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A truly global firm with a reputation for high performance, a wealth of industry experience and a refreshingly open and diverse culture: this is who we are. For you, this means being part of a collaborative, respectful and inclusive work environment and interacting with some of the most agile and incisive thinkers in the legal sector. Join us, and you’ll work alongside dynamic and committed professionals, tackle interesting challenges and have the satisfaction of knowing that you have worked in partnership with clients around the world to achieve their ambitions. Find out what it really means to work with us in our short film.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging


Our strategy is to put Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging at the heart of everything we do. Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging is key to Ashurst's vision of being the most progressive global law firm. It allows us to offer exceptional service to our clients and create an extraordinary place for our people to work.

May 09, 2022
Business Intelligence Advisor
Ashurst LLP London, UK
We are currenlty looking for a Business Intelligence Advisor on a perm basis. This role will be based in our London office with hybrid working. Department/Role overview: As Business Intelligence Advisor you are part of the global Research & Business Intelligence team. Located in London, you are part of the business intelligence service which provides insightful and actionable intelligence to aid strategic decision making to drive business development, profitability, growth, client retention and other business opportunities in all offices across Ashurst's global network. As a researcher you will conduct in-depth research and analysis of companies, industries, markets and competitors using a comprehensive variety of resources. Main responsibilities: Acquire and maintain knowledge of a range of proprietary business research databases Use a variety of business information resources to research, compile and deliver client, company and industry research,...
May 09, 2022
Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging Specialist
Ashurst LLP London, UK
This role will support the Global Co-Heads of Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging to develop and embed the firm's Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging (IDB) programme across the global network, with a delivery focus on the EMEA and US regions. Fostering an inclusive culture is key to Ashurst's vision of being the most progressive global law firm. It allows us to offer exceptional service to our clients and a great place for our people to work. That is why inclusion, diversity and belonging are at the core of our business strategy. The firm has adopted the goal of "placing diversityat the heart of everything we do". This goal has facilitated a sustained focus on a wide range of IDB initiatives and we continue to work to deliver against this goal through the delivery of our IDB action plan. Hours Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 1700. However, role may requires flexibility to attend some evening events and some travel interstate may be required on occasion. Main...
May 09, 2022
Senior Developer
Ashurst LLP Glasgow, UK
The Ashurst software development team supports the development needs of the global firm, creating and maintaining internal and external facing solutions for its lawyers and its clients. This is a senior development position within Ashurst's global software development team and will require the selected applicant to develop and maintain new and existing applications for the Ashurst business. They will provide programming and systems analysis skills to a range of IT projects based around commercial systems, 3rd party products and in-house developed applications. Operating within an agile scrum team, the candidate will be expected to move flexibly within the development team with exposure to a variety of systems and technologies; from .Net MVC, SQL Business Intelligence and Azure through to industry leading workflow and content management products such as SharePoint and Sitecore. A personalised training and development plan will be created to supiport the selected candidate...
May 09, 2022
Business Analyst
Ashurst LLP London, UK
The Change & Business Improvement function is engaged in the delivery of a core part of the firm's business plan to help drive performance to the 2023 goals, and enable the firm to build and provide market leading services. This includes making organisation changes (including processes and changes to service delivery) which allows the firm to be able to respond to the changing demands of clients, evolving technology and market efficiency drives, and embrace different ways of working. This role will be working across a number of data projects managing the business analysis and engaging senior stakeholders.     Main responsibilities: Lead requirements analysis, validation and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, traceable and unambiguous. Elicit requirements using interviews, workshops, use cases, scenarios and other techniques. Undertake business analysis work in relation to specific projects. Facilitate...
Apr 21, 2022
Server Engineer 12 month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Department/Role overview: Server Engineer role cover the day-to-day, 'business as usual' tasks to support all backend IT systems. This role will provide hands-on 3rd line operational support for Ashurst's IT systems as well as providing implementation support for any new projects or technologies which Ashurst may adopt. The role will be a mix of BAU & Project work either, directly assigned to a Project or, back-filling for permanent members of staff assigned to Project work. Main responsibilities: 3rd line support of Microsoft BackOffice products - Active Directory/Exchange/IIS/DNS/DHCP/ ensuring full system availability. Monitoring of all servers and infrastructure applications Monitoring, management and support of all HP & 3PAR SAN infrastructure. Monitoring, management and support of all VMWare infrastructure Monitoring, management and support of all VMWare VDI & Citrix infrastructure Support and maintain all back office systems and...
Apr 21, 2022
Financial Systems Business Analyst 12 month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
The Financial Systems team works with the business to assist in defining and delivering the firms strategy and processes, while also providing a stable platform for day to day tasks. Financial Systems Business Analyst - The successful applicant will work with the business to develop business processes and design solutions to meet the businesses requirements. The role also provides system support, Elite 3E plus other systems, to the business to help resolve any issues on a day to day basis. This role would allow an experienced individual with commercial software analysis experience to cross skill in to this role Main responsibilities: Provide system support for the Elite 3E system, plus others as required Review, document and enhance business processes Lead meetings and workshops to provide end to end solutions including; specification and design, estimation and planning, testing and support Assist in the development of the firm's practice management and...
Apr 21, 2022
EUC Engineer 12 month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a history spanning almost 200 years, and clear strategy for our future growth. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing exceptional standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law. To find out more please visit  here . In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations. Department/Role overview: Ashurst is coming to the end of a large desktop transformation program moving to Windows 10 taking advantage of SCCM, AppV and Ivanti for user experience management. We want someone who...
Apr 21, 2022
Applications Architect - 12 Month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Department/Role overview: Ashurst is transforming its target operating model and the way it delivers essential business services in support of the employee and client lifecycles, making it easier to do business with (and within) Ashurst. A key area of Ashurst's transformation will be developing the application architecture. The Enterprise Architecture Function provides services for the entire company, both internal and client facing transforming Ashurst into an integrated environment that is responsive to change. Main responsibilities: Develop and maintain the target Application Architecture and Roadmap which enables the Business Architecture while enabling achievement of Ashurst's strategic aims. Identify candidate Architecture Roadmap components based upon gaps between the Baseline and Target Application Architectures. Working with the Head of EA and EA team to continuously improve the maturity of Ashurst's Application Principles. Identify...
Apr 21, 2022
Paralegal, Global Structured Products
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Job overview: You will be working with other paralegals and associates within the Global Markets group across multiple offices The role is inclusive of but not limited to;  Drafting of trade documentation for structured products and derivatives  Assisting on programme updates of base prospectuses and other offering documentation  Assisting on supplements and liaising with EEA competent authorities  Liaising with clients (both business and legal teams) on transactions  Assisting on a broad range of structured finance transactions  Assisting with knowhow and project work Essential skills and experience:  Excellent organisational/project management skills  Collegiate, positive and willing-to-learn attitude to work, happy to assist and be involved in a variety of transactions when additional support is required  Attention to detail and thoroughness are essential  Good written and oral...
Apr 21, 2022
Team Executive
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Department/Role overview: The Team Executive role embraces a team working approach, collaborating with members of the Local Hub Team or Global Shared Services team as a single point of contact, in order to meet the deadline driven nature of the work and high expectations of the support. Team Executives therefore work closely with the Local Hub Team Leader or Coordinator on the completion of core tasks required by the legal practices, and will assist with or complete tasks for Document Specialists, or Practice Executives. You will also be required to support an allocation of Fee Earners within a practice group. Team Executives provide efficient and diverse administrative, organisational and document support to all practice areas within the firm. Development within the role will be supported by the Local Hub Team Leader/Coordinator and Operations Manager. Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 11.00am - 7.00pm with flexibility needed to support the...
Apr 21, 2022
Head of Workplace
Ashurst LLP
Department/Role overview: The Head of Workplace is a senior management role within our international firm, reporting into the Director of Operations. The Workplace function is not limited to, but comprises the following key areas: All property related matters from acquisition, disposal, fit out, relocation of the firm's corporate real estate. Leasing analysis, market studies and industry standard reporting and benchmarking. Management of external consultants and agents. Manage, update, and maintain property database, whilst undertaking the day-to-day management of international property portfolio and estate management. Due diligence in the underwriting of lease agreements. Managing the incumbent Workplace team (3 FTE, 2 consultants). Driving the firm's workplace strategy, focusing of efficiencies and incorporating ESG goal's. The firm has experienced international expansion and a merger...
Apr 21, 2022
Senior EUC Manager - 12 Month FTC
Ashurst LLP
Department/Role overview: We are looking for a Senior End User Compute Engineer. The End User Compute team is a global team split between Australia and UK. This role is based in London and the successful applicant will be the sole senior engineer in the region and as such they will be expected to act as a mentor and point of escalation for other team members in the region. Main responsibilities: Ashurst is coming to the end of a large desktop transformation program moving to Windows 10 taking advantage of SCCM, AppV and Ivanti for user experience management. We want someone who can be involved in taking our current deployment and helping to take it to the next level. As such we are looking for someone with strong skills in desktop optimisation, user experience management and virtual desktop infrastructure. This will be a multi focused role with the chance to be involved in projects, BAU and support work as well as the opportunity to identify and implement system...
Apr 21, 2022
Change Manager 24 Month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Department/Role overview: The Change & Business Improvement (CBI) function helps to identify, plan and deliver the programmes required to drive the change we need to execute our strategic plan. The CBI Change Management team ensures there is a strong connection between programmes and end user functions so expectations, commitments and benefits can be managed, leading to the successful transition of business change. To support the roll out of major projects our team is looking to hire an experienced Change Manager on a 24 month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Head of Business Change and working closely with the Ashurst Advance Division Head of Operations and Projects this role will work supporting change initiatives across all aspects of the firm. The firm is going through an exciting period of change, on a global basis, to ensure we are at the forefront of best practice in the legal industry, with this role playing a key part in engaging...
Apr 21, 2022
Scrum Master 12 Month FTC
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Main responsibilities: Lead a team to deliver software development projects using agile methodologies. Coordinate and facilitate team meetings including project planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, daily stand ups and release planning activities. Ensure that team commitments on delivery are met and that agile principals are adhered to. In partnership with the Product Owner, create, order and maintain a Product Backlog, brokering discussions between the Product Owner and scrum team when needed. Assist the team with making appropriate delivery commitments by means of story selection, task definition and refinement processes. Empower the team to self-organise and facilitate a collaborative working environment with emphasis on individual responsibility. Define useful and relevant KPIs and use these to measure the performance of the development process and report on the performance of the scrum team. Provide guidance and...
Apr 21, 2022
Bid & Pursuit Manager
Ashurst LLP London, UK
Department/Role overview: As Bid & Pursuit Manager you will be responsible for the end-to-end bid and pursuit process and management strategy. An integral part of the Global Bid team and the bid and pursuit advisory function, you will lead the development of bid responses and pursuits in collaboration with the global bid team, business development and other stakeholders by developing leading and persuasive bid content for each requirement and client. Supporting bids throughout the process to ensure bid excellence, you will contribute to the strategic growth of the firm through new and existing business wins. This role will primarily support the Corporate and Digital Economy requirements of the firm but will at times be required to support additional cross practice and industry opportunities. The Bid & Pursuit Manager will report to and work closely with the Head of Bids and will be an integral member of the Global Bid team and wider business development function....