Legal Project Manager

Posting Date: 31-Aug-2026

Requisition s/Provinces/Cities:
Belfast Location Type:
Hybrid Business Unit:
Professional Services Function:
Professional Services Full Time or Part Time:
Full Time Apply:  Legal Project Manager will work alone or supporting Senior LPMs to secure, design and lead on the process control of projects. Delegate and manage work of the Legal Project Coordinators. Ensure successful delivery of tasks within both client- and internally-facing projects bringing solutions using established and new tools and processes.

Main Responsibilities:

Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines

Scope and manage specific client-facing projects Manage own case load and that of more junior legal project management resources on projects

Liaise with the client and the Firm's client project team, as well as the Firm's specialist departments and offices worldwide, along with external stakeholders

Use (and assist others in using) pricing tools and analyse the outputs, bringing in the Pricing Strategy Team as required.

Support the Principal/Lead Associate in defining matter scope, track and manage changes

Capture explicit and implicit client requirements/ preferences and design the project approach accordingly

Identify, quantify, record and manage risks/issues in projects including mitigation strategies

Prepare, manage and report on suitably-detailed project plans to internal and client matter teams

Support whole-project budgeting, monitor and report on costs and fees on an ongoing basis both internally and externally

Prepare internal and client status reports and provide timely updates to team leaders on potential risks/issues identified

Support the matter review process for key matters and identify areas of improvement in practice area processes through discussions with fee earners Be creative, solve problems and improve on standard delivery solutions on a given project

Identify future needs / opportunities for new service delivery and lead on analysis and design workshops Work with the Global LPM Leadership Team to define, enhance and integrate a single set of project management standards, processes, methodologies and tools to improve the efficiency of LPMRoll out improvements and solutions through individual attorney coaching and training sessions

Work with internal stakeholders to secure and define LPM role on projects; move matter work into or out of LPM team where appropriate

Assign priorities across large task lists, identify and communicate dependencies, and capture items in project timelines

Disaggregate routine tasks and reassign by leveraging Alternative Legal Services and other non-traditional resourcing models on projects

Clarify and communicate roles and responsibilities of the project team and all internal/external stakeholders

Actively contribute to the Firm’s Innovation and Legal Tech strategy and localize and leverage these on projects, finding ways to encourage team uptake

Become a subject matter expert on given tech and standardized processes: evangelize, advise, train, apply to projects and support refinement

Lead portions of LPM training for internal audiences

Design end-to-end, matter specific portals for small to medium projects

Integrate with allocated practice areas/ service lines; become comfortable with legal concepts / terminology / principles

Strengthen network of professional colleagues across the range of PBS (including Knowledge Management, Business Development, Finance, and IT), and legal teams, carving out a role for LPM on new projects Build strong client relationships both with client in-house lawyers and Legal Ops professionals; contribute to business development opportunities by leveraging this client knowledge Offering PM expertise to non-LPM initiatives

Skills and experience:

Bachelor's Degree (law or business degree preferred)
Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent (required) and LSS Green Belt (desirable)
Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Agile, Management of Portfolios (MoP) or PMP (desirable)
At least 4 years of experience in project management roles

Ability to manage multiple projects at a time Understanding of/ experience working in large complex organizations, ideally in a law firm or professional services firm Knowledge/ experience of relevant IT packages: e.g. Document Management Systems, Project Extranets (e.g. SharePoint) or other collaborative project management tools, Other Legal Tech knowledge desirable

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