Location
10 Upper Bank St, Canary Wharf, London

Hours
Full Time - Hybrid working approach in line with business needs and company policy

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms in the world, with over 30 offices globally. We provide clients with the highest-quality legal advice combining global standards with local expertise. Our inclusive, team-based culture fosters rewarding and stimulating careers with opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow.

As a Legal Project Manager, you will join our market-leading, award-winning Legal Project Management team, integral to shaping a rapidly evolving area of law essential to the firm's growth strategy. You will be embedded within priority Client relationship teams and Global Product Groups (GPGs), working on complex legal matters and deals.

Your role will involve tracking workstreams, managing budgets and resourcing, integrating innovative solutions, and bringing new ideas to a rapidly changing legal market. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including lawyers, partners, legal tech advisors, business development, and other internal stakeholders to deliver excellent legal advice and successfully conclude matters.

You will support partners on complex matters, driving and implementing outstanding project management. Responsibilities include preparing project initiation documentation, tracking progress, dissecting problems with analytical approaches, influencing stakeholders, managing planning and execution, identifying and mitigating risks, monitoring budgets, advising on legal technology tools, delegating tasks to Legal Project Analysts, delivering presentations and workshops, and representing Clifford Chance directly with clients, including working from client sites as required.

This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in the legal sector and to contribute to a critical area of the Firm's strategy.

Experience
Background in project management or legal operations, ideally within professional services or complex matrix environments, or experience as a lawyer with matter management exposure. Project management qualifications or industry certifications are desirable but not essential, as support for obtaining these is provided.

About you
Strong collaboration, influencing, and internal networking skills are essential to make an impact. You should be able to develop sustainable relationships, understand stakeholder needs, and demonstrate influencing skills to deliver business objectives. Adaptability, analytical thinking, and excellent communication skills, including explaining complex concepts to senior stakeholders, are key.

You will be proactive in identifying issues and pragmatic in providing solutions, comfortable working across multiple projects and teams, and able to work independently when required.

Qualifications
No mandatory qualifications are required; however, a project management certification is advantageous. Clifford Chance supports continuous professional development through formal training, coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job learning.