THE OPPORTUNITY

We're currently looking to hire a Process Improvement Lead to join our established team based in the U.K.

The team are well embedded within the firm, delivering meaningful change management and process projects within the practice groups and on behalf of our clients.

This is an exciting and hands-on opportunity to join one of the world's leading international law firms to deliver and drive greater client value at the right pricing point.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of the wider team, you will deploy Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques within one of our practice groups, directly supporting legal teams to develop and implement improvements in line with DLA Piper's business process improvement program.

Your role will include the following duties:

• Promoting the services of the Process Improvement team as well as those of other departments (legal project management, tech, resourcing) as part of a holistic solutions based approach

• Supporting DLA Piper's internal and external stakeholders in process improvement project scoping, definition, design and implementation

• Embedding the processes and technology necessary to differentiate us in the marketplace

• Documenting various business processes using VSM and process mapping tools including Visio

• Producing legal standards documents by working with our professional support lawyers

• Facilitating process improvement training at yellow belt level

• Working with cross-functional teams on scoping, identifying and building value-added solutions backed by sound processes

• Providing process-driven solutions for identified business needs

ABOUT YOU

• Ability to motivate a wide range of stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines and measurable objectives for progress

• Process improvement experience with a background delivering efficiencies in a FTSE 250 business

• Excellent analytical skills, with attention to detail and a focus on delivering results

• Bachelor's degree required

• Lean Six Sigma certification is highly desireable for this position (consideration given to Agile, Lean, and other certifications)

• Prince 2 or similar qualification is an advantage but not essential

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully

• Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in

• Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big

• Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper we are working hard to ensure that our talent pool is diverse. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual.  

We know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued and that's why we strive to be a business where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed based on their talent. Our aim is to build an inclusive and supportive culture where all our people feel they belong and can achieve their best.

AGILE WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.