Manager

At DWF, we’re looking for an experienced Manager – Horizon Scanning & Legal Research to join our Legal Operations team in Pune.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys staying ahead of legal and regulatory change, turning complex information into meaningful insights, and leading teams to deliver high-quality work for clients. You’ll take ownership of horizon scanning and legal research engagements while helping us evolve how these services are delivered through technology, automation and AI-enabled research solutions.

You’ll play a key role in delivering and developing our Horizon Scanning and Legal Research services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading horizon scanning and legal research engagements from initial scoping through to delivery and quality assurance.
• Researching and interpreting legislation, regulations, consultations, policy developments, regulatory guidance and case law.
• Turning complex legal and regulatory developments into clear, concise and actionable insights for clients.
• Building trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, including supporting discussions around scope, requirements and service improvements.
• Leading, coaching and developing team members while managing workloads, priorities and delivery deadlines.
• Driving high standards of quality, governance and risk management.
• Exploring opportunities to improve delivery through AI, automation and technology-enabled legal processes.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of DWF's Horizon Scanning and Legal Research practice.

We’d be keen to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of relevant experience within horizon scanning, legal or regulatory research, compliance, legal operations or professional services.
• A law degree or equivalent legal qualification, which is preferred for the role.
• Strong experience researching and interpreting legislation, regulations, case law and regulatory guidance.
• Experience leading people, projects or workstreams.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent legal writing, summarisation and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Strong operational, planning and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal English, with the ability to make complex legal and regulatory information easier to understand.
• Experience with Power BI, legal research databases, regulatory monitoring platforms, workflow automation or AI-enabled research tools would be an advantage.