Legal Project Manager

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

These essential functions are primary job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation.

• Assist legal teams and practice groups with the delivery of legal services for complex high-profile client engagements employing project management methods and tools.
• Provide project management oversight principles methodologies and tools as defined by legal teams and practice groups for internal and client-facing projects with limited complexity.
• Manage assigned projects and associated activities to ensure resources are channeled to produce planned deliverables on time and within scope and budget.
• Organize project teams into work groups and work closely with relationship attorneys to support and guide the entire project team in their effort to achieve business goals and produce deliverables within the specified time frames and on budget.
• Monitor the project scope management process to ensure key stakeholders are apprised of scope change requests and impact to project.
• Collaborate with team resources to plan for custom solutions and oversee the design plan and implementation for client-facing technical or process solutions.
• Follow policies procedures and documentation created for the Pricing and Legal Project Management departments.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Train legal teams and clients on the implementation and fundamentals of LPM.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Be present at work during regularly scheduled working hours and as needed consistent with the Firms attendance expectations.

SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED

• Computer proficient with advanced skills in MS Office.
• Capacity to learn new technology tools and platforms.
• Aptitude to make difficult and complex independent decisions.
• Excellent organizational oral and written communication skills including recordkeeping data collection and system information. Ability to compile and analyze data and furnish concise detailed information in written report format.
• Excellent facilitation skills to lead meetings conduct effective briefings and presentations and develop consensus both internally and externally.
• Strong ability to lead think creatively proactively adapt to a changing environment act decisively and motivate develop inspire and empower others.
• Ability to plan organize direct implement and evaluate processes to lead people and manage resources to achieve desired results.
• Aptitude to create an open environment conducive to freely sharing information and ideas.
• Capability to use many software programs to provide professional documents and prepare presentation media audiences.

SPECIFIC SKILLS PREFERRED

• SharePoint Visio and MS Project knowledge.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in a similar role either at a professional services company or in a legal environment.
• Minimum three years of formal project management experience or equivalent work experience preferred.
• PMP JD or MBA preferred.
• Understanding of project estimation and management approaches tools and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Minimum 5 years of law firm or legal operations experience required.

At Perkins Coie we look for self-motivated individuals dedicated to providing value and superior service and who have a high degree of integrity and enthusiasm for their work. We have created a company culture based on collaboration devotion to serving our clients and mutual respect. Perkins Coie is committed to advancingdiversity and inclusionboth within the Firm and throughout our collective communities. Work with one of the100 Best Companies to Work Forand receive great health insurance tuition reimbursement and paid sabbaticals.

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus 401(k) plan medical dental and vision insuranceaccruedpaid time off plan starting at20 daysannually personal medical and parental leave up to 10 paid holidays and family care benefits. More informationregardingbenefits and programs may be foundhere.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records that reside in Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco counties will be considered for employment in accordance with the applicable Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

This position may be filled in the following location(s).The listed compensation range reflects the typical pay for this role though it is rare for new hires to receive an offer at the top of the range.Actual compensation may vary depending on experience skills market conditions and internal equity.

San Francisco Bay Area compensation range:$150280to $234670annually

Colorado compensation range: $117740to $183860 annually

Illinois compensation range: $124260 to $194040 annually

Los Angeles compensation range: $137120to $214110annually

San Diego compensation range: $135380 to $211390 annually

New York compensation range: $136620 to $213330 annually

Washingtonstate compensation range: $124200 to $193940 annually

range: $134140 to $209460 annually