Project Manager (m/f/x) for legal mandates Freshfields

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Supervision and management of demanding projects in all areas of our legal consulting activities
• Project management and coordination, especially within our operational business in the areas of task management, reporting, quality management, preparation of decision templates, documentation as well as research and preparation of specialist topics for our clients
• Establishment of project management structures and implementation of project management standards
• Process analysis and optimisation as well as implementation of measures and transformation initiatives
• Ad-hoc support for our clients as well as internal project stakeholders (contact person and coach)

Your Profile

• University degree in economics, law, engineering, or project management completed with merit or above
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in the industrial or service sector, or management consultancy with experience in project management, ideally handling international large-scale projects
• Specialisation in the areas of program and project management, strategy/business development, lean management, agile/scrum, process optimisation and/or organisational design
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Proven interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective and constructive working relationships
• Strong communication skills, pro-activity and proven client orientation
• Professional fluency in German and English (written and spoken)
• Computer literate with practical experience in Microsoft applications (especially Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), ideally basic coding skills and IT project experience

Our Offer

• The opportunity to work in an international environment with locations in Germany, the UK and Hong Kong (e.g. collaboration with mandate teams of all practice groups at various locations)
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee events and activities
• Corporate benefits
   

We are looking forward to your application (cover letter, CV in English and relevant credentials, including the transcript of records and the applicable grading system) with you Talent Rocket profile!