The role:

We are looking for a Legal Project Manager to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

We're looking for someone to own how we deliver complex client matters. As a fee-earning legal project manager, you'll work across our five international practice groups. You'll champion the use of our Global Service Excellence Standard and coach others on how to use it effectively. You'll be employed by Simmons & Simmons Solutions Limited and will work with teams across our international legal services network.

About the Service Excellence Team

The Service Excellence Team delivers Simmons' Service Excellence Standard. We use this to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of our client service delivery.

Service Excellence works closely with our legal engineers to deliver legal work more efficiently. We support the Managing Partner and International Executive Committee in the efficient and effective delivery of the firm's strategy to deliver premium work for our clients and to optimise fee earner performance.

Our main objectives are to ensure we exceed clients' expectations and to always deliver value for money.

What will you do:

• Apply Project Management best practice to the most complex matters.
• Set matters up for success from initial scoping, planning, delivery, mobilisation to lessons learnt.
• Assure our clients and lead matter partner that we are delivering to quality, on time and on budget.
• Co-ordinate project management activity across matters.
• Control and monitor matters.
• Communicate with clients and key stakeholders in real time and accurately.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Identify opportunities and challenges from an early stage.
• Demonstrate value and financial savings in effective matter delivery.
• Work with fee earners to deliver complex legal mattes using the Service Excellence Standard based on best practice project management.
• Collaborate with the Head of Service Excellence to maintain a high reputation for delivery across the firm.
• Build a credible relationship with Partners across the firm on the use of the Service Excellence Standard.
• Coach fee earners in applying the Service Excellence Standard.
• Collaborate with our Marketing & Business Development team to identify opportunities.

What we are looking for:

We're looking for a qualified project manager with previous experience in professional services or law - but we'll consider applications from any industry. Our new legal project manager will have a direct impact on improving service quality in Simmons - so you must be confident, an excellent relationship builder and have great communication and presentation skills.

• A Project management professional accreditation (or can show you're working towards one).
• A degree level qualification.
• Consulting, coaching and advisory skills.
• Excellent client facing skills - someone who can build great relationships.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Competent with all Microsoft office software.
• An interest an aptitude for new and developing technology.
• Good analytical skills and can produce engaging, concise, and timely management information.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• The ability to empathise with fee earners while providing clear project management advice.
• Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and inclusive team.
• Ability to influence and strong personal presence.
• Ability to deal with uncertainty.
• Experience of project management of client-facing, complex matters in a professional services firm or leading international firm or in-house legal function.

Here at Simmons & Simmons:

We believe our people define us. Our working environment is genuinely collegiate with a supportive atmosphere and team ethos - we have a reputation for being a friendly culture which we are very proud of. An inclusive and diverse culture, our innovative approach and being truly international are just a few more things that make us, us.

• Competitive Offer Package including bonus's dependant on role/level, private medical insurance & pension contribution to name a few.
• Dress 'for your day' Code.
• Hybrid working approach of 2 days a week required in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.
• A wide range of international offices including: Hong Kong; Dubai; Tokyo; Dublin; Milan; Bristol; Madrid; Singapore.
• All offices have their own artwork collections - with a Damien Hurst and a Tracey Emin in the London office. We have a long standing history in supporting the art community especially up and coming artists.
• The creation of Simmons & Simmons Solutions - bringing together the best legal advice from our established legal teams with non-traditional capabilities that enhance, expand and differentiate the Simmons offering.
• We were ranked as a Times Top 50 Employer for Women and Top 30 Employer for Working Families in 2020.
• We have Social and Sport Committees contributing to Xmas & Summer parties, end of month social and various sporting events.
• We also have a range of Diversity Network Groups including LGBT+, Emerge (Race & Ethnicity) and The Number One Club (Women's network) who have organised various talks and events firmwide.

If you are interested in finding out more about this position then please contact the Recruitment Team with any questions. To apply for the role please click on the link at the bottom of the page/visit the career pages on our website, where there is also a detailed job description.