Legal Project Coordinator

NRF United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking a highly organised Legal Project Coordinator in Newcastle to support the delivery of legal projects across our core practice groups. You will work with legal teams, stakeholders, and external counsel to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.

The role focuses on coordinating timelines, resources, and deliverables, while contributing to the development of legal operations processes and the adoption of legal tech.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Law, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile) is desirable but not essential.
• Previous experience in a legal or project coordination role (legal sector experience preferred).
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools (e.g., MS Project, SharePoint, Power BI).
• Advanced MS Excel skills advantageous.
• Familiarity with legal technology platforms (e.g. HighQ) is a plus.
• A proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative approach to work.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to manipulate and work with large amounts of data.
• Ability to identify and present on key messages resulting from analytical projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of legal projects across our core practice groups.
• Coordinate project timelines, resources, and deliverables using project management tools and methodologies.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and elevate issues to project leads as needed.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including status reports, meeting agendas, and action logs.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth communication and collaboration.
• Assist the LPM and Legal Transformation Programme teams in implementing relevant legal technologies on matters.
• Assist in the development and implementation of legal operations processes and best practices.
• Support budget tracking, resource allocation, and third-party management for legal projects.
• Analyse and manipulate data sets using bespoke software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power BI, to provide insight appropriate for consumption by different stakeholders.
• Contribute to post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with other special projects as needed.

Skills

Degree in Law

Project management experience

Legal sector experience

Strong organizational skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in Law / Business / Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Power BI

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

Practice Group / Department: Legal Project Management Job Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with a deep commitment to our clients, their businesses and industries and our people. We are a trusted advisor to global and local organizations the world over, offering a broad range of legal services across key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets. With 7,000 people across 50 offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East, we work as one team to solve issues wherever they arise, no matter how complex they are. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com.

The Role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Legal Project Coordinator to support the delivery of legal projects and initiatives across our legal function. Based in Newcastle, you will work closely with legal teams, business stakeholders, and external counsel to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. The main focus of our LPM team is to support Partners and legal teams in setting up and managing the delivery of their matters, as well as providing strategic input at a client level. This role has been created to provide additional support to our growing LPM team. The successful candidate will be based in our Newcastle office and will report to the Head of Legal Project Management for EMAEA. This is a critical role and provides a great opportunity to help drive change in the delivery of our legal services. The work you will be involved in will vary in accordance with the ongoing projects and initiatives within the LPM team and the business. Training will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of legal projects across our core practice groups.
• Coordinate project timelines, resources, and deliverables using project management tools and methodologies.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and elevate issues to project leads as needed.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including status reports, meeting agendas, and action logs.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth communication and collaboration.
• Assist the LPM and Legal Transformation Programme teams in implementing relevant legal technologies on matters.
• Assist in the development and implementation of legal operations processes and best practices.
• Support budget tracking, resource allocation, and third-party management for legal projects.
• Analyse and manipulate data sets using bespoke software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power BI, to provide insight appropriate for consumption by different stakeholders.
• Contribute to post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with other special projects as needed.

Skills and Experience Required

• Degree or equivalent experience in Law, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile) is desirable but not essential.
• Previous experience in a legal or project coordination role (legal sector experience preferred).
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools (e.g., MS Project, SharePoint, Power BI).
• Advanced MS Excel skills advantageous.
• Familiarity with legal technology platforms (e.g. HighQ,) is a plus.
• A proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative approach to work.
• Have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to manipulate and work with large amounts of data.
• Ability to identify and present on key messages resulting from analytical projects.
• Positive, committed and prepared to use initiative and learn.
• Ability to demonstrate interest and concern to meet the needs of internal and external clients.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.