Legal Project Manager (Corporate & Commercial) Full Time

Simmons & Simmons

Legal Project Manager (Corporate & Commercial) page is loaded Legal Project Manager (Corporate & Commercial) Apply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR100580

The role:

We are looking for a Legal Project Manager to join our Legal Operations department. The successful candidate will support our fee earners in the delivery of legal matters using project management best practice. Additionally, you will support the Legal Project Management Lead in continually building the reputation of legal project management and contribution to firm’s performance.

We’re looking for someone to own how we deliver complex client matters, specifically within the corporate and commercial practice group. As a fee-earning legal project manager, you’ll will work across our three sub-groups – Corporate, Energy Natural Resources & Infrastructure, and Digital Business.

What will you do:

• Apply Project Management best practice to the most complex matters.

• Set matters up for success from initial scoping, planning, delivery, mobilisation to lessons learnt.

• Assure our clients and lead matter partner that we are delivering to quality, on time and on budget.

• Co-ordinate project management activity across matters.

• Control and monitor matters.

• Communicate with clients and key stakeholders in real time and accurately.

• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.

• Identify opportunities and challenges from an early stage.

• Demonstrate value and financial savings in effective matter delivery.

• Work with fee earners to deliver complex legal mattes using the Service Excellence Standard based on best practice project management.

• Collaborate with the Head of Service Excellence to maintain a high reputation for delivery across the firm.

• Build a credible relationship with Partners and associates across the Corporate and commercial team, to ensure matters are delivered using project management best practice.

• Coach fee earners in applying project management principles on their matters.

• Collaborate with our Marketing & Business Development team to identify opportunities.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a qualified project manager with previous experience in professional services or law – but we’ll consider applications from any industry. Our new legal project manager will have a direct impact on improving service quality in Simmons – so you must be confident, an excellent relationship builder and have great communication and presentation skills.

Person specification:

• A project management professional accreditation (or can show you’re working towards one).

• A degree level qualification.

• Understanding of corporate M&A procedures.

• Consulting, coaching and advisory skills.

• Excellent client facing skills – someone who can build great relationships.

• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.

• Competent with all Microsoft office software.

• An interest and aptitude for new and developing technology.

• Good analytical skills and can produce engaging, concise, and timely management information.

• Excellent numeracy skills.

• The ability to empathise with fee earners while providing clear project management advice.

• Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and inclusive team.

• Ability to influence and strong personal presence.

• Ability to deal with uncertainty.

• Experience of project management of client-facing, complex matters in a , professional services firm or leading international firm or in-house legal function.

Here at Simmons & Simmons:

Simmons & Simmons is a place where dynamic minds thrive. Our culture is built on work that matters, you will work on inspirational and thought-provoking projects, using your influence to create positive impact for our clients, society and the planet. We also ensure that everyone’s voice is heard from day one, irrespective of job title, qualification, or background. You’ll be encouraged to have an enquiring mind and share ideas that can drive the firm forward. Through innovative learning and development opportunities, you will be provided with a platform to excel, enabling you to exceed your career ambitions and do things you never thought were possible.

Some key information:

• We offer a competitive package including bonuses dependant on role/level, private medical insurance and pension contribution.

• Our global skills academy provides our people, regardless of their role and location, with excellent learning opportunities (including live workshops, podcasts, short videos and practical learning experiences).

• We have adopted a hybrid working approach with a requirement for a minimum of three days in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.

• We bring together the best legal advice from our established legal teams with non-traditional capabilities via Simmons & Simmons Solutions that enhance, expand and differentiate the Simmons offering.

• We are proud to rank as a top 30 Employer for Working Families and a top 25 Employer for Social Mobility.

• We have a range of social and sports committees, summer and winter parties and monthly get togethers.

• We have a range of diversity networks to connect people and celebrate our differences which is integral to our inclusive culture.

• All UK offices have their own artwork collections – including Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin pieces in the London office. We have a long-standing history in supporting the art community especially up-and-coming artists.

Equal opportunities:

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.

• We believe in equality of opportunity, irrespective of race or ethnicity, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. We ensure that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly during the recruitment and selection processes.

• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

If you’re interested in finding out more about this position, please contact the Recruitment Team. To apply for the role, click on the link at the bottom of the page or visit our career page, where there is a detailed job description.

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