Legal Project Manager

Job DescriptionThe roleYou will work day to day on a range of projects (legal matters) working across multiple Clients / sectors. These multi-disciplinary teams will be made up of Trainees, Lawyers, Partners, Legal Tech Advisors, Secretaries, Business Development, Billing, and anyone else in the firm who forms part of a client matter or deal team. The focus of each of the teams you work with is to serve the Client, and to deliver excellent legal advice and guidance, and to conclude the matter successfully.You will need to establish strong relationships with Partners, Lawyers, Legal Support Secretary's and Billers. You will be able to develop sustainable relationships, understanding stakeholder needs, identifying ways to address needs and demonstrate influencing skills to deliver the business objectives.You will collaborate with other Legal Project Manager colleagues around our global network. You will also work closely with Legal Technology Delivery Advisors, Transformation Managers, Resource Managers, Pricing Specialists and Delivery Centres professionals.We are the front runners of change delivery in the legal sector and everyone who joins our team becomes an integral part of shaping a rapidly developing area of law that is critical to the Firm's strategy.You will assist with the preparation of all project initiation documentation – such as prepare scope, resourcing and budget proposals for relevant matters or workstreams and then track progress against those proposalsYou will dissect problems and processes and apply logical and analytical approaches to solving themYou will positively influence the individuals you work with (across a range of roles and seniority) to change and adapt their ways of workingYou will clearly explain theoretical concepts to senior stakeholders, including Clients, and be comfortable amending your delivery approach and styleYou will manage effective planning: over the short, medium and long term, then execute against those plans, such as documenting minutes, actions and tracking workstreams. Throughout each project you will:Continually assess and understand where issues are and how they can be addressed and then provide and implement pragmatic solutions to ensure the programme moves forwardIdentify risks; such as conflicting deadlines, or a lack of skills, and then provide alternative solutions to mitigate the riskMonitor accruals and manage the project against agreed budgets including scope changeYou will advise, recommend and engage with legal technology tools available, to provide support to efficiently manage your projectsYou will demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills of working with legal technology and you will be able to define requirements and set-up technology to support efficient deliveryYou will assess the activities required and ensure we are delegating appropriate tasks to Legal Project Analyst team to efficiently manage your projectsYou will take regular feedback and direction from your colleagues, and adjust and adapt your style and plansYou will deliver presentations and facilitate workshops and form part of the client pitch teamsYou will work directly with Clients, positively representing Clifford Chance and as required working from Client site locations independentlyQualificationsYour experienceYou will either have a background in project management, gained within a professional services or complex matrix environment, or you will have been a lawyer, qualified lawyer or equivalent type of role with experience of (legal) matter management.A qualification or industry recognised certification in project management would be desirable, but is not essential, as we are happy to support team members with these qualifications.Collaboration, influencing, resilience and networking are all key skills to make an impact as a Legal Project Manager within the Firm. Company DescriptionWho we areClifford Chance is the world's largest fully integrated law firm committed to leadership and innovation in legal service. We are global market leaders in all major areas of legal advice, and a significant element of our strategy is to attract and retain the best people by investing in, developing, and nurturing our talent.Clifford Chance is committed to delivering our Clients the best-in-class legal service. We recognise that achieving this relates to the quality of our legal advice and how we provide our advice to Clients, which is why efficient and effective delivery is critical to our strategy. We apply innovative technology, embed a culture of continuous improvement, and deploy efficient resources to improve outcomes for the firm and our Clients.We have established cross-functional teams in key locations, comprising Legal Project Managers, Resource Managers, Legal Technology Advisors, Pricing Specialists, and Transformation professionals.Legal Project Management (LPM)Our LPMs are fully aligned and embedded within our priority Client relationship teams and the global business units (GBUs), which comprise Corporate, Global Financial Markets, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, and Tax, Pensions, and Employment. Our Legal Project Management team is market leading. Those who join our award-winning team become integral to shaping a rapidly evolving area of law essential to the firm's growth strategy.As a Legal Project Manager in the Corporate practice, you will have impact on how we deliver high end complex legal advice to our biggest clients.You will work on client matters as a core part of the project team. You will help enhance the client experience and add value through efficient project management. The three objectives of our LPM programme are to:contribute to profit;strengthen client relationships and;implement best practice.You will track workstreams, work with clients, monitor resourcing, manage budgets, and integrate innovative solutions into our largest and most complex projects. You will bring new ideas and expertise to an evolving role within a rapidly changing legal market.Additional InformationHow we will support youAs a Firm we make a significant investment in training and supporting members of the team through their careers at the Firm. We continuously develop careers structures to aid the skill development and progression of team members.We offer assistance and funding for externally recognised training qualifications including Lean Six Sigma, Prince2, and training in change management and technology. In addition to this, the nature of the work and interaction with the team will drive continuous on-the-job learning and you'll all have access to our global training and development centre, the Academy.There are Transformation teams in every region across the globe who represent all the change delivery disciplines working across project management, process improvement, outsourcing, technology and pricing. You will immediately become be a part of this multidisciplinary global community with structures in place orchestrated to connect team members from across the globe.The team is enriched by a wide range of knowledge and made up of people with vastly differing career backgrounds and experiences coming from the other professional services firms, within the legal industry and from corporates.Equal opportunitiesAt Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. Find out more .#LI-Hybrid