Lawyer Engagement Manager

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, relationship driven Lawyer Engagement Manager to join our London team. This is a pivotal role within LOD, sitting at the heart of how we support our lawyers and deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients.

You will play a critical role in matching exceptional lawyers to the right client opportunities, shaping client solutions, and ensuring our lawyer pipeline remains strong, diverse, and closely aligned to evolving client needs. You’ll combine commercial judgment, creativity, and operational rigour in a fast paced, high quality environment.

This is a hybrid role based in our London office.

Responsibilities

Matching lawyers to client assignments

• Build trusted, long term relationships with LOD lawyers to match them effectively to client opportunities.
• Draft tailored, high quality client proposals, positioning lawyers for success.
• Deliver proposals at pace while maintaining consistently high standards in a fast moving environment.
• Take a creative and solution-led approach to identifying lawyers, including sourcing beyond the core LOD pool when required.Recruiting and engaging new LOD lawyers
• Act as an LOD ambassador, meeting and assessing new lawyers joining LOD and evaluating their suitability for client opportunities.
• Develop a strong understanding of lawyers’ technical expertise, sector knowledge, and motivations.
• Support and inform recruitment and resourcing strategy, aligned with current and future client demand.

What We Value at LOD

• Taking ownership, using initiative, and maintaining strong organisational discipline with a focus on outcomes.
• Clear, authentic communication and high emotional intelligence.
• Sound judgment with the ability to balance big-picture thinking and attention to detail.
• Curiosity and openness, thriving in an entrepreneurial and solutions-focused environment.
• A genuine interest in the evolving legal market and delivering an exceptional lawyer and client experience.
• A commitment to building long term, trusted relationships.

• At least 3 years’ experience in a consultative, commercial or legal recruitment role within professional services or a B2B environment. • A strong understanding of the legal profession and different legal practice areas. • Highly commercial, with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. • Consultative in approach, able to build credibility quickly with senior legal professionals. • Creative, pragmatic and solutions focused. • A strong communicator committed to delivering high quality service.

Consilio’s True North Values

• Client Experience | Listen for the “why”. Clearly define success. Be accountable. Go the extra distance to create moments that matter.
• Collaboration | Treat everyone with respect. Welcome diverse views. Partner across geography, generations, and teams. Rally around final decisions.
• Innovation | Always be curious (ABC). Challenge the status quo. Experiment and fail forward. Build for the future.
• Grit | Focus on what matters. Work with passion and persistence. Think like an owner. Deliver results you’re proud of.
• Consilio, LLC is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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