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Job Title
Legal Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Office Location
London
Department
Finance – Client Finance Operations
Working Hours
35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns and are piloting a hybrid working approach, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.
Role Overview
Our global, dynamic Legal Project Management team is looking for the right candidate to join our team to support the Corporate & Finance practice group.
Key Responsibilities
Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services. All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.
Build deep relationships with partners, lawyers and other business teams.
Efficient management of matters, including initial scoping, budgeting, and workstream planning, as well as on-going matter management, tracking and data analysis.
Develop a strong understanding of clients’ ways of working and build client relationships, ensuring LPM acts as a trusted adviser.
Identify opportunities for efficiency and innovation, both at the matter level and the LPM program level.
Liaise with other business teams (pricing / finance / IT / knowledge / marketing / business development / etc.) and vendors to support partners and their clients / matters.
Provide training and development on LPM methodology, tools, and techniques.
Drive and support the implementation, use and development of LPM best practices, tools, software.
Work within the practice group aligned LPM teams reporting directly to the Senior Legal Project Manager.
Skills & Experience
Qualifications
At least 2 years of experience as an LPM, with advanced knowledge of project management methodologies.
Prefer experience with transactional law.
Large law firm or professional services consultative experience is preferable.
Experience with scoping, budgeting, project planning, workflow management, and post-matter reviews.
Technical skills desired include proficiency in Excel, PowerBI (or comparable business intelligence software), HighQ (Collaborate), Smartsheet, SharePoint, Foundation Scoping, and Generative AI tools e.g. Copilot.
Deep knowledge of law firm financial and management metrics, and how day-to-day legal practice interacts with those metrics.
General Attributes
Ability to build relationships and networks internally and externally, at all levels within the firm.
High degree of influencing skills and ability to instill confidence in others of proposed LPM solutions.
Strong attention to detail, with highly developed organisational skills.
Be a self-starting go-getter, with an inquisitive mind, and a love for problem solving.
Strong written and verbal communications skills (writing and editing).
Work efficiently without direct supervision, with the ability to multi-task, and be flexible with changing priorities.
Equal Opportunities Employment & Agile Working Statement
It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.
Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business 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.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience as an LPM
- Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies
- Prefer experience with transactional law
- Experience with scoping, budgeting, project planning
- Technical skills in Excel, PowerBI, HighQ, Smartsheet
What We Do
Straight talking. Thinking around corners. Understanding and solving the problem before it becomes a problem. Performing as a team, no matter where we’re sitting. Delivering clear and practical advice that gets your job done. Our 2,600+ lawyers work together with you to solve the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centers around the world. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we help you stay on top of your risks and opportunities. A fast-changing and inter-connected world requires fresh thinking combined with proven experience. That's what we provide. Progress starts with ideas. And while imagination helps at every level, our legal solutions are aligned with your business strategy. Our experience in cross-border and emerging economies gives us the market perspective to be your global partner. We believe that when knowledge travels, opportunities arise. Our team has a wide range of backgrounds. Diversity of backgrounds and experience delivers a broader perspective. Perspectives which ultimately make for more rounded thinking and better answers for you. Giving back to communities and society is fundamental to good business. And, it’s part of our core. We are advocates of justice, equality, and opportunity.
