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About Beale & Co
Beale & Co provides specialist legal advice to the construction and insurance sectors. With lawyers spread across offices in London, Bristol, Glasgow, Dublin, Dubai and Toronto, the Firm has a long track record in successfully acting for clients all over the world. Our teams handle complex international arbitration; professional indemnity disputes; coverage; claims handling; corporate and commercial and contracts and projects advisory matters, with an emphasis on finding the best possible legal and commercial solutions to meet our clients’ needs.

Key Requirements:

• Work with MSP on determined infrastructure projects and improvements. Assisting them and acting as the Beale & Co technical representative during project meetings, being involved in all aspects of planning, communication, implementation, documentation and reporting.
• Oversee the MSP that administers firewalls, routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and security.
• Overseeing OS and software patch management solution (Autopilot) administered via an MSP.
• Support the design, implementation, maintenance, and updating of the firm’s information security systems in line with ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus requirements. Identify areas for improvement within the firms IT platform in areas such as security and automation.
• Act as technical representative from the department during client and internal audits.
• Oversight of the IT infrastructure inc. operating systems, software & hardware.
• Work closely with the Head of IT and IT Helpdesk Supervisor to provide training and written guidance, in relation to information security changes as well as new hardware/software to the wider IT team.
• Help administer the firm’s Azure platform, presently administered via an MSP.
• Arranging scheduled upgrades.
• Act as a technical escalation point for helpdesk analysts as needed.
• Work closely with vendors and consultants across a range of IT disciplines.

Person Specification:
Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a TSLE role within a legal setting.
• Demonstrable experience of having worked successfully with MSP’s.
• Demonstrable experience of Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure administration and Conditional Access.
• Demonstrable experience of SharePoint Online and MS Teams.
• Demonstrable experience of InTune, inc. AutoPilot, application packaging and remediation scripts.
• Demonstrable experience of having provided training and having produced written training and guidance materials in above areas of responsibility.
• Knowledge of and experience with ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus requirements.
• Knowledge of and experience with PowerShell scripting.
• Knowledge of XDR and SIEM.
• Demonstrable experience of acting as the technical lead in successful IT projects.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing operational cost estimates for current and proposed projects.
• Understanding of ITIL principles.

Skills:

• Commercially aware.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Clear client service ethos.
• Vendor Management.
• Flexible approach to problem resolution and service delivery.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.

Qualifications / Certifications:

• Industry certifications.
• M365 accreditations would be desirable but are not essential.
• ITIL qualifications would be desirable but are not essential.

Key Requirements of the role:

Management Accounts: Assist with the production of the quarterly management accounts including accruals, prepayments, review of nominal ledger transactions, fixed asset register and depreciation, intercompany balances reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliations and any other tasks as required.

Statutory Accounts: Assist in the preparation of the statutory accounts in compliance with relevant accounting standards. Support the preparation of schedules for the statutory audit, ensuring all information is complete and accurate and submitted on time.

Monthly reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly reports analysing KPI’s against budgets and targets, including cashflow reporting. Assist in the preparation of monthly client MI.

Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist with the production of the firm-wide budget and on-going forecasting requirements.

Regulatory filings: Assist with the timely submission of VAT returns, EC sales list, PSA submissions, tax returns and other regulatory filings, all in adherence to local regulatory requirements.

Data integrity: Ensure financial reporting data held on the PMS is both accurate and complete. Responsibilities will cover calculating fee earner targets and matter set up integrity.

Other: Support the team with increasing number of ad-hoc information requests from all areas of the business.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

AAT part qualified is essential.

AAT fully qualified is desirable.

Experience:

Financial reporting assistant experience in a professional services environment is preferred but is not essential.

Skills:

Strong Excel skills required, including pivot tables.

Exposure to Power BI is desirable but not essential.

Excellent attention to detail

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Ability to prioritise work to deadlines

You will be responsible for:

• Advising professional clients and their insurers on case strategy and claim and cost reserves.
• Handling high value and complex claims from policy response to conclusion.
• Preparing reports for Insurers with the ability to explain and advise succinctly on difficult and complex areas.
• Managing the Insurer/Insured relationship, being aware of potential conflicts.
• Monitoring critical dates and ensuring compliance with Insurer service level agreements.
• Preparing for Court cases at all levels.
• ADR, including negotiation and mediation.
• Adjudication.
• Identifying and advancing business development opportunities.
• The supervision of less experienced members of the team.

You will be responsible for acting and advising in respect of construction disputes, including handling adjudications, arbitrations, and litigation.

This role will offer significant client contact and responsibility, allowing you to work on high-value and complex matters while developing your career within a supportive and collaborative team.

• Senior Associates will be responsible for the supervision of less experienced members of the team.

Our market leading team has an extensive portfolio of work and has advised on some of the biggest and most challenging and innovative projects across the globe. If you have experience of advising on procurement routes, engineering and construction documentation, joint venture agreements, PFI and PPP documentation and alliance agreements, please get in touch.

The team are proud to act for some of the foremost companies in this sector. We advise construction professionals, contractors, employers, operators, investors and their insurers, across a wide range of industry sectors, providing all aspects of project advice.

We’re looking for experience of advising on procurement routes, engineering and construction documentation (including consultants’ appointments, building contracts, collateral warranties, third party rights and security documentation), joint venture agreements, PFI and PPP documentation, alliance agreements etc. The role would suite those with private practice and/or in house experience.

We have an extensive portfolio of international work. Experience of advising on projects internationally, is preferred but is not essential. Ideally the candidates will have contacts within the construction industry to develop into clients.

Key Requirements:

• Department leadership – Lead the Compliance Department to manage and deliver the Firm’s Compliance and Risk management processes to meet the regulatory and statutory requirements across all jurisdictions in which the Firm operates. Manage the Department budget.
• Compliance advice and guidance – Support EXCO, the COLP and the COFA in the delivery of key Compliance and Risk Management processes. Lead the delivery of Risk Management and Compliance processes. Resolve issues as they arise and identify areas for improvement in support of improved Compliance and Risk Management in the Firm.
• Relationship Management – Ability to build relationships virtually (will be responsible for providing Compliance assistance to multiple offices) as well as in person, and at all levels, so as to maximise effectiveness and ensure the reputation of the Compliance Department.
• Work Planning – Lead and oversee work planning to ensure that Compliance and Risk Management projects are scheduled and delivered according to plan.
• Compliance Policies – Ensure an up-to-date suite of Compliance policies is maintained for each of our jurisdictions. Manage the oversight of timely review and updating of all Firm policies.
• Internal and external stakeholders and Compliance reviews – Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as required. Schedule and oversee delivery of reviews of processes across the Firm.
• Solution development – Develop solutions to Compliance and Risk issues as they arise and oversee the implementation of those solutions.
• Strategic Projects – Support EXCO with strategic projects as appropriate, including the ongoing delivery of ISO27001.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Compliance or risk qualification, and/or proven experience is essential.
• Knowledge of Regulatory requirements in E&W is essential.
• Knowledge of Regulatory requirements in Ireland, Scotland, Ontario and Dubai is desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO27001 is desirable.

Experience:

• A successful track record in a senior general risk and compliance role with an E&W law firm or similar equivalent experience in another organisation.
• A continuing interest in developing Compliance, Risk Management, and regulatory knowledge is essential.
• Commercially aware – demonstrable experience of providing pragmatic, sensible solutions in a timely manner.
• Involvement in decision making, providing clear, balanced support, advice and guidance on a range of risk and compliance issues.
• Experience in developing effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Skills:

• Professional, persuasive and influential with a can-do attitude.
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Ability to gain the confidence of stakeholders. Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to challenge and hold senior members of staff to account.
• Collaborative but can lead by example and is a team player.
• Ability to relate impact of own role to wider firm plans.