Legal Project Coordinator

TLT LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

TLT LLP is seeking a Legal Project Coordinator to join the FutureLawteam in Bristol, Manchester or Birmingham. This full-time role provides essential operational support to Legal Project Managers and project teams while exposing you to cutting-edge legal technology.

You will assist with progress reporting, resource planning, and document management, while contributing to process improvements and technology-driven efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in legal project coordination and operations.
• Law degree or Diploma (LLB preferred) or related field.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Quickly learn new software and technology platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.
• MS Office proficiency: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist legal project managers with project progress reporting and client engagement.
• Monitor scope and scope creep.
• Map, plan and manage resources and project plans.
• Create and amend PowerPoint presentations, Visio diagrams and workflows.
• Prepare documentation for new projects and update templates.
• Maintain LPM training guides, checklists and templates.
• Produce complex documents like proposals, tenders and reports.
• Set up files, projects and matters.
• Track milestones and provide status updates.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas and action follow-ups.
• Identify process improvements through technology.
• Liaise with IT, vendors and stakeholders on project logistics.
• Maintain organized project documentation and audit trails.
• Stay current on legal tech trends and contribute ideas.

Job description

We are recruiting for a Legal Project Coordinator to join our FutureLawteam in Bristol, Manchester or Birmingham. This role is being offered on a full-time basis.

Your Role

As a Legal Project Coordinator at TLT, you will provide essential operational support to Legal Project Managers and project teams, ensuring smooth execution of legal projects while gaining exposure to cutting-edge legal technology.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Assisting the legal project managers with project and matter progress reporting to include engaging directly with the client as appropriate.
• Monitoring and reporting on scope and scope creep.
• Assisting the legal project managers to map, plan and manage resource and to map and design projects and project plans.
• Creating and amending Power Point presentations, Visio diagrams and workflows.
• Collating all relevant documentation required for new projects to include ensuring template documents are changed to include relevant details of the project.
• Maintaining LPM training guides, checklists, templates and other documents.
• Producing and amending, with speed and accuracy, complex documents such as proposals, tenders and reports.
• Setting up files, projects and matters.
• Track milestones and provide regular status updates.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas and reports, and ensure follow-up on action items.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency through technology.
• Liaise with IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders on project logistics.
• Maintain organized project documentation and audit trails.
• Stay current on legal technology trends and contribute ideas during team meetings.

Your Skills and Experience

• 2 years experiencein legal project coordination, legal operations, support (law firm, ALSP, or in-house).
• Diploma or degree in Law (LLB preferred), Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable learning new software tools and technology platforms quickly.
• Excellent communication skills(written and verbal) with ability to interact professionally with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, particularly Excel (for data tracking and analysis), Word (for documentation), and PowerPoint (for reporting).
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.

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. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.

Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.

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.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.

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.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on [e-mail]