Manager, Strategy

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Position Summary

As part of the Strategy team, you will help us to formulate and execute key strategic projects that are instrumental to delivering on our Firm’s long-term goals.

Under the direction of the Global Director of Strategy, you will help manage initiatives from strategy formulation to execution. You will collaborate with the Executive Committee (EC) and relevant functional leaders, provide data-driven insights to guide decision making at the most senior levels of the Firm and support the development of other strategy team members. 

You will also work directly with select EC members to support and advise on special projects related to the management of the Firm.

Duties and Accountabilities1

As part of the Global Strategy team, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and external consultants. You would be expected to plan, lead and evaluate analysis to draw conclusions and develop insightful recommendations and solutions. To articulate your ideas, you would need to storyboard and design deliverable content; develop solid first drafts of deliverables that can be put in front of an executive audience; and develop relationships with relevant stakeholders, helping to give them strategic direction. Specifics include:

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Ecosystem Insights: Develop a deep understanding of legal ecosystems and identify dynamic ways to leverage them to create value.
• Market and Competitive Analysis: Define and analyze trends in the legal market and competitive landscape, highlighting those that impact our vision and strategy.
• Alternative Delivery Models: Gain a basic understanding of alternative delivery models and core digital technologies that underpin the legal market.
• Issue and Opportunity Framing: Identify issues and opportunities to advance the firm and articulate them clearly and concisely.
• Strategic Roadmaps: Draft detailed execution roadmaps and financial business cases to support change initiatives.
• Analytical Methods: Use analytical methods to create project analyses and support recommendations.
• Implementation Strategies: Design and implement strategies for profitable growth.
• Business and Financial Modeling: Develop business and financial models using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Independent and Team Work: Work independently and lead teams focused on specific work streams of large projects.
• Communication Skills: Exhibit strong oral and written communication skills, including proficiency in MS Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Mentoring: Coach and mentor junior staff members.

Capabilities

• Project Manag