Legal Project Manager

Harcourt Matthews Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Legal Project ManagerLondon£70,000 - £80,000

This global law firm is known for its innovative approach, client-centric solutions, and global reach. With offices in over 80 countries, they provide cutting-edge legal services to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government bodies. Our commitment to collaboration, efficiency, and excellence makes us a leader in the legal industry.

We are seeking a Legal Project Manager to join a dynamic team. If you have project management experience in a professional services environment and want to apply your skills in a law firm setting, this is an exciting opportunity to drive efficiency, innovation, and value in legal service delivery.

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Project Manager

• End-to-End Project Management: Lead legal matters from inception to completion, working closely with senior stakeholders to define scope, establish governance, manage budgets, allocate resources, monitor risks, and track financial performance.
• Strategic Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Partners, matter teams, and clients, ensuring effective communication and alignment with project goals.
• Performance & Profitability Analysis: Assess planned vs actual performance at a profitability and margin level, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.
• Process & Technology Innovation: Identify and implement best practices in legal project management, integrating new tools, technologies, and workflows to enhance service delivery.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work alongside Business Development, Innovation, Finance, IT, and Practice Development teams to ensure seamless integration of legal project management strategies.
• Continuous Improvement & Training: Develop LPM methodologies, provide tools, templates, and tech support to legal teams, and champion firm-wide adoption of legal project management principles.

Skills & Attributes of the Legal Project Manager

• Project Management Expertise: Strong background in project or process management within a professional services firm (or Legal Project Management experience in a global law firm).
• Strategic & Analytical Mindset: Ability to assess and improve project performance, streamline operations, and introduce innovative solutions.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management: Skilled in building relationships, influencing senior decision-makers, and driving collaboration across departments.
• Financial & Budgeting Acumen: Strong numeracy skills with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Tech-Savvy & Detail-Oriented: Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and a keen interest in legal technology.
• Proactive & Organised: Able to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, managing multiple projects and priorities effectively.

Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and encourage applications from all ethnicities and welcome everyone regardless of social background, disability, gender identity, and orientation. Diversity benefits us all and challenges our assumptions.

Ref: BHJOB3543_5964