Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Law Firm

Los Angeles, CA

Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

No

CA - LOS ANGELES or SAN FRANCISCO Manager, Legal Project (LPM) - Client Services
Office California
Practice Area Firm
Date Posted Jan 01, 2024
Calendar Year Dec 31, 2025
Summary of Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Legal Project Manager will support the development and implementation of legal project management principles in a strategic manner throughout **Members Only** The Legal Project Manager will be expected to provide matter planning, process improvement, and strategic pricing support for targeted practice areas and clients throughout the Firm. The Legal Project Manager reports directly to the Associate Director for Legal Project Management within the Client Services department, and will work closely with the partners who oversee alternative fee arrangements and billing, as well as practice leaders.
The Legal Project Manager will act as a resource for lawyers and clients by providing training and matter-specific guidance in defining and scoping work plans, reviewing management of resources, and preparing, analyzing and monitoring budgets, and will serve as a liaison to the Billing & Collections Services and Practice Services departments. The Legal Project Manager will be expected to use legal project management best practices and build knowledge in specific practice areas and contribute to a repository of past work and templates. The Legal Project Manager will work to develop training and monitoring tools to utilize legal project management strategically throughout the Firm in a manner that is consistent with our client service focus.
Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Finance or other applicable area. MBA or JD preferred.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a project manager or related function in the legal services industry.
Advanced Excel skills.
Prior experience teaching and coaching project management principles preferred.
Project management certification preferred.
Experience working with data visualization and analytics programs a plus.

Jones Day offers competitive salaries and benefits to all employees. Compensation is determined upon the market in which the position is located, the responsibilities of the position, the experience and skills of the applicant, and other job-related factors. The starting pay scale for this position is $160,000 - $190,000.
Los Angeles Applicants: Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Francisco Applicants: Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.