Business Services Professionals and PA Support

Types of Professionals

Business Services Professionals and PA Support in the UK contribute to our excellent client service, ensuring our lawyers receive the best professional support.

Central Management Professionals (Includes Citizenship)

The Central Management team in London is a small team comprising the London based CEO, the COO, the CFO, the LLP Secretary and a small team who work with them in those roles.

Our Citizenship and Diversity teams work proactively with individuals, not-for-profit groups, and non-governmental organizations to influence change for the better. We are committed to a diverse workforce that is inclusive and welcoming.

Finance Professionals

The Finance team based in London supports many of the international offices of the firm and produces much of the firm’s global financial reporting and analysis. The teams cover the areas of financial accounting and controls, financial systems, billing, accounts receivable and payable, tax and partner accounting.

Human Resources Professionals

Known collectively as the People function, the function is divided into five main areas; Human Resources, Legal Learning, Legal Resourcing, People Development and Diversity. The team is responsible for the firm's strategic aim of recruiting, developing and retaining the best people across all the legal practices and Business Services departments.

Knowledge & Research Professionals

The Knowledge and Research team provide systems, content and legal knowledge to the firm’s lawyers. They do this primarily by providing and supporting the firm’s knowhow and its infrastructure and running an efficient research and enquiry service. The team also take the lead on the structure and content of the firm’s intranet.

Legal Practice Support Professionals

Legal Practice Support encompasses a number of teams that directly support the legal practice including company secretarial, litigation support, electronic document support services and costs.

Marketing & Business Development Professionals

Our M & BD department is responsible for the full spectrum of business development, marketing and client relationship management activities. Its focus is on supporting revenue generation and on building Hogan Lovells’ profile and reputation.

Office Services Professionals

The Office Services team manage the firm’s premises and facilities and all of the day-to-day support services that make the office run efficiently.

This includes both in-house teams and contractors. Specialist in-house teams include Reception, Reprographics (which includes scanning), General Office (messenger services), Switchboard, Records (legal filing), Taxi/Courier (management of those services), Health & Safety and Maintenance.

PA Support Team

Our PA support team  makes an important contribution to the delivery of a high quality service to internal and external clients.  In addition to demonstrating excellent technical skills, our team has the opportunity to become involved in a range of administrative and client supporting tasks.  They are expected to demonstrate a range of abilities including planning and organising, client care, interpersonal skills, judgment and initiative, enthusiasm and energy.

Professional Standards, Risk and Compliance Professionals

The Conflicts team is charged with investigating the possible legal and commercial conflicts of interest for new or potential new clients or new instructions from existing clients.

Technology Professionals

The Hogan Lovells’ Information Technology Department is a single global team working collaboratively across all offices. The team has user facing resources in most global offices and major centres of technical expertise in London and Washington. Collectively the team is responsible for the implementation, provision and support of all Information and Technology services to the firm.

For more information on business services careers please contact:

Will Spalding

Tel: +44 20 7296 2000

Email: [email protected]

For more information on PA support careers please contact:

Janet Dunn

Tel: +44 20 7296 2000

Email: [email protected]