Overview

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional. We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

Portfolio Advisor - The role

We’re looking for a proactive and organised Portfolio Advisor to join our Matter Optimisation team in London. This is a great opportunity to work at the heart of a global law firm, helping to drive smarter ways of working across a high-value portfolio of legal matters.

Portfolio Advisor - Responsibilities

• Work closely with legal teams to support the smooth running of client matters (projects), from start to finish
• Help ensure best practice is followed by using checklists, templates, and tools
• Coordinate meetings, track actions, and keep key stakeholders informed
• Use data to spot trends, highlight risks, and support decision-making
• Encourage the use of technology and innovation to improve how we work
• Maintain dashboards, processes, and knowledge resources to support continuous improvement
• Lead or support projects that improve how we manage work across the firm

Portfolio Advisor - What we're looking for

We’re open to candidates from a range of industries – you don’t need to have worked in a law firm before. What matters most is your ability to stay organised, communicate clearly, and drive progress.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confidence working with data and using tools like Excel and SharePoint
• A proactive mindset – you enjoy solving problems and making things better
• The ability to influence and engage busy professionals
• Experience managing projects or supporting operational processes
• An interest in technology and how it can improve the way teams work

Portfolio Advisor - What's on offer

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders. Lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for legal roles or ukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for business team roles.