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About the Role

This Senior Manager role is a key part of the Firm’s strategy to support a stronger business, increase profitability and demonstrate operational efficiency. The role is part of the Firm’s global Legal Project Management (LPM) team, focusing on legal project management from advice to delivery of the full project/matter lifecycle. The candidate will influence and help grow the LPM capability and may have line management responsibility.

Responsibilities

Build out the LPM capability and pipeline of work, influencing Partners and lawyers to adopt LPM on their matters.
Operational management and co-delivery of legal projects/matters by arranging Kick-Off Meetings, Project Team Meetings and Steering Meetings.
Define and validate project scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, assumptions and dependencies.
Manage project finances/budgets, track progress, and escalate changes in scope, time, and/or budget.
Implement effective risk and issue identification and management strategies.
Lead post project review and Lessons Learned workshops.
Use appropriate project management tools and techniques, including drafting project-related documents and artefacts.
Implement and ensure effective communication strategies, acting as the interface to project specific stakeholders.
Provide LPM guidance on best practices, tools, techniques, roles and responsibilities.
Collaborate with legal teams to identify cost-effective resources and draft/submit budget proposals.
Track and analyse actual project costs against budget and address variances.
Build relationships and foster a collaborative approach between project workstreams.
Contribute to continuous improvement of the LPM Team’s processes, including methodology, governance, training, and change management.
Manage concurrent projects and client portfolios with emphasis on legal operations, disputes and transactional projects.
Manage Firm’s strategic client innovation initiatives.
Line management of junior team members, as required.
Support LPM leadership with LPM collateral for bids, tenders and pitches.
Contribute to the development and delivery of LPM training content for Firm lawyers and Clients.
Identify opportunities to cross-sell LPM services.
Act as a key contact point for Partners and senior stakeholders for LPM globally.
Present on relevant topics at Senior Leadership meetings and Client meetings.

Requirements

Demonstrable project management capabilities, preferably gained in a professional services environment.
Experience of understanding and assessing business and change management needs.
Experience of delivering complex projects across multiple business functions, teams, geographies/jurisdictions and industries.
Experience of defining scope and identifying the most appropriate project delivery approach in collaboration with lawyers, stakeholders, and clients.
Experience of working directly with legal teams and clients on significant matters.
Liaise with partners and senior lawyers on the progress, profitability, and efficiency of matters and clients.
Ability to work with limited supervision to effectively build relationships and manage project delivery.
Add value to the organisation by contributing to the roll out of LPM best practices, tools, and techniques.
Experience of Legal Project Management required.
Significant experience of managing project teams and supporting complex, multi-jurisdictional matters in a dedicated project management capacity.
Experience of working with global legal teams.
Experience of change management.
Proficiency in extranets, online data rooms, collaboration tools, legal tech and SharePoint sites.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Project and Power BI.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities with “can do” attitude, work cross-functionally, and meet tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to interact at all levels including with senior business stakeholders to negotiate and persuade.
Understanding of law firm financial and performance metrics.
Ability to analyse financial reports of varying levels of complexity, providing financial analysis with a focus on delivering value to clients.
Problem solver.
Willing to challenge and question assumptions.
Ability to work well under pressure and manage/prioritise workload.
Advanced organizational and time management skills.
A project leader.
Flexible and resilient with ability to change and adapt in a fast moving, detail oriented environment.
Sensitivity to cultural differences across project teams.
Formal project management qualification essential, for example APMQ or PMP.
5+ years relevant work experience including client facing roles.
Must have signed terms of business with the firm before submitting candidates (for agencies).

Skills

Legal Project Management
Project Management
Change Management
Financial Analysis
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation
Persuasion
Organizational Skills
Time Management
Lean Principles
Innovation
Business Process Mapping
Extranets
Online Data Rooms
Collaboration Tools
Legal Tech
SharePoint
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Project, Power BI)

Location

Office (4 days per week)

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Manager
5+ years relevant work experience

Education Level

Graduate level (Law Degree or other relevant Post Graduate Degree an advantage)
Formal project management qualification essential (APMQ or PMP)

Benefits

Private medical insurance
Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
Yearly wellbeing fund
Income protection
Life insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Private GP services
Travel insurance
Dental coverage
Cycle to work
Holiday purchase

About the Company

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide.
With a long history as an international firm, we are well-positioned to help clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may arise.
Operating across six continents and working in virtually every country, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality, full-service practice that competes at the top of the market.
We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in key financial markets and our expertise in handling complex cross-border work.
Our global network of offices and the interconnectedness of our Firm attract and retain significant cross-border work.
Our lawyers and Business Services professionals are globally minded, enterprising, and committed to excellence.

Equal Opportunity

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace.
It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.