LegalOps Project Manager

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Employment Type: Contract

About the role

Our client, an organisation based in Brussels, is looking for an experienced LegalOps Project Manager to join its legal function on a contract basis. The role focuses on improving how the legal team operates, bringing structure, process and delivery discipline to projects that make legal work more efficient, consistent and easier to manage.

You will plan and run legal operations projects from scoping through to delivery, working with lawyers, compliance, IT, finance and other business teams. Typical initiatives include process improvement, workflow design, contract management, matter and spend management, legal technology and reporting. You will define scope, set timelines, manage risks and keep stakeholders informed, so that projects are completed on time and deliver clear value to the legal team.

The role sits between legal expertise and operational delivery. The successful candidate will be comfortable translating legal needs into practical project plans, working with stakeholders at different levels and building a clear picture of progress, costs and outcomes.

Main responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver legal operations projects from initiation to closure
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and resource needs
• Work with legal and business stakeholders to capture requirements and agree priorities
• Map and improve legal processes, including workflows, templates and approval routes
• Support the selection, implementation and adoption of legal technology and tools
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change, and escalate where needed
• Track budgets, resourcing and project performance, and report progress to senior stakeholders
• Coordinate with external providers, such as law firms and technology vendors, where required
• Support legal reporting and data, including matter, contract and spend information
• Prepare clear project documentation, communications and training material for the legal team
• Promote good practice in project governance and continuous improvement across the legal function

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience in project management, ideally within a legal, compliance or professional services environment
• Experience of delivering process improvement or operational change projects
• Understanding of how in-house legal teams and legal workflows operate
• Strong planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with lawyers and non-lawyers
• Confident reporting on progress, risks and outcomes to senior stakeholders
• Fluent English
• Able to work in Brussels

Desirable

• Experience of legal operations or legal technology projects, such as contract lifecycle management or matter management tools
• A recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, PMP or Agile
• Knowledge of EU legal or regulatory environments
• Additional European language skills
• Previous experience of working on a contract basis

The offer

• Contract role as LegalOps Project Manager in Brussels
• Opportunity to shape how a legal function works day to day
• Work across legal, technology and business teams

This role suits a project manager who understands how legal teams work and enjoys turning complex processes into something simpler and more reliable. If you are looking for your next contract in Brussels, apply below.