Hybrid Legal Project Manager

at Dentons

• Job title: Legal Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Legal Project Manager supporting offices across UK, Ireland, and Middle East. Coordinating delivery of legal work and managing project with a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support our offices across the UK, Ireland and Middle East
• Manage and co-ordinate the delivery of legal work to solve client's complex legal challenges
• Focus on all aspects of delivery, process improvement and innovation, providing clients with an exceptional level of service throughout the full matter lifecycle
• Provide high quality project management and consulting support and will work closely with Partners and Associates across the various practice groups within Dentons
• Provide our legal teams and clients with expert knowledge on the use of LPM tools and techniques
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across the full lifecycle of matters to define scope, design governance structures, build and set up budgets, conduct planning, monitor progress and financials, conduct risk management, manage resources, and work allocation, control scope change and complete reporting
• Communicate with Partners, matter teams and clients as required
• Analyse planned vs actual performance at a profitability and margin level and identify opportunities for improvements
• Understand process, technology, people, and data challenges and identify and implement improvements into working practices
• Collaborate with other departments involved in the delivery process; notably Business Development, Innovation, Finance, IT (Information Technology) & Practice Development
• Provide matter teams with LPM knowledge and support with tools, templates, and legal tech systems
• Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of LPM methodologies and processes
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders and identify opportunities to grow LPM within the Firm
• Evaluate existing contract management processes, systems, and strategies to identify areas for improvement
• Assist in the design or improvement of contract management processes to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and improve compliance.

Requirements

• A strong academic record, preferably of graduate level
• Substantial project / process management experience gained within a financial or professional services environment and / or Legal Project Management experience gained within a leading law firm
• Highly organised and proactive with the ability to prioritise and manage tasks in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong budgeting and numeracy skills
• Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to confidently interact at all levels
• Ability to think logically and pragmatically whilst being willing to challenge and question assumptions and propose alternative solutions to problems
• Competent with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and receptive to the use of modern technology.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities