Senior Project Manager – Tech

The Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager - Tech to lead the delivery of complex, business-critical technology and transformation programmes within a leading law firm environment.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of managing large-scale technology implementations and upgrades, with particular expertise in practice management platforms including Aderant, Intapp and iManage. The role requires an individual capable of operating at both a strategic and delivery level, working closely with Partners, Business Services leaders, Technology teams, vendors and external consultants to ensure successful project outcomes.

The Senior Project Manager - Tech will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and achieve their intended business benefits.

Duties And Responsibilities Project and Programme Delivery

• Lead the planning and delivery of complex technology and business transformation projects.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, from business case development and initiation through to implementation, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, governance documentation and status reporting.
• Manage project budgets, resource plans and vendor relationships.
• Ensure effective risk identification, mitigation and escalation.
• Drive project execution whilst maintaining alignment with firm strategy and operational priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Technology, Risk, Finance, Knowledge, Operations and legal practice groups.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders including Partners, Practice Group Leaders and Business Services Directors.
• Facilitate steering committees, working groups and governance forums.
• Translate technical concepts into clear business language for non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate the gathering and analysis of user and business requirements and work with Technology teams to translate these into functional requirements
• Challenge constructively and influence stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Manage competing priorities and maintain stakeholder alignment throughout project delivery.

Technology Transformation

• Lead major technology deployments and upgrades relating to practice management systems and matter management solutions, AI rollouts, cloud migrations etc.
• Work closely with solution architects, business analysts and vendors to ensure business requirements are translated into effective technology solutions.
• Support data migration, testing, training and change management activities.

Governance and PMO

• Ensure compliance with agreed project management standards and methodologies.
• Produce high-quality reporting for executive sponsors and project boards.
• Develop and maintain programme governance structures.
• Track and report benefits realisation and business outcomes.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Significant project management experience, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Proven track record delivering complex enterprise technology projects.
• Experience managing projects with budgets exceeding £500k.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and implementation partners.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Desirable

• Strong expertise in one or more of Aderant, Intapp, iManage
• Comprehensive understanding of matter lifecycle management and processes, including client onboarding and conflicts management, time recording and billing, document and knowledge management
• Good understanding of Regulatory and compliance requirements within legal services

Personal Attributes

• Commercially minded and outcome focused.
• Highly organised and detail oriented.
• Credible and confident when working with Partners and senior executives.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Resilient and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and delivery focused.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, MSP or equivalent certification preferred

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About About Mishcon de Reya Group The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1400 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE. The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE , and MDRi (in Hong Kong). The Group also includes MDR Lab , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

In 2024, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.