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An exciting opportunity has become available for someone experienced in Legal Projects to join DLA Piper as a Legal Project Manager in any of our office locations- Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney.
The Legal Project Manager (LPM) is part of the Law& team which is client facing and acts as the business partner between the wider Business and Service Delivery team and our clients. The focus of the LPM team is to drive and implement significant change by focusing on delivery, process improvement and innovation, to increase efficiency and provide excellent client service on the most complex matters through effective legal project management. This is an exciting time to join the firm as developing more efficient ways of working lies at the heart of the firm's current strategy.
We would like to hear from you if you are driven by the opportunity to work in a client facing role that will lead project management activities across an international law firm.
Main duties and responsibilities
Key areas of responsibility will include:
- Providing Legal Project Management support as required
- Working alongside the lead Partner and core legal team to support on project delivery
- Coordination of work effort, scoping, pricing, planning, fee monitoring and reporting, status reporting, liaising with clients (where agreed), tracking scope changes, liaising with specialist departments
- Promoting the services of the Business and Service Delivery team as well as those of other Service Areas as part of a holistic solutions based approach
- Work with a variety of Legal Project Management tools to set up and track the status of each project
- Research working processes through discussions with fee earners
- Analysis of work product to identify any tasks that could be done by different/other resources
- Introducing new working efficiencies where appropriate and develop improved processes, tools and systems
- Roll out of improvements and solutions through coaching and training sessions
- Supporting fee-earners to ensure they have accurate information and support available to them
- Development of strong working relationships with other departments and teams including Finance, Marketing and Knowledge
About you
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Legal Project Manager / Analyst
- Having worked "client side" is an advantage but not essential
- Preferably experience of working in a large international organisation
- Analytical and strategic mind set
- Financially aware and numerate
- Strong computer skills and experience in using MS Office tools (in particular Word, Excel, Outlook; PowerPoint and Internet Explorer)
- Technology savvy - able to use various other IT tools and legal technology to support efficient working processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
You will come with:
- Exposure to professional services culture would be advantageous but not essential
- The ability to grasp tasks quickly and work autonomously
- Flexibility to adapt to different activities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Collegiate and team based approach
- Customer focussed with desire to improve working practices
- Strong communication skills
- An analytical and strategic mind set
- An ability to quickly prioritise between competing demands
- The ability to multi-task
- Maintaining poise and patience under pressure
- Proactivity at all times and ability to anticipate project requirements
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
At DLA Piper, we understand that inclusion is not a one-size-fits-all concept. We embrace and celebrate the range of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences that each individual brings to our firm. By fostering a culture that welcomes and appreciates all aspects of our individuality, we ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Our commitment to inclusion and positive social impact enables us to provide exceptional service to our clients and communities, while nurturing a unique and inclusive culture for all our people. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.
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Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.
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We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.
Pre-Engagement Screening
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers.
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