Head of Legal Project Management
Bristol hybrid working available
Competitive Salary + excellent company benefits
A leading UK law firm is seeking a senior professional to lead its Legal Project Management function within the Transformation & Projects team. The role focuses on driving strategic delivery, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing client outcomes across complex legal matters. This position offers the opportunity to shape firm-wide practices and contribute to continuous improvement in legal service delivery.
Key Responsibilities of the Head of Legal Project Management
· Lead LPM strategy delivery - Define and implement a firm-wide Legal Project Management strategy aligned with business objectives and client needs. Establish clear performance measures and report on outcomes such as profitability, delivery and client satisfaction.
· Develop and manage team - Lead, coach and grow a team of Legal Project Managers and coordinators, ensuring capability, resilience and succession planning. Act as the senior escalation point for delivery and stakeholder challenges.
· Oversee complex matter delivery - Provide assurance on high-value and high-risk matters, ensuring effective scoping, resourcing, governance and lifecycle management. Support consistent and disciplined delivery across all stages of legal matters.
· Advise senior stakeholders - Act as a trusted adviser to partners and leadership on delivery models, pricing, resourcing and risk. Influence behavioural change to embed project management as a core discipline.
· Drive financial and operational performance - Collaborate with Finance and Pricing teams to support sustainable pricing models and improve matter economics. Use data and insight to inform decisions and enhance efficiency.
Skills & Attributes of the Head of Legal Project Management
· Extensive LPM leadership experience - Demonstrated experience in legal project management, legal operations or complex programme delivery within professional services. Strong understanding of legal service delivery and law firm dynamics.
· Proven team leadership capability - Experience building and leading high-performing teams, with a focus on development, performance management and succession planning.
· Strong stakeholder influence skills - Ability to engage credibly with partners, senior stakeholders and clients, managing expectations and driving positive outcomes.
· Advanced analytical and commercial acumen - Skilled in using data to inform decision-making, with a strong grasp of financial management and matter economics.
· Change and improvement mindset - Experience driving innovation, continuous improvement and adoption of new ways of working within a complex organisational environment.
Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.
Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and encourage applications from all ethnicities and welcome everyone regardless of social background, disability, gender identity, and orientation. Diversity benefits us all and challenges our assumptions.
Ref: BHJOB3543_6061