Project Manager

Linklaters; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a Project Manager in London to lead high-impact projects and collaborate with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience, particularly in the legal sector, and formal training in methodologies like PRINCE2 or PMP. This role offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to strategic initiatives and professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Agile working solutions

Career development programs

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience in leading project teams in a global professional services firm, preferably in the legal sector.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to leverage project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates teams to ensure the successful execution and delivery of high-impact projects.
• Defines project direction, manages dependencies, and drives continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Project Management Tools

Risk Management

Education

PRINCE2 Certification

PMP Certification

Agile Training

Job description

Purpose

Leads and coordinates teams to ensure the successful execution of high-impact projects, collaborating with global stakeholders to meet objectives within time and budget constraints. Defines project direction, manages dependencies, tracks progress, mitigates risks, and drives continuous improvement through post-project reviews, documentation, and training initiatives.

Your key responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates teams and resources to ensure the successful execution and delivery of high-impact projects, driving strategic objectives.
• Works collaboratively with global stakeholders to ensure projects deliver against objectives, will deliver value and are completed in time and within budget.
• Applies suitable project management methodologies, tailored to the needs of the project, including appropriate governance and decision making.
• Defines and communicates project direction, approach, priorities, issues and status to project stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive project documentation, including business cases, plans, budgets, status reports, and post-project reviews.
• Manages all project resources, including identifying and managing third party suppliers as needed to deliver against project objectives.
• Reviews dependencies across multiple large-scale projects to minimise risks and delays, working with other projects in the portfolio.
• Reviews project progress, identifies potential risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies to address them proactively.
• Leads comprehensive post-project reviews to extract actionable insights, identify lessons learned and opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Contributes to the continuous development and improvement of project management methodologies, processes and solutions, including delivering training.
• Uses project management tools and software to track timelines, resources, and deliverables effectively.

Your experience

• Several years’ experience in leading project teams in a global professional services firm, preferably in the legal sector.

• Track record of collaborating with global stakeholders to meet objectives within time and budget constraints.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to leverage project management tools and software effectively.

Qualifications

• Formal project management training such as PRINCE2, PMP, APMQ or Agile.

The Team

The Business Change team partners with stakeholders across the firm to deliver change initiatives that align with strategic goals, whether through process optimisation, technology implementation, organisational transformation, or cultural change.

The team plays a crucial role in ensuring that change is delivered effectively, sustainably and with minimal disruption.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of projects and change methodologies, providing significant opportunities for professional development and meaningful contribution.

We are excited to welcome individuals who are forward-thinking, solution-oriented, and passionate about making a positive impact through well-executed change.

Linklaters

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments
• We remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce
• Having got the best people, we want them to feel included, valued and respected so they can perform at their best
• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal.Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( [e-mail] for legal roles or [e-mail] for business team roles ).