Thomas McDermott is a highly experienced and solution-oriented manager with over 20 years of leadership in delivering strategic transformation across legal, digital, and professional services sectors. With deep expertise in Project Management Office (PMO) design and governance, Thomas has successfully led complex legal programs, operational change initiatives, and cross-functional portfolios that support firm-wide strategic objectives and regulatory compliance. In his role at ALG, Thomas oversees the firm’s legal project management function, driving excellence in service delivery, client engagement, and internal operations. He is instrumental in embedding project and portfolio management disciplines across practice groups, enabling greater transparency, accountability, and value creation in legal service delivery.

Thomas’s career spans senior roles where he has led in enterprise-wide programmes, managed strategic accounts, and built high-performing teams. His ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels has earned him a reputation for delivering measurable outcomes, fostering stakeholder alignment, and enabling sustainable change.  His ongoing professional interests include PMO maturity, legal operations, and change leadership within regulated and service-driven industries. Thomas brings a pragmatic, strategic mindset to leadership, with a focus on collaboration, and continuous improvement across legal and professional services delivery.

Areas of Expertise

ALG Solutions