Research Manager - Maternity Cover

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Research Manager - USA Maternity Cover

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Vacancy Name:
Research Manager - USA Maternity Cover

Vacancy No: VN664

Location:

London

Employment Type:

FTC

Basis:
Full Time

Fixed Term Duration: 1 year maternity cover

This role is a great opportunity for progression and growth and offers the chance to take responsibility for scrutiny over all rankings and editorial for designated jurisdictions.

This role will entail management of a team of UK/USA researchers working across Chambers USA, UK and Canada research requiring the successful candidate to support the Research Director and the Heads of USA and Canada and our UK colleagues with employee engagement, performance management and learning and development support.

As key point of contact for law firms, you will be required to keep up to date with developments in the legal market, represent the company and have excellent analytical and editing skills.

As you will be leading a team of researchers, you will have leadership qualities, first‑class communication skills and the enthusiasm to manage the team to achieve tight deadlines.

The Research Manager will also represent the team in internal meetings, taking a role in the development and testing of new platforms; the provision of feedback and support to other teams across the business; and participating in seminars, workshops and other programmes to improve our research processes.

The Research Manager’s ultimate responsibility is to work as a member of the senior research team and other collaborators to ensure the timely and accurate production of the USA and Canada Guides and related projects in line with our team, department and company goals.

• Experience of conducting in‑depth interviews and utilising the information to inform rankings and editorial
• Thorough understanding of common legal practice areas

• Good leadership skills
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work to deadlines

We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.