Business Analyst
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Act as a bridge between Legal stakeholders and IT, ensuring business needs are clearly captured and translated into actionable requirements.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and other engagement methods to gather requirements.
- Analyse and map “as‑is” and “to‑be” processes to identify opportunities for automation and simplification.
- Support delivery teams by defining acceptance criteria and coordinating User Acceptance Testing.
- Build strong relationships with Heads of Legal Departments and IT teams to support alignment across the organisation.
- Contribute to change management initiatives, including training, communications, and user journey design.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally within Legal, Compliance, or Financial Services.
- Strong skills in requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Proficiency with MS Office, Visio, and workflow tools such as ServiceNow.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Desirable: Experience in Legal Operations or professional services.
- Knowledge of regulatory areas such as Data Privacy or Financial Crime.
- Business Analysis certification (IIBA, BCS).
Benefits
- Join a collaborative, inclusive, people‑first culture that values innovation and continuous learning.
- Benefit from opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
requirements gatheringprocess mappingdocumentationAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologyUser Acceptance Testingchange management
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementrelationship buildingindependenceprioritization
Certifications
Business Analysis certificationIIBABCS