Practice Group / Department:
Legal Project Management
Job Description
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with a deep commitment to our clients, their businesses and industries and our people. We are a trusted advisor to global and local organizations the world over, offering a broad range of legal services across key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.
With 7,000 people across 50 offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East, we work as one team to solve issues wherever they arise, no matter how complex they are.
For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com .
We are looking to recruit an experienced Legal Project Manager to join our growing Banking LPM capability. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience at a leading law firm and be interested in building strong relationships across our Banking team. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-value banking and finance matters, supporting our lawyers in delivering efficient and effective legal services to our clients.
The LPM team works closely with partners, fee earners and other Business Professionals to, amongst other things: provide better support for client engagements; assist with scoping and managing matters and client portfolios; drive efficiencies; and further develop the LPM toolkit.
You will be both business and client facing and will play a pivotal role in embedding LPM across our offices in EMEA. As well as being engaged on specific matters and providing internal style consultancy advice across the EMEA business, you will also support the development of the wider LPM team.
This role provides a great opportunity to drive change in the delivery of our legal services, work alongside our process and technology experts, and develop new and better ways of working.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage banking and finance legal projects, including due diligence, loan portfolio reviews, transfers/novations, and repapering
Develop project plans, process maps/workflows, timelines, and resource allocation strategies to meet delivery requirements
Monitor progress against key milestones and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, providing on-going updates to ensure that legal mandates meet Firm standards and client expectations
Collaborate closely with lawyers, clients, and counterparties to drive project execution
Act as the primary point of contact for project-related queries and updates
Facilitate effective communication between legal teams, clients, and third-parties
Implement and manage client and matter based internal and external reporting
Implement best practices for legal project execution, including risk management, reporting, and quality control
Identify areas for process improvement and proactively propose solutions
Proactively manage scope and design/deploy scope management plans
Track and monitor project budgets, ensuring financial performance aligns with forecasts and client expectations
Develop specific client matter project and portfolio documentation and reports, including reviewing and consolidating financial reporting and project metrics
Support pricing and fee structuring to maintain profitability while delivering value to clients
Generate regular financial reports, including cost analysis, budget variances, and revenue tracking
Identify opportunities for process efficiencies and cost savings across projects
Utilize legal technology tools, including contract management and workflow automation platforms, to streamline processes.
Support data analytics, tracking, and reporting to enhance project transparency and efficiency.
Liaise with clients, lawyers, pricing and business development professionals
Assist on other special projects as needed
Skills and Experience Required
Educated to a degree level
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