Role profileFollowing a period of sustained growth, our innovative and expanding Osborne Clarke Solutions (OCS) team are looking for an experienced Legal Project Manager to join them. This role will focus on delivering Legal Project Management (LPM) services to support the efficient, predictable and transparent delivery of legal work for our lawyers and clients. The role can be 4 days a week or full time, is permanent, based out of our Bristol or London office and working to a hybrid arrangement.The TeamOsborne Clarke's Solutions team plays a crucial role in helping clients explore exactly how they would like legal and related services to be delivered to maximise the value to their businesses. The team is client led, developing new products and services to deliver existing services better, and to deliver entirely new services to meet growing client needs. First, to make sure we're responding to client demands for greater value, efficiency and certainty from their lawyers, whilst maintaining the highest quality. Secondly, in helping us bring innovative ideas to the delivery of our, or our clients', current and new, services. We want to ensure our lawyers have the best products and resources needed to provide the best possible service to our clients.Ensure the right resource and expertise is engaged to develop the solutionAssist technology teams with requirements gathering and deployment of technology solutions where applicable, acting as the link between the lawyers and the technology teams Support the application of LPM methodologies across key work types, matters, mandates and client portfolios (e.g. complex transactions, large disputes, multi-jurisdictional projects, managed legal services).Establish governance frameworks, communication plans and risk/issue registers for assigned matters.Monitor matter progress, track scope changes, manage risks and issues, and escalate where appropriate.Provide LPM support for strategic clients, panel relationships and key framework agreements.Implement and utilise tools and processes for matter budgeting, fee tracking and margin analysis, providing insights on matter performance and profitability.Collaborate with partners and BD to position LPM as a differentiator in pitches, RFPs and panel reviews, and participate in client meetings to explain delivery approach and project governance.Develop and maintain client-facing materials including project governance packs, reporting templates and dashboards.Contribute to process improvement initiatives by helping to map, design and refine legal workflows, and identify opportunities for standardisation, automation and use of legal technology.Support the maintenance of LPM frameworks, methodologies, templates and best-practice guidance, and contribute to firm-wide LPM training initiatives.Skills, Experience & Qualifications:Essential:Demonstrable experience in project management or legal project management within a law firm, professional services or similar complex environment.Knowledge and experience of legal technology and AIExperience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with responsibility for scope, budget, resources and timelines.Good understanding of legal service delivery, law firm economics and matter profitability drivers.Experience of legal operations, process improvement and change managementStrong project management, stakeholder engagement and reporting, including planning, risk management skills.confident using data and metrics to inform decisions and demonstrate value.Commercial acumen with understanding of profitability and pricing dynamics.Salary and benefitsWe offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.About YouAbout UsOsborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. *Services in India are provided by a relationship firmCareers Site Advertising End DateNot SpecifiedAll LocationsBristol, LondonAll Locations is a required fieldPositionSolutionsAdvertising SalaryNot SpecifiedContract TypePermanentFunctionBusiness Services
Project Manager - Senior Manager in London employer: Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. Based in Bristol, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while you lead impactful recruitment strategies within a supportive team environment, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. With competitive salaries and a commitment to diversity, we empower our employees to be their authentic selves and contribute meaningfully to our clients' success.
