About Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland represents the combination of two firms with a shared culture, values and commitment to client service excellence. We are each known for our commercial awareness and industry knowledge and for providing innovative and tailored solutions for every client. 

As a full service law practice, we act for the public and private sector across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the US providing legal advice to clients across the Company Commercial, Employment, Labour & Pensions, Litigation and Dispute Management, and Real Estate practices. 

With 74 offices across 35 countries worldwide, we have become one of the largest law practices in the world and a great place to work and develop your career.

The Role

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join our Onboarding & Global Management team. This role will spearhead the development of our “Process Systems People” approach to improve the way we deliver our service to key clients. It will work with the business to drive through implementation using rigorous project management techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with client partners to onboard new global client relationships
• Providing leadership and support of the firm’s initiatives.
• Leading multiple legal and business projects simultaneously focusing on clients
• Helping develop the project management team which focusses specifically on providing an outstanding experience of the firm for its largest multijurisdictional clients
• Focus on working with partners and lawyers to develop a best practice approach to scoping, pricing and project management of legal matters that can be adapted to practice area needs within a consistent overall framework
• Identifying appropriate team members considering issues such as capacity, experience required; client service continuity and impact on profitability
• Identifying stakeholders and establishing a communication plan
• Setting protocols and briefing team members
• Scoping and designing MI
• Providing regular and accurate reporting of project progress, deliverables and anticipated/actual benefits
• Helping to create a culture of continuous improvement and ensure project success is celebrated with the team and appropriately recognised

Diversity and Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, we recognise that having diverse talent across our business brings many benefits, and we are committed to accessing a wide range of views and thinking in all that we do. A culture of inclusion, where each person feels able to be their true self at work and reach their full potential is key. We recognise that bringing together the perspectives of individuals of all backgrounds, life experiences, preferences and beliefs is critical if we are to serve our global client base, people and communities as a leading global legal practice.