Legal Project Manager - Corporate

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet

Job Description

The role

Clifford 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.

Legal Project Management (LPM)

We have established a market-leading Legal Project Management team. Those who join our award-winning team become integral to shaping a rapidly evolving area of law essential to the firm's growth strategy.

Our LPMs are fully aligned and embedded within our priority Client relationship teams and our Global Business Units (GBUs). You will be aligned to one of our GBUs, impacting how we deliver high end complex legal advice to our biggest clients.

You will work on client matters and deals, as a core part of the client team recording time against those matters. You will track workstreams, work with clients, monitor resourcing, manage budgets, and integrate our innovative solutions into our largest and most complex projects. You will also bring new ideas and expertise to an evolving role within a rapidly changing legal market.

Who you will work with

You will work day-to-day on a range of projects (legal matters), working across multiple client / sectors at any one time. These multi-disciplinary teams will be made up of trainees, lawyers, partners, legal tech advisors, practice assistants, business development professionals, 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'll need to establish strong relationships with Practice Area Leaders, Practice Area Managers, Business Development and a range of other internal stakeholders. You'll be able 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 other members of the broader business professional community which includes Legal Technology Advisors, Resource Managers and Transformation Specialists.

What you will be responsible for

You'll support our partners working on some of the most complex matters with a chance to drive, deliver and implement outstanding project management on our largest legal matters.

What you will do

We are the front runners of innovation 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 ma