Legal Project Executive - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

cmno; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

cmno is seeking a Legal Project Executive in London on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract to join the Legal Operations and Project Management (LOPM) team. The role focuses on embedding LPM disciplines, improving efficiency, and delivering training across the firm.

You will work with Operations Managers and senior stakeholders to support strategic initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget, while enhancing client service and internal outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Apply legal project management (LPM) principles across client matters and internal projects.
• Monitor timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Facilitate effective meetings with clear actions and follow-up.
• Promote the firm's LPM toolkit and adapt resources as required.
• Understand law firm economics and drivers of performance.
• Support financial reporting and simple cost analyses.
• Track budgets, time recording, utilisation and performance.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Recommend and implement project management tools and approaches.
• Deliver engaging training sessions on LPM tools and methodologies.
• Onboard new team members and share knowledge.
• Use Excel and other tools to visualise KPIs and metrics.
• Provide data-driven insights for planning and decision-making.
• Monitor progress against KPIs and milestones and report to stakeholders.

Job description

We are looking for a Legal Project Executive to join the team in London on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

The Legal Operations and Project Management (LOPM) team supports our lawyers and clients in delivering legal matters more effectively and efficiently by applying legal project management (LPM) and business transformation principles. Our remit is extensive, from hands-on support for live matters, training and capability building, development of project management resources and tools, and leading process improvement initiatives that enhance both client and internal outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a growing and dynamic team that plays a central role in how we deliver legal services.

About the Role

As part of the LOPM team, you will play a pivotal role in embedding project management disciplines and behaviours across the firm, ensuring legal services are delivered effectively, efficiently, and consistently.

You will leverage your expertise in project management, stakeholder management, and change delivery to enhance client service, reduce inefficiencies, and ensure projects and matters adhere to timelines and budgets.

A key focus of this role will be delivering project management training, promoting awareness of LPM tools, and driving adoption of new ways of working. You will collaborate closely with our Operations Managers and senior stakeholders to support the firm's strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Matter & Project Management

• Apply legal project management (LPM) principles across all phases of client matters and internal projects, ensuring effective planning, tracking, reporting, and delivery.
• Monitor timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies across multiple workstreams, proactively communicating progress and challenges.
• Facilitate effective meetings, ensuring clear actions, accountability, and follow-up.
• Promote consistent use of the firm's LPM toolkit, adapting and developing resources where required.

Financial & Commercial Awareness

• Understand law firm economics, and drivers of performance across practice groups and business services.
• Support preparation of financial reports and provide simple analysis to improve cost control and profitability.
• Track and interpret financial metrics (budgets, time recording, utilisation, and performance reports) to inform LPM planning.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, efficiency improvements, and value creation in matter delivery.

Tools, Technology & Process Improvement

• Recommend and implement appropriate project management tools and approaches, ensuring benefits are clearly communicated.
• Drive engagement with LPM tools & legal technology, collaborating with the Legal Tech team to enhance matter management processes.
• Participate in process mapping, documentation, and workflow improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to projects that implement best practice,Improve quality, and enhance efficiency across legal service delivery.

Training & Communication

• Develop & maintain positive, professional relationships with lawyers, business services teams, and senior stakeholders; acting as a trusted advisor.
• Understand stakeholder needs, adapting communication & priolitisation accordingly.
• Draft and deliver clear, concise, and audience-appropriate communications to support project progress, change initiatives, and team objectives.
• Promote the LOPM remit and capabilities internally and externally, contributing to pitches, client communications, and thought leadership.
• Deliver engaging training sessions on LPM tools, processes, and methodologies across the firm.
• Support onboarding of new team members and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.

Data, Reporting & Analysis

• Use Excel and other reporting tools to interpret data, track KPIs, and produce clear visualisations of matter/project metrics.
• Provide data-driven insights to support matter planning, financial reporting, and strategic decision-making.
• Implement monitoring mechanisms to track project and matter progress against KPIs and milestones, providing regular updates to stakeholders.

About You

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