Senior Legal Project Manager – Litigation & Disputes

Senior Legal Project Manager – Litigation & Disputes

Location: London (Hybrid) Salary: Competitive + benefits

A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Legal Project Manager to support the delivery of complex litigation and dispute resolution matters with knowledge of Relativity/eDiscovery.

This role sits within the firm’s Legal Project Management function and works closely with partners, lawyers and business services teams to drive efficient delivery of high-value disputes. It is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Legal Project Manager with litigation and eDiscovery expertise to work on complex, high-profile matters while helping to shape best practice in legal service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of complex litigation matters from initiation through to completion

• Develop project plans, workstream trackers and governance structures to ensure matters are delivered on time and within budget

• Work with legal teams to develop matter budgets and monitor financial performance

• Produce regular fee reporting and financial analysis for partners and clients

• Provide guidance on eDiscovery strategy and workflows, including data collection, review and production processes

• Act as a key liaison between legal teams and external eDiscovery providers

• Facilitate matter progress meetings and ensure clear communication across all stakeholders

• Collaborate with Legal Technology, Finance and Pricing teams to improve delivery processes

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the development of LPM best practices

Experience Required

• Proven experience in Legal Project Management within a law firm environment

• Strong experience supporting litigation or dispute resolution matters

• Good working knowledge of eDiscovery processes and best practice

• Experience with Relativity or similar eDiscovery platforms

• Recognised Project Management or Legal Project Management qualification desirable not essential

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Excellent organisational and analytical skills

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid working model

• London-based role with flexibility depending on business need.

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About Brimstone Consulting: We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in the following areas: Forensic Accounting & Fraud - (AML/CTF, Investigation, CFE’s etc.); Legal and LegalTech (E-Discovery, Digital Forensics, EDRM); Big Data and Data Analytics- (MI/BI/CI); InfoSec and Cyber Crime; Audit; Accountancy and Finance; FinTech (Payments etc.); Risk - (Credit, Regulatory, Liquidity, Market, Analysts-SAS, SPSS etc.); Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT- (full SDLC- BA’s PM’s , Architects, Developers etc.);

Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients’ specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include dropbox.

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