Project Manager - Legal Sector

Summary: The role of Project Manager in the Legal Sector involves overseeing a portfolio of business and technology change initiatives for a well-established Legal/Professional Services organization in the City of London. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in project management within the legal sector and be adept at navigating structured, stakeholder-heavy environments. This contract position offers a competitive daily rate and a hybrid working arrangement. The focus is on delivering projects on time, within scope and budget, while managing various stakeholders and documentation processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-end delivery of projects across Legal/Professional Services environments
• Ownership of project plans, RAID, governance, budgets and reporting
• Working closely with Partners, Legal teams, IT and senior stakeholders
• Managing third-party suppliers and internal delivery teams
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, to scope and budget
• Producing clear status reporting and governance documentation

Key Skills:

• Proven Project Management experience within the Legal sector (essential)
• Strong delivery background across business change/IT-enabled projects
• Excellent stakeholder management skills (senior stakeholders, Partners, vendors)
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, professional environments
• Strong documentation, governance and reporting capability
• Prince2/Agile/MSP certification beneficial

Salary (Rate): £750 daily

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Legal

Detailed Description From Employer:

Project Manager - Legal Sector

Contract | £650-£750 per day (Outside IR35) | City of London/Hybrid

We're working with a well-established Legal/Professional Services organisation based in the City of London, who are looking to engage an experienced Project Manager on a contract basis to support a portfolio of business and technology change initiatives.

This role is ideal for a hands-on Project Manager with strong Legal sector experience, used to operating in structured, stakeholder-heavy environments.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of projects across Legal/Professional Services environments

• Ownership of project plans, RAID, governance, budgets and reporting

• Working closely with Partners, Legal teams, IT and senior stakeholders

• Managing third-party suppliers and internal delivery teams

• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, to scope and budget

• Producing clear status reporting and governance documentation

Key Requirements

• Proven Project Management experience within the Legal sector (essential)

• Strong delivery background across business change/IT-enabled projects

• Excellent stakeholder management skills (senior stakeholders, Partners, vendors)

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, professional environments

• Strong documentation, governance and reporting capability

• Prince2/Agile/MSP certification beneficial

Project Manager - Legal Sector