identifying innovative resourcing solutions including flexible talent models, legal technology, and AI-enabled approaches
- Championing fair, balanced, and inclusive allocation practices
- Managing and developing junior members of the Resource Management team
- Partnering closely with HR to support wellbeing, development, performance, and career progression across the practice.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly visible function where you will influence senior stakeholders, shape strategic decisions, and help build a high-performing, future-focused workforce.

Experience
Proven resource management experience within professional services, legal, or similarly complex environments.
Previous people management experience with a track record of developing others.
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how resource decisions impact profitability, utilisation, and business performance.

About you
Commercially minded and confident operating at senior stakeholder level.
Comfortable analysing workforce data and influencing Partners.
Ability to navigate sensitive people matters with discretion and emotional intelligence.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to turn data into meaningful business insight.
Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative approach.
Sound judgement when managing sensitive, confidential, or people-related matters.
Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Genuine commitment to inclusion, fairness, and equitable allocation practices.
Appreciation of how legal practices operate and the commercial drivers behind client work.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications required, but relevant experience and skills as outlined above are essential.