Legal Project Manager
Job Title
Legal Project Manager
Job Responsibilities
The Legal Project Manager is responsible for maximizing results and increasing profitability for practice groups through various financial and management activities. Key duties include:
- Preparing financial information for assigned practice groups, examining accounting and financial records to ensure data accuracy, and developing reports on monthly performance.
- Regularly meeting with Practice Group Leaders, financial personnel, and practice group directors to review and discuss results and maintain positive financial control.
- Providing technical expertise in preparing reports and summaries, creating and maintaining templates, analysis, cost findings, and management briefings.
- Analyzing and reporting practice group and firm metrics, comparing financial and operational performance against internal and external benchmarks, and identifying trends in financial performance to provide recommendations for improvement.
- Understanding law firm economics and the firm's financial system and related financial tools to train partners, attorneys, and practice groups on law firm economics and the Firm’s Matter Management methodologies.
- Performing annual budgeting analysis and prospective modeling to predict period-end performance and determine the impact of proposed initiatives.
- Assisting Service Delivery leadership in coordinating tasks with analyst-level resources and providing direction and work product review as needed.
- Assisting in developing strategic plans and ensuring that the strategic planning process stays on track.
- Undertaking special projects in support of the Firm's strategic initiatives.
- Collaborating with Business Intelligence and IT on the development of client-level and matter-level progress reports.
- Actively seeking opportunities to improve processes, create efficiency, and automate tasks.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Desired Skills
- Proven ability to synthesize and analyze financial data and prepare reports to assist in making project management and pricing-related decisions and making risk assessments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to successfully consult, collaborate and inspire confidence and trust with the firm’s senior partners, lawyer-leaders, and staff leaders.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-level priorities in a fast-paced changing environment to successful conclusion in a timely manner.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office suite applications, specifically MS Excel and spreadsheet/database applications.
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
Education and Experience Information
Minimum Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
Certificates
- Project management certification (., PMP, PRINCE2, etc.) preferred.
Minimum Years of Experience
- 6 years of financial analysis, accounting, or business analysis experience, preferably in a professional services environment.
Essential Job Expectations
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
- Foster positive work relationships.
- Comply with all firm policies and practices.
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and meetings as needed.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Perform all other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.
Physical Demands
- Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
- Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Work Environment
- The position offers a hybrid work schedule, combining remote and in-office work. The arrangement is determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified at the firm’s discretion in the future.
Salary Information
- The firm's expected hiring range for this position is $110,666 – $175,962 per year, depending on the candidate’s geographic market location.
- Compensation is also dependent on factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications.
- A comprehensive package of benefits is offered, including medical/dental/vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan.
Application Process
- Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.
Accommodation
- Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process.
Disclaimer
- The job description provides a concise statement of the work elements and organizes the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all elements of the work performed by individuals in this classification, nor serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions.
- The job duties, requirements, and expectations may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time, and this job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
- Law firm is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
