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Emma Larkin

Wellington Point,QLD

Summary

Dedicated business support professional with extensive project management support, administration, business development and corporate experience gained from 10+ years in top tier UK and Irish law firms and global professional services firms.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Manager, Legal Operations Department

Accenture
12.2019 - 06.2023
  • Coordinated and facilitated project and initiative support for the leadership groups and their teams across the legal functions and department
  • Provided high level business and administration support to various stakeholders, managed risks, and issues, coordinated delivery and communication approaches, and dealt with ad hoc business support roles as they arose
  • Programme Management: Captured information on projects and initiatives, including expected outcomes, milestones, resourcing, and costs
  • Assisted from beginning to roll out/completion by providing status reports, monitored actions, consulted with project members, and updated action logs, reviewed documentation, and maintained records management systems
  • Planning and Governance: Managed schedule of meetings and events, drafted agendas, took meeting minutes
  • Oversaw timely submissions of inputs from stakeholders, captured decisions taken (including consequences and commitments), communicated and monitored actions and decisions to ensure the desired outcome was achieved
  • Communications: Supported internal communication activities including set-up and execution of department webcasts and team conference calls on MS Teams, drafted informative articles, news bulletins and important department updates to post on internal communication channels and portals
  • Supported the use of engagement surveys to capture department input, analysed data and results and supported development of action plan for engagement improvement
  • Learning & Development: Worked with the Learning team to plan and manage events and training sessions, including agenda and content development, logistics support, follow-up action capture and reporting
  • Financial Management: Worked with the Finance department to support planning cycles for headcount and budget management, monthly and annual analysis of actuals vs
  • Forecasts and spend reduction planning.

Assistant Manager, Business Development Department

Matheson Law Firm
08.2017 - 06.2019
  • Provided administrative and operational support to internal stakeholder groups to develop strategic client relationship plans, and identify new target clients, in line with the law firm’s overall strategy
  • Managed strategic client programme for key clients and targets of the firm
  • Consulted with stakeholders and client teams, measured, and monitored team performance and reported on progress to senior management via progress meetings and reports, presentations, and emails
  • Analysed, and inputted confidential and sensitive data from multiple resources into data management systems to produce concise quarterly, yearly, and ad hoc reports
  • These reports allowed partners and senior management to measure performance against priorities, confirm main source(s) of business and highlighted any significant changes in fees billed
  • Conducted legal sector research into market trends and client developments on a continual basis to locate potential business opportunities
  • Monitored legal press for relevant developments
  • Coordinated corporate membership participation with all firm employees for a variety of key industry bodies, country, and sector specific associations.

Business Development Executive, Global Markets Dep

Allen & Overy Law Firm
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Member of the Global Markets (GM) group, collaborating with internal stakeholders on business development (BD) projects
  • Lead execution of GM initiatives and communication plans for the firm's India and Africa groups
  • Represented the GM group in the global BD and Marketing community to ensure firmwide awareness of all relevant initiatives
  • Conducted research to support business planning activities
  • Identified GM opportunities on firm deals and relationship building prospects with key clients and targets
  • Maintained group marketing collateral, including documents, credentials, and contact cards
  • Identified potential client and hospitality events and training opportunities with stakeholders
  • Partnered with the Events team on all GM events and lead on the organisation and delivery of the India group's annual Diwali event, one of the firm's largest events in terms of strategic importance, budget, and organisation.
  • Tracked marketing spend against clients to ensure activities included in overall GM strategic priorities.
  • Worked with the finance department and India group partners to compile and draft communications on the financial performance of the group.
  • Organised seminars and roundtables for firm clients and targets to raise awareness of the GM expertise.
  • Consulted with the PR team to build the GM team's profile internally.

Executive, International Relations Department

Slaughter and May Law Firm
05.2014 - 01.2016
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to develop strategic business plans for clients and targets of the firm, researched and prepared reports ahead of business development trips
  • Ensured all relevant information post trip recorded on the client relationship management (CRM) system
  • Worked with the Events team to plan and host internal and external functions and training events for clients and relationship law firms
  • Monitored relationships with local legal counsel, provided support to lawyers when selecting transactional counsel for multi jurisdictional matters and attended overseas counsel meetings
  • Updated completed deal information and inputted relevant data into the firm's CRM system
  • Managed the International Relations internal digital platforms to ensure firm wide provision of consistent and accurate information
  • Assisted with preparation and delivery of training across the firm.

Business Unit AssistaFinancial Services Department

EY
11.2012 - 05.2014
  • Provided business and operational support to 600+ UK based consultants
  • Resource coordinator for the Capital Markets group, assigned consultants to roles and projects on a weekly basis, based on relevant skills, experience and availability
  • Managed project pipeline information on InterAction, the firm’s CRM system to ensure latest data and information was available firmwide
  • Produced weekly and monthly progress reports and analysed data and project results to identify trends or important outcomes for management teams
  • Engaged with the Risk team to ensure all projects conformed to company policy, mitigating risks
  • Supported various administration functions within the department, including new joiner onboarding, induction training and ad hoc operational duties as they occurred.

Education

Master of Science in Management Consultancy degree -

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Dublin, Ireland
01.2010

Bachelor of Commerce degree -

UCD Quinn School of Business
Dublin, Ireland
01.2009

Skills

  • Experienced in working collaboratively, delegating, and successfully leading a team, in addition to taking initiative and working autonomously
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to build relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders
  • Highly competent in Microsoft Office suite of programmes - PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel
  • Experience with client relationship management (CRM) systems

Travel

August 2023 to present: Moved to Queensland, Australia.

Timeline

Associate Manager, Legal Operations Department

Accenture
12.2019 - 06.2023

Assistant Manager, Business Development Department

Matheson Law Firm
08.2017 - 06.2019

Business Development Executive, Global Markets Dep

Allen & Overy Law Firm
01.2016 - 07.2017

Executive, International Relations Department

Slaughter and May Law Firm
05.2014 - 01.2016

Business Unit AssistaFinancial Services Department

EY
11.2012 - 05.2014

Master of Science in Management Consultancy degree -

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Bachelor of Commerce degree -

UCD Quinn School of Business

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