Senior Legal Project Manager

Harcourt Matthews Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harcourt Matthews Ltd. is a highly regarded UK law firm known for delivering exceptional legal advice across diverse sectors.

The firm continues to invest in transformation, technology and innovation, creating an environment where operational excellence and collaboration are central to delivering outstanding client outcomes. The role focuses on leading complex legal matters, developing and mentoring Legal Project Managers, and driving strategic initiatives to improve project delivery and reduce

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex legal projects within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong people management and coaching skills for partners, clients and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to balance delivery with strategic planning and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex legal matters from mobilisation to completion with proper planning and budget control.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and line management to Legal Project Managers.
• Drive the Legal Project Management strategy and champion best practice across the firm.
• Collaborate with legal teams, finance, business development and clients to improve delivery and mitigate risks.
• Develop methodologies, tools and training to raise the profile of Legal Project Management.

Skills

Legal project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Communication

Problem-solving

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A highly regarded UK law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal advice across a broad range of sectors. The firm continues to invest heavily in transformation, technology and innovation, creating an environment where operational excellence and collaboration are central to delivering outstanding client outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex legal matters: Manage complex legal projects from mobilisation through to completion, ensuring effective planning, resource management, budget control and successful delivery throughout the matter lifecycle.
• Develop and lead the team: Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring and line management to Legal Project Managers, supporting their development while helping to grow and strengthen the wider function.
• Drive strategic initiatives: Support the delivery of the Legal Project Management strategy by implementing improvement initiatives, expanding the team's reach across the firm and championing best practice.
• Enhance client delivery: Work closely with legal teams, finance, business development, innovation and clients to improve collaboration, mitigate project risks and deliver consistently high standards of service.
• Promote continuous improvement: Develop project management methodologies, tools and training, contribute to business development activities and help raise the profile of Legal Project Management internally and externally.

Skills & Attributes

• Legal project management expertise: Proven experience leading complex legal projects within a law firm or professional services environment, with an in-depth understanding of legal project management methodologies.
• Leadership and stakeholder management: Strong people management skills with the ability to coach, influence and build trusted relationships with partners, clients and senior stakeholders across the business.
• Commercial and strategic mindset: Able to balance operational delivery with strategic planning, bringing commercial awareness and contributing to the ongoing development of the Legal Project Management function.
• Excellent communication skills: Confident communicating complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences, with strong negotiation, influencing and relationship-building abilities.
• Problem-solving and continuous improvement: A proactive approach to identifying risks, improving processes and embracing innovation, supported by excellent attention to detail and advanced Microsoft Office skills.

If you are looking to join a progressive and highly respected law firm where you can influence the future of legal project delivery, lead meaningful change and continue developing your career within an ambitious transformation function, we'd be delighted to hear from you.

Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and encourage applications from all ethnicities and welcome everyone regardless of social background, disability, gender identity, and orientation. Diversity benefits us all and challenges our assumptions.