Jobs at CMS

Provides executive and administrative support to a Corporate Partner, including complex diary and international travel management, email and document production, billing, debt recovery coordination, client onboarding, time recording, business development materials, events, and client communications. The role requires proactive prioritisation, confidentiality, accuracy, strong financial administration, cross-office collaboration, and flexibility across time zones.

Manage day-to-day secretarial staff and workflow for a practice group, deliver PA/operational support to Practice Group leaders, oversee mentoring, recruitment/induction, performance management, Workday leave/absence processes, quality checks, and lead continuous improvement and adoption of new processes and AI-driven tools.

Lead and deliver business development and marketing for the Corporate practice: manage a BD team, own planning and budgets, build BD infrastructure, support pitches and proposals, run campaigns and events, drive client targeting, manage communications/PR, and coordinate directory and awards submissions.

Join a busy Insurance & Reinsurance team handling high-value coverage and defence matters for insurers and reinsurers. Work includes professional indemnity, FI/D&O, complex policy coverage, cyber breach response, and emerging claim classes. Client-facing role offering commercial advice, drafting, project management, and opportunities to specialise or maintain breadth while developing client relationships and market contacts.

Join a large Antitrust, Competition & Trade team advising on investigations, merger control, litigation, regulatory/trade matters, public procurement, state aid and consumer enforcement. Provide transactional, contentious and advisory work across sectors (Technology, Media, Life Sciences, Energy & Utilities), engage in client relationships and business development, collaborate internationally, and participate in cross-border matters with some travel. Comprehensive training and high responsibility from day one.

Lead and manage the Risk team: oversee inbox and analysts, handle escalations and complex compliance queries, supervise recruitment and training, resolve conflicts, advise on client terms, run audits/investigations, manage data protection issues and client file requests, maintain policies/processes, and lead strategic risk projects.

Provide day-to-day legal support on media rights sales and wider media, sports and entertainment matters. Lead workstreams for key clients, advise on tendering, contracting, financial and operational arrangements, and collaborate with IP, data protection, commercial, regulatory and disputes teams. Develop client relationships, build industry expertise, and adopt sophisticated AI usage to improve efficiency and quality of legal work.