Overview
In this role you drive and shape the evolving field of Legal Project Management within a market-leading team. You’ll embed with priority client relationships and Global Product Groups to deliver high-end, complex legal advice efficiently. You manage timelines, budgets, resourcing, and leverage innovative tools to support large-scale matters. Your work influences how the firm delivers value across client matters and strategic initiatives. This is an opportunity to contribute to a growth-focused, innovative legal delivery platform.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid working policy
- broad range of benefits (financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, family friendly)
- training and development opportunities
- inclusion and equal opportunity
- global collaboration
- formal and informal coaching
Responsibilities
- Prepare project initiation documentation including scope, resourcing and budget proposals and track progress
- Dissect problems and apply analytical approaches to solutions
- Influence diverse colleagues to adapt ways of working
- Explain concepts to senior stakeholders and adapt delivery style
- Manage planning across short, medium and long term with documentation of minutes and actions
- Identify issues, propose pragmatic solutions to keep programmes moving
- Assess risks and provide alternative mitigation options
- Monitor accruals and manage projects against budgets and scope changes
- Advise on and engage with legal technology tools to support project delivery
- Define technology requirements and set up tools to improve delivery
- Delegate tasks appropriately to Legal Project Analyst team
- Incorporate feedback and adjust plans accordingly
- Deliver presentations, facilitate workshops, and participate in client pitches
- Work with Clients and, where needed, on client site, representing Clifford Chance
Key requirements
- Background in project management or legal operations in a professional services or matrix environment, or experience as a lawyer with matter management
- Qualification or industry-recognised certification in project management is desirable but not essential
- Strong collaboration, influencing and internal networking skills
- collaboration
- influencing
- stakeholder management
- project management tools
- Best Delivery technology
- legal technology tools
Legal Project Manager in London employer: Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance is an exceptional employer that champions inclusivity and diversity, making it a vibrant place to work for the Business Development & Marketing Manager role. With a strong commitment to employee growth, a supportive hybrid working environment, and a broad range of benefits tailored to enhance both personal and professional lives, the firm fosters a collaborative culture where every team member can thrive. Joining Clifford Chance means being part of a global network that values innovative thinking and provides opportunities to engage with high-profile clients across various sectors.
