Senior Legal Project Manager*in (m/w/d) - Frankfurt

CLIFFORD CHANCE Partnerschaft mbB • Other • Frankfurt am Main • 7h ago

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise. Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That's why we're so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work. You'll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they've reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that's possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you'll find across all of our teams. Whichever area of the business you join, you'll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Clifford Chance is the world's largest fully integrated law firm committed to leadership and innovation in legal service. We are global market leaders in all major areas of legal advice, and a significant element of our strategy is to attract and retain the best people by investing in, developing, and nurturing our talent. Clifford Chance is committed to delivering our Clients' best-in-class legal services. We recognise that achieving this relates to the quality of our legal advice and how we provide our advice to Clients, which is why efficient and effective service delivery is critical to our strategy. We apply innovative technology, embed a culture of continuous improvement, and deploy efficient resources to improve outcomes for our Clients and the firm.

We are looking for a Senior Legal Project Manager (m/f/d) to join our international Legal Project Management team at our Frankfurt office at the earliest opportunity.

You are an integral part of the core European team for our most important cross-border mandates and will support our legal teams with planning, implementation and follow-up activities
You will be part of an international team and you will deal with people from across the Clifford Chance global network
You will ensure regular communication between clients and the matter team
You will use our Legal Tech tools and processes and recommend them to clients to optimise project management and implementation
You will coordinate the activities between partners, lawyers and other groups/teams, making optimal use of our tools, processes and products and ensuring clients get the best all-round support from our team (e.g. on pricing / Legal Tech issues)
You will help with matter budget planning and monitoring
You will be responsible for effective short, medium and long-term project planning and implementation
You will be responsible for matter and project reporting and for planning, coordinating and preparing meetings

Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferably law or business administration)
Completion of a project management programme followed by a certificate may be an advantage
Several years' experience in project management or the legal sector, ideally with a professional services or law firm
Good soft skills, a confident approach, communication skills and client focus (internal and external clients), flexibility and commitment
Good teamwork and networking skills
Good understanding of legal and commercial issues
You take an analytical, precise and structured approach
Very good command of English, preferable very good/good command of German, excellent Office skills (especially Excel) and ideally some experience with project management tools

Legal Project Management is one of the fastest growing areas in the legal sector and provides outstanding career opportunities. We are proud to have been recognised globally as "Best Innovative LPM Law Firm 2023". The award reflects our ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence in legal project management. The role is particularly varied and combines communication, coordination, planning and legal tech. You will be joining a talented, motivated and friendly team in an international environment working on exciting and challenging cross-border projects. We offer an attractive salary and outstanding training opportunities.

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