About the client and role

A leading private equity firm is looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager on to deliver a high-profile legal e-billings system implementation.

The role will focus on implementing a new eBilling and spend management system, ensuring process change, smooth integration with wider business systems, and effective adoption across the organisation.

In addition, the Project Manager will support further legal and compliance technology initiatives such as "Matter Management" systems as part of a wider transformation agenda.

This position is suited to a hands-on, delivery-focused Project Manager with strong experience in regulated environments and exposure to Legal, Compliance, Risk, or Finance domains.

This is an initial 6 month contract paying £700-£800 p/d.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a new legal eBilling system and spend management platform
• Implementation of Matter Management system for the legal department
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Compliance, Technology, and Procurement, as well as third-party vendors
• Build and maintain detailed project documentation, including plans, RAID logs, and status reporting in line with programme governance standards
• Facilitate requirements gathering, workshops, and testing phases to ensure successful implementation and user adoption
• Manage onboarding of external legal service providers and align billing practices to the new platform
• Oversee system integration of e-billing system with enterprise applications (e.g. finance/Oracle ERP systems) to ensure data accuracy and process efficiency
• Drive change management activities, including user communications, training, and embedding of new processes

What we are looking for in the candidate

• Strong track record in delivering legal or compliance systems implementations (e.g. eBilling, "Matter Management", Document Management, governance/risk systems, KYC platforms)
• Hands on Project Manager, skilled in managing SaaS vendor delivery alongside internal IT and operational business teams
• Practical knowledge of legal spend management and billing processes, ideally involving external counsel arrangements
• Familiarity with legal vendor technology platforms (e.g. Brightflag, Simple Legal, Legal Tracker) and integration with finance systems such as Coupa or Oracle are highly desirable

This client works on a hybrid basis of three days a week in the London office. This could be flexible for the right candidate.

Please note, due to the urgent nature of the role, candidates on more than one months' notice will not be considered for this position.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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