# Legal Project Manager

**Company**: Linklaters
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Legal

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## Description

We are seeking a Legal Project Manager to join our Business Management team as a trusted advisor to the team, guiding clients and the practice on how legal project management (LPM) support can be most effectively applied to matters across our LAI (Litigation, Arbitration and Investigation) group.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Builds strong relationships with key Practice stakeholders to drive adoption of LPM service, and advises matter teams on how to effectively utilise LPM to maximise efficiency gains.

- Supports client matters by applying LPM principles in alignment with the four service pillars: Project Management, Product Management, Advisory, and Client Secondments.

- Identifies opportunities to develop or use AI-enabled tools within projects to improve efficiency, enhance delivery and add value for clients, in line with firm policies.

- Contributes to revenue generation by ensuring the effective implementation of LPM support across client engagements.

- Communicates directly with practice teams and external client stakeholders to provide clarity on project progress and expectations.

- Delivers timely performance reports and relevant data to support informed decision-making for both internal and external stakeholders.

- Reviews ongoing matters to identify opportunities for improving delivery efficiency and streamlining workflows.

- Provides recommendations on process improvements and directs teams to the appropriate resources within Matter Optimisation (MO) or the wider Business Teams when necessary.

- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive continuous enhancements in legal project management and service delivery.

**Requirements:**

- Experience in managing legal projects, including paralegals and junior lawyers, in a global professional services firm, preferably in the legal sector.

- Track record of meeting targets and key performance indicators, with a strong understanding of resource management, including the allocation of personnel to projects based on expertise, availability, and client needs.

- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build trusted relationships across legal, client, and business teams.

**What We Offer:**

- A truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business.

- A firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments.

- A focus on talent and having the best people, resulting in a diverse workforce.

- Agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business.

- Investment in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations.

- A speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to.

- Support for the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed.

## Skills

### Required
- Budget Management
- Client Support
- Cost Management
- Cross-Selling
- KPI Analytics
- KPI Design
- Matter Optimisation Advisory
- Plan Management
- Program Designing
- Project Management
- Project Scoping
- Projects Design
- Report Writing
- Schedule Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Technical Writing

### Nice to have
- Project Management qualification

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