Legal Project Manager

Legal Project ManagerBirmingham£60,000 - £70,000 + benefits

Due to ongoing expansion and development, a newly created position is available for a Legal Project Manager to join a growing Legal Project Management function. This independent regional UK law firm is known for its highly effective solutions to clients’ complex needs within selected markets which include the largest public and private sector organisations, alongside SMEs and high net worth individuals. This is a great opportunity for someone to help shape the future of this LPM team.

Key Responsibilities of the Legal Project Manager

• Supporting lawyers on matters, driving the delivery of the matter in the most efficient manner
• Setting up and maintaining legal project management tools and processes on matters
• Assisting with pitches and client presentations
• Meeting with senior stakeholders to scope the matter, create financial agreements, assist with resourcing considerations, engage third parties and consider any technology that could be utilised
• Assist with planning the matter including ascertaining and incorporating client requirements throughout the matter, including client kick off meetings and team briefing meetings and ensuring third parties are engaged as part of the planning process.
• Managing the matter throughout the lifecycle providing guidance and oversight on scope, financials, planning, resourcing and ensuring there is continuous focus on creating efficiencies
• Monitoring a matter throughout its cycle and including the timely conducting of a matter debrief

Skills & Attributes of the Legal Project Manager

• You will be an experienced Legal Project Manager, either with law firm or inhouse legal experience, able to demonstrate that you manage your own portfolio of projects end to end.
• A recognised Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or others is desirable
• You will be experienced with working in a law firm with senior stakeholders and managing your own projects, ideally with client facing experience
• A focused, organised and motivated individual who pays attention to detail, can work well under pressure with the ability to multi-task and who takes responsibility for their performance.
• A confident and professional style with strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to shape, communicate and promote best practice standards in legal project management, influencing others.

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. Our divisions include: Legal Operations (Legal Tech and Legal Project Management, LPM, Operations Project Managers, Change, Innovation and Process Improvement); Accounting & Finance (Part and fully qualified Accountants); Pricing & Strategy; Pfi/PPP & FM.

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.

Keywords: Legal, Legal Project Manager, LMP, Law, LLP, Project Manager, Project Consultant

Ref: BHJOB3543_5866