Contract Legal Project Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking team on a new project. This is a chance to work with a leading firm that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in delivery. We are ideally looking to speak to candidates in a commutable distance to our London office as full time office attendance is required.

This role is offered as an initial 3–6 month contract, with the potential for extension, and will be paid on a day rate via an Umbrella company.

We are also open to speaking with Contract Legal Project Managers based in London, so if you have strong project management skills and thrive in a fast-paced setting, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop matter plans, scopes, timelines, budgets and pricing assumptions with instructing lawyers and clients.
• Manage matters, projects and portfolios to deliver to scope, time and budget; monitor progress, manage risks/issues and control scope changes.
• Coordinate stakeholders (clients, partners, lawyers, paralegals and business services) and run effective governance routines.
• Prepare proposals and support bids where Legal Project Management is core to successful service delivery.
• Establish and apply consistent LPM methods, templates and tooling across matters.
• Produce regular status reporting, dashboards and post‑matter reviews; capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan and manage resourcing for high‑volume programs (e.g., paralegal teams), including onboarding, work allocation and quality assurance.
• Champion and help embed legal technology and process improvement; support change management and adoption activities.
• Contribute to LPM capability building (training, coaching and share best practice) across the firm.

Skills & Experience

• Project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP, MSP/MoP) or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience delivering projects in legal/professional services, with exposure to litigation, corporate, real estate and remediation projects.
• Strong commercial awareness; confident engaging senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
• Proficiency with project/reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint) and matter reporting.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and large teams; able to prioritise and work at pace.
• Practical knowledge of legal process improvement, design thinking/legal design and alternative delivery strategies.
• Hands‑on familiarity with legal technology solutions (including AI‑enabled tools) and embedding change.
• Excellent communication skills; able to translate client needs into clear delivery plans and documentation.
• Degree‑level education; Law degree preferred but not essential.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022. 

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute. 

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com

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