Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

Law Firm

Philadelphia, PA

Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

Non-practicing Attorney

2-5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Legal Project Manager

Job Responsibilities:

The Legal Project Manager (LPM) at the law firm is tasked with enhancing legal practice management through process improvement and the integration of technology solutions. The LPM serves as an internal consultant, using a broad skill set to analyze existing workflows and translate business ideas into operational solutions. The responsibilities are divided into two main categories: consulting and project management & delivery.

Consulting:
- Collaborate with lawyers and business professionals to understand the law firm’s business needs and gather requirements.
- Optimize work processes, improve access to information, and leverage technology to deliver results.
- Manage cross-departmental efforts, including business requirements gathering, scope definition, system selection, and deployment of solutions.
- Educate cross-functional teams on their project roles and track task completion.
- Develop requirement documents, cost/benefit analyses, and workflow diagrams.
- Apply change management principles, participate in planning for training, and communicate for successful project outcomes.
- Help lawyers improve their use of technology to enhance legal services.
- Analyze existing systems to identify improvement opportunities and document current and desired state work processes.
- Develop and maintain relationships to build trust and seek opportunities to strengthen external client relationships.
- Produce case studies and other materials to demonstrate the value and impact of work on client service.

Project Management & Delivery:
- Assess and apply the appropriate project management framework (agile, waterfall, etc.) for each project.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and budget using defined methodologies, templates, and planning documents.
- Develop detailed project plans to track and report progress, adapting as projects evolve.
- Coordinate and lead project meetings with assigned resources.
- Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
- Report and escalate issues and risks to management or project sponsors with proposed remediation.
- Foster relationships with internal subject matter experts and third parties/vendors.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including charters, scorecards, communication plans, and status reports.
- Develop test plans and participate in quality assurance activities.
- Manage customer expectations and vendor relationships.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:

- A minimum of five years of experience as a consultant and two years as a project manager.
- A four-year college degree is required; a JD or MBA is a plus.
- Thorough understanding of both agile and waterfall project management principles; PMP certification is a plus.
- Previous law firm experience in lawyer-facing roles is required.
- Highly organized with strong time and task management skills.
- Understanding of knowledge management principles is a plus.
- Comfortable presenting information and responding to questions from attorneys, business professionals, and clients.
- Collaborative with flexibility and adaptability.
- Outgoing, personable, discrete, and capable of being client-facing, able to engender trust.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and planning skills.
- Results-oriented, striving for excellence.
- Proficient in commonly used Microsoft technologies.
- Able to periodically travel to regional offices.

Salary Information:

The text does not provide specific salary information for the Legal Project Manager position.