Senior Legal Project Manager

Harcourt Matthews; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harcourt Matthews is seeking a Senior Legal Project Manager for a leading UK commercial law firm in Birmingham. You will lead complex matters end-to-end, shaping delivery plans, governance and budgets while advising partners and clients on best practice in legal service delivery.

You will drive client service improvements through collaboration with legal technology, AI, and process specialists, and contribute to firmwide growth of LPM capabilities via bids, reviews and pitches.

Qualifications

• Significant LPM experience in a law firm or professional services setting.
• Proven leadership of complex legal matters, programmes or portfolios.
• Builds trust and influences partners, lawyers and clients with confidence.
• Commercial awareness with a collaborative, proactive and solutions-led approach.
• Delivers process improvement and change with an interest in technology and AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex matters end to end.
• Set plans, governance and budgets for delivery.
• Advise partners and clients on best practice in service delivery.

Skills

Legal project management

Complex delivery

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Change and innovation

Job description

The Company hiring a Senior Legal Project Manager

A leading UK commercial law firm is growing a multidisciplinary team that brings together legal project management, technology and AI to improve how legal work is delivered. The role offers high-profile client work, strategic influence and the chance to grow the discipline firmwide.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Legal Project Manager

• Lead complex matters end to end - Steer complex legal matters, programmes and key client engagements from start to finish.
• Set plans, governance and budgets - Build delivery plans, governance structures, budgets and reporting that improve efficiency and transparency.
• Advise partners and clients - Guide partners, lawyers and clients on best practice in legal service delivery.
• Drive client service improvement - Run value-focused improvement projects alongside legal technology, AI, innovation and process specialists.
• Grow LPM and win work - Contribute to client reviews, panel bids and pitches while helping expand LPM firmwide.

Skills & Attributes of the Senior Legal Project Manager

• Legal project management expertise - Significant LPM experience gained in a law firm or professional services setting.
• Complex delivery track record - Proven leadership of complex legal matters, programmes or portfolios.
• Influential stakeholder manager - Builds trust and influences partners, lawyers and clients with confidence.
• Commercial, client-focused mindset - Combines commercial awareness with a collaborative, proactive and solutions-led approach.
• Change and innovation driver - Delivers process improvement and change, with a real interest in technology and AI.

UK right to work required. Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency and is committed to diversity and inclusion.