Senior Legal Project Manager – Litigation & Disputes

An international law firm is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Project Manager to join its Legal Project Management function in a dedicated role supporting the Litigation & Dispute Resolution division. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned LPM professional with strong litigation and eDiscovery experience to help drive innovation, efficiency and best practice across complex and high-value matters.

Reporting to the Head of Legal Project Management, you will work closely with lawyers across several dispute-focused practice areas including commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency, intellectual property litigation, international arbitration and private wealth disputes. This role combines strategic legal project management with technical eDiscovery expertise, positioning you as a trusted advisor to legal teams and clients.

You will work on complex matters while helping shape how litigation services are delivered through improved processes, financial oversight and technology adoption. Key responsibilities include supporting the planning, execution and delivery of litigation matters, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.

Working closely with legal teams and clients, you will help define project scope, objectives and deliverables while establishing clear communication structures. You will maintain workstream trackers, coordinate regular progress reviews and manage action plans, ensuring teams remain aligned and any risks or blockers are addressed quickly.

You will also play an important role in matter budgeting and financial oversight, working with legal teams to develop accurate cost estimates and resource plans at the outset of matters. Throughout the lifecycle of projects you will monitor spend against budget, provide reporting and analysis to stakeholders, and work with finance and pricing teams on commercially viable pricing models including alternative fee arrangements where appropriate.

Your ability to translate financial data into clear insights will support informed decision making while helping maintain profitability and deliver value to clients. A key element of this role is providing guidance on eDiscovery strategy and execution across litigation matters. You will advise legal teams on best practices across the eDiscovery lifecycle including data preservation, collection, review and production.

You will assess matter-specific requirements and recommend appropriate workflows, tools and delivery approaches. Acting as a bridge between legal teams and external eDiscovery providers, you will help ensure data-heavy litigation matters are managed efficiently and cost effectively. Experience with platforms such as Relativity or similar eDiscovery tools will be beneficial.

You will maintain strong relationships with clients throughout the lifecycle of matters, acting as a point of contact for project related communications. This will involve providing progress updates, managing expectations and resolving issues quickly to ensure a high level of client satisfaction and transparency in delivery.

The role also involves collaborating with colleagues in legal technology, finance and operations to integrate technology and process improvements into litigation workflows. This partnership supports the adoption of new tools, improves efficiency in data-intensive matters and helps drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

You will contribute to ongoing innovation initiatives within the firm, helping improve how legal services are delivered. This may include supporting internal projects, sharing best practice in project management methodologies and helping develop new ways of working across litigation teams.

Working alongside senior stakeholders, you will contribute to the development of legal project management best practices across the firm. By capturing insights and lessons learned from complex matters, you will help refine delivery approaches and support broader strategic objectives around efficiency, client service and modern legal operations.

You will also support the development of the wider legal project management capability through knowledge sharing, mentoring and training, helping build a strong and resilient project management function.

The successful candidate will bring proven legal project management experience within a law firm environment, ideally supporting litigation or dispute resolution matters. You will have a strong understanding of eDiscovery processes and technologies, including experience managing workflows and advising legal teams on best practice approaches.

A recognised Legal Project Management, Project Management or Change Management qualification is desirable. You will be a strong communicator with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, translating technical or financial information into clear insights and recommendations. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment will be key to success in this role.