Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

The purpose of the Legal Project Manager (Litigation) role is to act as a first port of call for Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations (“LAI”) with regards to legal project management support on litigation matters.

Whilst the Legal Project Manager (Litigation) role sits underneath the Alternative Legal Services function, this role will primarily work as an embedded resource within the LAI Litigation practice advising on and supporting with the day-to-day running of Litigation matters alongside lawyers and other business teams supporting the practice (e.g., Portfolio Management, Finance etc.)

This role includes:

• Advising on appropriate technology and resourcing solutions to support effective matter delivery, liaising with relevant specialist teams as appropriate
• Providing LPM support on litigation matters in line with the legal project management service offering
• Coaching junior legal project managers with regards to their technical delivery on litigation matters
• Providing legal project management input for LAI client pitches relating to litigation, and attending client pitches or presentations as required
• Raising awareness of how the LPM capability can support litigation matters by ensuring regular attendance at practice group meetings and other appropriate internal forums
• Developing and maintaining best practice project management guidance for litigation matters (including use of tech where applicable)

Who we are looking for:

• Highly motivated individual with a proactive, pragmatic and resilient approach
• Ability to build credibility quickly amongst team members and key stakeholders, and establish themselves as a trusted advisor
• Excellent at building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships to support both team and firm objectives
• Excellent communicator with ability to engage effectively with stakeholders of all seniorities to facilitate business outcomes

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional services environment, ideally within a law firm
• Qualified Project Manager
• Proven project delivery experience, and experience of change management, ideally within the legal industry
• Competent in MS Office applications, particularly Excel, and experience using technology to support project delivery
• Experience of managing litigation matters (desirable)

The Team

At Linklaters, we are committed to delivering tailored and cost-effective solutions for the legal work we provide. This includes leveraging an integrated set of efficiency-related services provided by our Alternative Legal Services teams (Legal Project Management, Paralegals & Support Lawyers, LegalTech Application and Re:link).

Our legal project managers work on some of the Firm’s biggest mandates to provide project management support for both our lawyers and our clients. From understanding the client's requirements at the outset, to coordinating a debrief at the close, the legal project manager works closely with the matter team to support the smooth and synchronised delivery of the matter's non-legal tasks.

Legal project managers work with autonomy on their matters but are supported by a friendly and collaborative team who are always willing to suggest new approaches or share ideas.

Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre and subsidized health club membership

On site GP service

Wealth

Contributory pension

Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave

Income protection

Lifestyle

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Matched giving

Travel insurance and season ticket loan

Option to join social and sporting clubs, including football, netball, choir and cycling

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).