At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead legal projects, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery while collaborating with stakeholders.
- Company: Join TLT, a fast-growing law firm known for its innovative approach and supportive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, 25-30 days holiday, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the legal industry while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: Law degree, project management experience, and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We are recruiting for a Lead Legal Project Manager to join our FutureLaw team in Manchester, Bristol or Birmingham.
Your Role
- Management of Legal Matters/Projects
- Have developed and be known for your Legal Project Management expertise that is valued highly by stakeholders, contributing significantly to the successful delivery of profitable matters and to the development of client relationships.
- Take a strategic view on matters. Lead development of matter plans, budgets, timelines and documentation of clearly-defined scopes and assumptions on client matters, transactions, cases, outsourcing and projects.
- Understand and take into account the commercial outcomes sought by the client and TLT and ensure these are addressed in planning and management.
- Manage matters, projects and outsourcing projects to help deliver work on time, on budget and within scope.
- Adapt existing project management tools, resources and technologies to specific legal practice areas and/or workstreams.
- Have an in-depth knowledge of Legal project Management best practice.
- Support lawyers in the use of our LPM tools and technologies.
- Help develop a culture supportive and conducive to legal project management.
- Provide guidance and support to more junior colleagues on complex matters.
- Support the Legal Project Framework operations including taking on the responsibilities of a Framework Manager when required.
Programme Management
- Manage the LPM matter and activity lists ensuring the data is accurate and current and provide regular reports on the same.
- Identify potential capacity constraints and under/over utilisation within the team and escalate to the Head of LPM.
- Monitor LPM activity to ensure that best practice is consistently followed.
- Identify and support process and policy improvements across the legal project management function.
People Management and Development
- Be committed to the development of self and others directing line reports with empathy in line with TLT values.
- Offer guidance and support to others in the team and on matters.
- Be an excellent communicator, empathetic with stakeholders and line reports.
- Work with the Head of LPM to further develop the skills and expertise of the Legal Project Management team.
- Line Management of Band D colleagues and below.
- Support the adoption of LPM best practice in the team.
Strategy
- Demonstrate an understanding of the firm and FutureLaw strategies and identify opportunities to support the implementation of these within your role.
- Support the development and execution of LPM strategy including the development of new service offerings.
Business Development
- Be a trusted adviser to clients and stakeholders on Legal Project Management.
- Participate in client service teams and sector groupings to further spread awareness of the benefits of Legal Project Management.
- Support proposals and bids for opportunities where legal project management and our FutureLaw products are core to successful legal service delivery.
Financial and Business Management
- Be fully aware of TLT’s principles of financial management and follow these.
- Continuously meet personal budgets and targets and ensure the same of your line reports.
- Proactively seek out opportunities for self and line reports to support budgeted levels of utilisation.
Your Skills and Experience
- Law degree or equivalent qualification.
- Project Management qualification (our preference is APM).
- Min 5 years working in a Project Manager role.
- Knowledge of and experience using leading project management tools including MS Project.
- Experience in managing legal projects independently using established project management methodologies.
- A proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Strong analytical and project management skills.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to engage with stakeholders throughout the business at all levels.
- Experience of working in the legal sector, or professional services environment within a project management team.
About TLT
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US.
Our Benefits
We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.
TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.
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