Browne Jacobson
Legal Project Manager - 9-12 month FTC
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Job Description
We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity for a well-organised, enthusiastic and proactive Lawyer or Legal Project Manager.
The Role
The legal services market has been experiencing a period of significant change, driven by growing client expectations, new technology and an evolving competitor marketplace. Our clients are increasingly looking for new approaches to satisfy the needs of their legal challenges.
The Browne Jacobson Legal Project Management team is critical to meeting these changing needs of the legal industry and as a growing team we have an opportunity for an experienced Legal Project Manager to join our team.
What You'll Be Doing
- Project managing legal matters to key public sector and private sector clients on major/complex projects across multiple practice areas
- Working alongside lawyers to provide project management services on large and/or complex matters throughout the lifecycle of those matters
- Developing and managing LPM tools and documentation including matter plans, scopes and budgets, workflows, timelines, RAID logs etc.
What We're Looking For
- You’ll be a legal project manager and qualified lawyer, or a non-lawyer with demonstrable project management experience in a client facing role
- Someone who is “Tech-curious” with a drive to use technology, AI and other innovative solutions to improve/change/adapt how we deliver services and solve issues
- Proficient in the use of the following Microsoft Office tools – Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, particularly Excel, ideally with a solid understanding of formulas and tools around data analysis (e.g. pivot tables etc.)
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Why Join Us?
We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.
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Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.
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