Contract Legal Project Manager

Tlt Llp; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Legal Project Manager to develop matter plans and ensure projects are delivered on scope, time, and budget. The role requires strong project management skills and 3+ years' experience in legal services. Proven proficiency with project tools and excellent communication skills are necessary to engage stakeholders effectively. The position is ideal for those looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to continuous improvement in legal processes.

Qualifications

• Project management qualification or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' experience delivering projects in legal services.
• Excellent communication skills for translating client needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop matter plans, scopes, timelines, and budgets.
• Manage projects to deliver within scope, time, and budget.
• Coordinate stakeholders and run effective governance routines.

Skills

Project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP, MSP/MoP)

3+ years' experience in legal/professional services

Strong commercial awareness

Proficiency with project/reporting tools

Experience managing multiple projects

Practical knowledge of legal process improvement

Hands‑on familiarity with legal technology

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree-level education, Law degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Legal Project Manager will be responsible for developing matter plans, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on scope, time, and budget.

Responsibilities

• Develop matter plans, scopes, timelines, budgets and pricing assumptions with instructing lawyers and clients.
• Manage matters, projects and portfolios to deliver within scope, time and budget; monitor progress, manage risks/issues and control scope changes.
• Coordinate stakeholders (clients, partners, lawyers, paralegals and business services) and run effective governance routines.
• Prepare proposals and support bids where Legal Project Management is core to successful service delivery.
• Establish and apply consistent LPM methods, templates and tooling across matters.
• Produce regular status reporting, dashboards and post-matter reviews; capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan and manage resourcing for high-volume programs (e.g., paralegal teams), including onboarding, work allocation and quality assurance.
• Champion and help embed legal technology and process improvement; support change management and adoption activities.
• Contribute to LPM capability building (training, coaching and sharing best practice) across the firm.

Qualifications

• Project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP, MSP/MoP) or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' experience delivering projects in legal/professional services, with exposure to litigation, corporate, real estate and remediation projects.
• Strong commercial awareness; confident engaging senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
• Proficiency with project/reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint) and matter reporting.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and large teams; able to prioritise and work at pace.
• Practical knowledge of legal process improvement, design thinking/legal design and alternative delivery strategies.
• Hands‑on familiarity with legal technology solutions (including AI‑enabled tools) and embedding change.
• Excellent communication skills; able to translate client needs into clear delivery plans and documentation.
• Degree‑level education; Law degree preferred but not essential.

We are also open to speaking with Contract Legal Project Managers based in London, so if you have strong project management skills and thrive in a fast‑paced setting, we’d love to hear from you.