Legal Project Manager

Afl Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd. is seeking a top-tier Legal Project Manager for a unique, multi-dimensional role in Melbourne. You will lead a national LPM initiative within a renowned international law firm, advising partners and clients while steering complex projects from inception through delivery.

The role offers strategic influence, mentoring from senior heads, and opportunities to shape best-practice standards and tech-enabled processes across large, high-stakes matters.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in litigation/corporate law or legal project management (LPM).
• Proven ability to deliver large legal projects on time and within budget.
• Strong communication, people/relationship skills and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Consulting/advising and managing relationships with partners, lawyers, clients and external service providers.
• End-to-end ownership of large legal projects: strategising, planning, resourcing, budgeting, execution and monitoring.
• Developing and implementing best practice standards and tech solutions to improve processes and reduce risk.
• Creating content for LPM training and presenting to internal lawyers and external clients.

Skills

LPM experience

Client relationships

Budgeting

Strategic thinking

Job description

**Tantalizing+Empowering** Unique Multi-Dimensional role. Top global firm. AAA+ Career. Perks+Life Friendly. Melbourne. $120,000-$180,000.

THE FIRM

Our client is a multi-award winning 'high-tech' international law firm with a formidable reputation+ the 'employer of choice' for over 1000+ top professionals globally.

It is a pioneering LEADER (not a follower)+is at the cutting-edge of some of the newest innovation/tech developments in the legal industry.

YOUR ROLE

As a key valuable member of this winning national Legal Project Management (LPM), being led+ mentored by a top HEAD legal project manager you'll thrive on+love:

• Consulting/advising+ managing relationships with partners, lawyers, clients+ external service providers;
• "The A to Z" full involvement/responsibility -ie Strategising+ planning/budgeting+resourcing+actioning+performance monitoring challenging legal projects (mainly large litigation/corporate cases);
• Devising best practice standards+implement tech solutions to improve processes/increase efficiency/reduce risk;
• Creating content for LPM training programs+presenting to internal lawyers+external clients.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• RARE 'foot in the door' opportunity to join an elite fast-evolving international law firm with an enviable reputation;
• Stimulating+ Challenging+ Rewarding multi-faceted +'A to Z' role to 'stretch' yourself +grow;
• Take full-control+'own' your own legal projects;
• Vibrant, open, inclusive+ collaborative culture that encourages+ helps you to succeed +reach your full potential;
• Top Camaraderie/Mentors- Lead/share+ learn from/be inspired by A+ top legal and non-legal professionals.
• NON-STOP learning+ career development opportunities to ensure you fulfil your maximum potential;
• Enviable working conditions+ Extra staff benefits [sports/health, social, flexible work, discounts on products/services etc].

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• Have 5+ years' experience EITHER as a litigation/corporate lawyer (managing large/complex cases) OR are a non-lawyer with specific legal project management (LPM) experience;
• Have had 'full-spectrum' experience (from initial consulting to planning to execution) +proven ability successfully delivering on time/budget large legal projects (including litigation cases);
• Have stand-out communication, people/relationship skills+ are a strategic+ commercial thinker;
• Are super organized+ deadline driven+ can deliver even under pressure/tight time frames;
• are hungry to carve out+grow a long-term career as a specialist legal project manager with a first-class global firm which heavily invests in their staff.

REFERENCE :MARIA YUN (**********)