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Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

Fenwick & West LLP. Aug 20,2021 Apr 15,2021 Location USA New York City NY
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Law Firm

Legal Staff

Litigation - General (consumer)

Min 5 yrs required

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Senior Litigation Project Manager The candidate will lead and communicate the process and responsibilities of large and complex projects and litigations; drive and enforce standardization of project activities and deliverables. Will guide and support partners and lead associates in defining matter scope and project approach, determining staffing and managing workstreams, and tracking and managing changes. Capture legal requirements and explicit and implicit client requirements/preferences and design project approach accordingly; enforce process and project protocol. Plan and organize streamlined and cost-effective support model, and engage and direct paralegals, litigation support, and other staff on project activities. Propose solutions to manage expectations and manage scope throughout project delivery and enforce solutions and project decisions. Prepare internal team and client status reports and provide timely updates to client team partners on potential issues identified; follow up with stakeholders to ensure potential issues are addressed. Lead on matter review process for key matters and establish practice area best practices through discussions with partners and review of lessons learned; evangelize and apply best practices to future projects and support refinement. Identify future needs/opportunities for new service delivery and lead analysis and design workshops; work with senior attorney team members on implementing new ways of working and organizing projects on client teams. Promote, manage, and deliver the continuous improvement of project activities and delivery. Establish and maintain repository of project forms and templates and enforce use as appropriate on applicable matters. Monitor and report on costs and fees on an ongoing basis on all large projects in process and assist with budget revisions, tracking and guidance. Proactively drive any necessary communications with client and/or project team regarding budget adjustments. Support creation and maintenance of budgeting procedures for select clients. The ability to lead complex litigations and departmental projects, manage a diverse set of stakeholders and cross-functional teams, and manage multiple/competing deadlines is a plus. Strong ability to engage directly with leadership on strategy and be able to pivot to granular detail within working teams is desired. Ability to effectively convey solutions to teams and related support personnel, explaining results within a legal project management framework and achieving buy-in from matter teams is preferred. Ability to integrate and synthesize information from multiple teams and workstreams in order to analyze complex issues, mitigate risk, and solve problems is a plus. Should preferably have excellent organizational, time management and decision-making skills. Demonstrate sharp attention to detail in executing and reviewing work products to ensure the highest quality deliverables in the allotted timeframe is a plus. The ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion is desired. Possess highly developed organization, writing, analytical, presentation and communication skills. Knowledge of extranets or other collaborative project management tools, Visio, Excel, and financial systems and reports is preferred. Should preferably have 5+ years of program/project management in professional services industries. Experience working on legal, compliance, privacy and/or related projects is desired. Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Business, Management or related field. JD or MBA a plus.

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