The Role of a Legal Project Manager

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Legal project managers are delivery specialists - they sit at the cross-roads between the client, the legal team, and other support functions (such as marketing, finance and pricing, L&D and IT). Their role is to help ensure that legal services are delivered in a way which meets (and preferably exceeds!) the client's cost, time and quality expectations - all the while enabling a law firm's/legal department’s commercial objectives, driving technology-enabled transformation, and maintaining the mental well-being of its lawyers. Legal project managers have a lot on their plate - it's a good thing that they're organised!
In this session, Peter Dombkins [ / peterdombkins ], Director, NewLaw, PwC Australia [www.pwc.com.au/] discussed how legal project managers make all the pieces fit together, with these specialists:
• Linda-Rose Daya [ / linda-rose-daya-4717ab10 ], Head of Legal Project Management and Design, Gilbert + Tobin [www.gtlaw.com.au/]
• Liz Fernando [ / liz-fernando-59a41063 ], Head of Legal Project Management, Allens [www.allens.com...]
• Joanne Rees [ / joannerees ], CEO, AllyGroup [www.allygroup....]
• Kerryn Underwood [ / kerryn-underwood-336b5439 ], Head of Legal Project Management, King & Wood Mallesons [www.kwm.com/gl...]
This session was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022.
If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here [www.cli.collaw...].
If you would prefer to listen rather than watch this episode, you’ll find the podcast in our The Legalpreneurs Sandbox podcast series here [www.cli.collaw...].
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