Senior Legal Project Manager – Litigation & Disputes in London

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 to define project scope, objectives and deliverables while establishing clear communication structures.
• Maintaining workstream trackers, coordinating regular progress reviews and managing action plans, ensuring teams remain aligned and any risks or blockers are addressed quickly.
• Playing 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.
• Monitoring spend against budget, providing reporting and analysis to stakeholders, and working with finance and pricing teams on commercially viable pricing models, including alternative fee arrangements where appropriate.
• Providing guidance on eDiscovery strategy and execution across litigation matters, advising legal teams on best practices across the eDiscovery lifecycle including data preservation, collection, review and production.
• Assessing matter-specific requirements and recommending appropriate workflows, tools and delivery approaches, acting as a bridge between legal teams and external eDiscovery providers.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients throughout the lifecycle of matters, acting as a point of contact for project related communications, providing progress updates, managing expectations and resolving issues quickly.
• Collaborating with colleagues in legal technology, finance and operations to integrate technology and process improvements into litigation workflows.
• Contributing to ongoing innovation initiatives within the firm and supporting internal projects, sharing best practice in project management methodologies and helping develop new ways of working across litigation teams.
• Supporting the development of the wider legal project management capability through knowledge sharing, mentoring and training.

Qualifications

• Proven legal project management experience within a law firm environment, ideally supporting litigation or dispute resolution matters.
• 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.
• 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.

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