Global Legal Project Lead: AI-Driven Efficiency

Baker McKenzie; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker McKenzie is seeking an experienced Legal Project Manager to lead client-facing and internal projects from scoping to delivery, collaborating with partners and legal teams to capture requirements and design practical approaches.

You will apply LegalTech and AI-enabled tools to improve delivery, advise on pricing and budgeting, and produce concise updates for lawyers and clients. A proactive, organised, and improvement-minded professional is ideal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law or business.
• Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification desirable; Prince2 Agile, MoP or PMP also desirable.
• At least 4 years' project management experience, preferably in a large law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies, collaboration platforms, document management systems, Microsoft Office, financial systems, and data analysis or visualisation tools.
• Practical understanding of legal technology, automation, AI-enabled tools and technology-enabled service delivery.
• Commercially aware, with ability to interpret matter-level performance, profitability and key financial metrics.
• Clear written and verbal communicator, able to produce concise executive summaries, project updates and reports for lawyers, senior stakeholders and clients.
• Confident relationship-builder with strong influencing, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Organised, self-directed and hands-on, with the flexibility to balance strategic thinking, detailed delivery and changing priorities.
• Committed to continuous improvement, change management and high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent client-facing and internal projects from scoping through delivery, including plans, timelines, priorities, dependencies, risks, issues and change control.
• Collaborate with Principals, Lead Associates and legal teams to capture client requirements and design practical project approaches.
• Apply LegalTech, automation, AI tools, agents, portals and integrated workflows to improve project delivery and encourage adoption by legal teams.
• Advise lawyers on pricing and budgeting (in collaboration with Pricing Team where appropriate), while producing cost and fee reporting to drive project profitability.
• Prepare project plans, status reports and concise internal and client updates, escalating risks, issues and mitigation options as needed.
• Manage own workload and junior LPM resources, clarify roles and responsibilities, and deploy Alternative Legal Services or other resourcing models where appropriate.
• Coordinate clients, legal teams, legal operations, specialist departments, global offices and external stakeholders to maintain alignment and momentum.
• Host project reviews and contribute to improved LPM standards, methodologies, tools, templates and delivery solutions.
• Provide practical guidance, coaching and training on selected technologies, processes and LPM ways of working.
• Build networks across allocated practice areas and business services teams, and help position LPM on suitable new projects, client opportunities and non-LPM initiatives.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Communication

Risk & Change

Legal industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Financial systems

Data analysis / visualization

Document management systems

Job description

Baker McKenzie is seeking an experienced Legal Project Manager to lead client-facing and internal projects from scoping to delivery, collaborating with partners and legal teams to capture requirements and design practical approaches.

You will apply LegalTech and AI-enabled tools to improve delivery, advise on pricing and budgeting, and produce concise updates for lawyers and clients. A proactive, organised, and improvement-minded professional is ideal.