Senior Legal Project Manager (LPM)

Warner Scott Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Warner Scott Recruitment is seeking a Senior Legal Project Manager to join its Litigation, Arbitration & Employment team in London. You will partner with senior lawyers to drive excellence in service delivery across complex, high-value matters.

This role goes beyond traditional project management, focusing on matter strategy, efficiency, profitability, client experience and innovation within a rapidly evolving legal market. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Proven Legal Project Management or Legal Operations experience.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience delivering change and improving service delivery.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Experience within a law firm or professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lawyers and partners on complex disputes and employment matters.
• Lead matter planning, budgeting, resource management and delivery.
• Drive process improvement, innovation and legal technology adoption.
• Support pricing strategies and financial performance.
• Provide coaching, training and best-practice guidance across the business.
• Collaborate with Finance, Pricing, Technology, Knowledge and BD teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Legal PM

Legal operations

Stakeholder mgmt

Financial acumen

Change management

Law firm exp

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Legal Project Manager to join its highly regarded Litigation, Arbitration & Employment team in London. This is a strategic and commercially focused role, partnering directly with senior lawyers and partners to drive excellence in legal service delivery across complex, high-value matters.

This is far more than traditional project management.

You'll be at the heart of matter strategy, helping teams improve efficiency, profitability, client experience and innovation, while influencing how legal services are delivered in a rapidly evolving market.

What you'll be doing:

• Partnering with lawyers and partners on complex disputes and employment matters
• Leading matter planning, budgeting, resource management and delivery
• Driving process improvement, innovation and legal technology adoption
• Supporting pricing strategies and financial performance
• Providing coaching, training and best-practice guidance across the business
• Collaborating with Finance, Pricing, Technology, Knowledge and BD teams
• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders at all levels

What we're looking for:

• Proven Legal Project Management or Legal Operations experience
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience delivering change and improving service delivery
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Experience within a law firm or professional services environment

Why consider this opportunity

• Join a globally recognised law firm at the forefront of legal innovation
• Work alongside leading partners on complex international matters
• Shape the future of legal service delivery
• Hybrid working environment
• Outstanding career development opportunities

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