Are seeking an experienced and highly organized Legal Project Manager to support the planning, delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of legal matters across the firm.

The successful candidate will work closely with lawyers, team leaders, Finance, and management to ensure legal matters are delivered on time, within budget, and in line with client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate legal project teams.

• Implement and maintain the firm’s Legal Project Management (LPM) methodology, processes, and templates.

• Monitor matter plans, timelines, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.

• Follow up with lawyers and team leaders on actions, updates, and deadlines.

• Maintain accurate matter plans, trackers, and reporting.

• Identify risks, delays, budget variances, and implementation issues.

• Prepare LPM progress reports for management.

• Coordinate with the Finance team on budgets, billing, WIP, and financial reporting.

• Support matter planning, pricing analysis, governance meetings, training, and continuous process improvement.

• Ensure accurate and up-to-date information within the LPM system, including Cosine.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.

• Experience in Legal Project Management, PMO, Legal Operations, Matter Management, or professional services, preferably within a law firm.

• Strong knowledge of project planning, budgeting, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project or matter management systems.

• Knowledge of legal pricing, billing, WIP, and experience with Cosine (or similar systems) is an advantage.