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Perkins Coie · 3 weeks ago

Legal Project Manager

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $235K/yr

5+ years exp

Perkins Coie is searching for a Legal Project Manager who plays an important role in advancing the Firm’s approach to the delivery of legal services. The LPM will support client-facing engagements, ensuring successful implementation of projects while collaborating with legal and business professionals.

Information TechnologyInsuranceIntellectual PropertyLegalReal Estate

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Assist legal teams and practice groups with the delivery of legal services for complex, high-profile client engagements employing project management methods and tools

Provide project management oversight, principles, methodologies and tools as defined by legal teams and practice groups for internal and client-facing projects with limited complexity

Manage assigned projects and associated activities to ensure resources are channeled to produce planned deliverables on time and within scope and budget

Organize project teams into work groups and work closely with relationship attorneys to support and guide the entire project team in their effort to achieve business goals and produce deliverables within the specified time frames and on budget

Monitor the project scope management process to ensure key stakeholders are apprised of scope change requests and impact to project

Collaborate with team resources to plan for custom solutions and oversee the design, plan and implementation for client-facing technical or process solutions

Follow policies, procedures and documentation created for the Pricing and Legal Project Management departments

Manage multiple projects concurrently

Train legal teams and clients on the implementation and fundamentals of LPM

Perform other duties, as assigned

Be present at work during regularly scheduled working hours and as needed, consistent with the Firm’s attendance expectations

Qualification

Legal Operations ExperienceMS Office ProficiencyProject ManagementPMP CertificationSharePoint KnowledgeVisio KnowledgeMS Project KnowledgeCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsFacilitation SkillsDecision-Making SkillsAdaptabilityTeam Leadership

Required

Experience in a similar role either at a professional services company or in a legal environment

Minimum 5 years of law firm or legal operations experience required

Computer proficient with advanced skills in MS Office

Capacity to learn new technology, tools and platforms

Aptitude to make difficult and complex independent decisions

Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills, including recordkeeping, data collection and system information

Ability to compile and analyze data, and furnish concise, detailed information in written report format

Excellent facilitation skills to lead meetings, conduct effective briefings and presentations, and develop consensus, both internally and externally

Strong ability to lead, think creatively, proactively adapt to a changing environment, act decisively, and motivate, develop, inspire and empower others

Ability to plan, organize, direct, implement and evaluate processes to lead people and manage resources to achieve desired results

Aptitude to create an open environment conducive to freely sharing information and ideas

Capability to use many software programs to provide professional documents and prepare presentation media audiences