Legal Solutions Project Manager

Freshfields; Abu Dhabi; In loco; AED 300.000 - 520.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Freshfields seeks a dynamic Project Manager to lead AI-enabled legal solutions and technology initiatives. You will partner with lawyers, stakeholders, PMs, and engineers to define scope, timelines and success metrics across global teams.

In this role, you will manage multiple workstreams, drive adoption, and ensure alignment with security, compliance and responsible AI practices within a leading global law firm.

Competenze

• Experience leading technology, legal technology, AI or digital transformation projects in professional services.

Mansioni

• Lead planning, execution and delivery of AI-enabled legal solutions and technology initiatives.

Conoscenze

AI project management

Legal technology

Digital transformation

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Communication

Strumenti

Microsoft Copilot

Azure AI

Document automation

Knowledge management solutions

Descrizione del lavoro

At Freshfields, technology and innovation are embedded into how we work with our clients. We’re a global law firm with more than 5,500 people across 33 offices, and we are continuing to advance our innovation strategy including investment in key technology. Our partnerships with Anthropic and Google as well as the investment in Freshfields Lab and AI Academy are but a few examples.

Join us to work on some of the most exciting challenges at the intersection of law, technology and business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of AI-enabled legal solutions, applications, and technology initiatives.


• Partner with lawyers, business stakeholders, Product Managers, and Engineers to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and success metrics.


• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of solutions that meet business and user requirements.


• Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, budgets, risks, and issue resolution across multiple workstreams. Facilitate stakeholder workshops, requirements gathering sessions, status updates, and governance meetings.


• Support pilot programs, user acceptance testing, rollout activities, and adoption initiatives.


• Track and report project progress, benefits realization, risks, and opportunities to leadership stakeholders.


• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, governance, and change management practices.


• Ensure solutions are implemented in alignment with security, compliance, risk, and responsible AI requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Experience managing technology, legal technology, AI, digital transformation, or business process projects within a law firm, professional services, or corporate environment.


• Strong project management expertise, including planning, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communications.


• Understanding of legal workflows, legal operations, knowledge management, or professional services delivery models.


• Experience working with software development, product, and engineering teams using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.


• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, global environment.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships across all levels of the organization.


• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and organizational skills.


• Experience supporting technology adoption, change management, and user engagement activities.


• PMP, Prince2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification is desirable.


• Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, legal AI platforms, document automation, or knowledge management solutions.


• Understanding of responsible AI, information governance, privacy, and regulatory considerations.