Legal Project Manager - NYC
Fawkes IDM, United States

A law firm is targeting a full-time Legal Project Manager to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with client teams to support the efficient management of engagements throughout the full matter lifecycle and identify opportunities to improve our service delivery through alternative uses of people, processes, and technology.
• Act as a subject matter expert for a range of topics, including project planning, fee estimating and budget preparation, fee and scope management, reporting, outside counsel guideline compliance, and project management technology.
• Support the implementation, use, and further development of legal project management and knowledge management tools and resources (e.g., Clocktimizer, viGlobal, Kira, Intapp, etc.) and help to integrate legal project management techniques into the culture of the firm.
• Contribute to the development of legal project management methodologies and tools by collaborating with colleagues within the firm, clients, and vendors.
• Facilitate a culture of continuous improvement through strong team interactions, being comfortable accepting and providing constructive feedback, and a personal commitment to quality, innovation, and follow through.

Requirements

• 3+ years of project management experience within a professional services, consulting, corporate legal department, or other legal services environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• A record of implementing pragmatic, creative, and effective solutions to achieve measurable results with a particular emphasis on client satisfaction, financial performance, and administrative compliance.
• Experience using and training others to use formal project management and process improvement tools and techniques.
• Experience with project management technology, including document management systems, project extranets, databases, collaboration portals, SharePoint, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate with a cross-functional team of clients, senior partners, junior team members, business professional staff, other outside counsel, and vendors.

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