Legal Project Management Apprentice – 18 month fixed term contract in London

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial and collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Legal Project Management department in our London office as a Legal Project Management Apprentice on an 18 month fixed term contract.

Legal Project Management (LPM)

• To support the Firm's LPM initiatives across the UK, specifically functional support for the Firm's matter management and budgeting systems and processes.
• Assist management, practice group leadership and client teams in understanding client and matter economics through the production, interpretation and provision of management and financial analysis.
• Provide client-facing, legal services and matter management support, including bespoke status and WIP reports.
• Provide local resource to support the LPM team including:
• Provide functional support for the Firm's matter management/budgeting tool.
• Liaise direct with partners and matter teams regarding action lists, meeting minutes, scheduling, planning, and budgeting.
• Assist in the monitoring of matter deliverables against actual performance.
• Apply project management principles to the planning and execution of legal matters with the aim of increasing efficiencies, enhancing client communications and improving financial performance.
• Implement, provide feedback and continually help to refine new business processes and procedures in relation to the global LPM function.
• Assist the LPM team in training of partners, associates and staff in the use of LPM tools.
• Assist in scheduling and arranging video conferences, preparing agendas and taking actions.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment.

• Educated to ‘A’ Level standard or equivalent.
• Have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s (A-C) – Maths and English is essential.
• This role would be suitable for someone wanting to study for the Level 4 apprenticeship in Project Management.
• Strong IT skills with literacy in Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Personable and able and willing to work as part of a team.
• Good telephone manner essential.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and ability to check own work.
• Reliable and well organised.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Accurate spelling and punctuation.
• Project Management skills, including being able to manage multiple projects at one time and prioritise as necessary.
• Strong analytical, evaluative and critical thinking skills, able to analyse data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to create strong successful working relationships with clients, partners and staff.
• Strong team player with ability to listen to others’ opinions and propose creative workable solutions to problems.
• Able to articulate points of view clearly and succinctly, with excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Self-motivated, self-directed and proactive, with good organisational and time management skills.

At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from all backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our Employee Resource Groups - LGBTQI+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability), Social Inclusion and Opportunities Network and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.