Senior Legal Project Manager

Senior Legal Project Manager—Perkins Coie Perkins Coie is searching for a Senior Legal Project Manager (Senior LPM) to join its growing Legal Project Management (LPM) team. The LPM team cultivates high performance anchored by integrity and empathy and is motivated to foster growth, empower others, and strengthen client delivery. The Senior Legal Project Manager will support some of the firm’s largest clients and matters, ensuring successful implementation of key projects that drive efficiency, quality, profitability, competitive position, and client value. The role interacts with legal and business professionals, upholds the firm’s image by maintaining positive contact, and reports to an LPM management team member. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Assist client engagement or legal teams and practice groups with the delivery of legal services for complex, high‑profile client engagements employing project management methods and tools. Provide training and consultation for the LPM team on portfolio and matter budgeting, financial data analysis and technology. Work closely with LPM Management to improve and enhance the LPM team support and offerings for attorneys and clients, and develop training content. Provide project management oversight, principles, methodologies, and tools for internal and client‑facing projects with limited complexity. Manage assigned projects and associated activities to ensure resources produce planned deliverables on time, within scope and budget. Organize project teams into work groups and work closely with relationship attorneys to support and guide the team in achieving business goals and delivering on time and on budget. Monitor the project scope management process to keep stakeholders apprised of scope change requests and impacts. Collaborate with team resources to plan custom solutions and oversee the design, planning for and implementation of client‑facing technical or process solutions. Follow policies, procedures and documentation created for the LPM department. Manage multiple projects concurrently. Perform other duties, as assigned. KEY SKILLS Superior analytical skills and strong financial capabilities. Experience with database tools and financial information reporting tools. Computer proficiency with advanced MS Office skills. Capacity to learn new technology, tools, and platforms. Aptitude to make difficult and complex independent decisions. Attention to accuracy and precision in all tasks. Consistent delivery of high‑quality work by thoroughly reviewing and verifying information. Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills, recordkeeping, data collection, and system information. Ability to compile and analyze data and furnish concise, detailed written reports. 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 changing environments, 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 produce professional documents and prepare presentation media for audiences. SharePoint, Visio, MS Project, SQL, and Microsoft SharePoint experience. Ability to apply theoretical and logical approaches to problem‑solving. Highly numerate, methodical and meticulous approach to work. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Minimum 5 years in a law firm, or equivalent experience in a professional services company or legal environment. Minimum 5 years of formal project management experience preferred or equivalent work experience. PMP, JD or MBA preferred. Solid understanding of project estimation and management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle. At least 3 years of financial professional experience. Experience working with and leading multidisciplinary teams. Benefits : Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, accrued paid time off starting at 20 days annually, personal medical and parental leave, up to 10 paid holidays, and family care benefits. Compensation ranges vary by location: Illinois $166,870‑$266,830 annually; Colorado $158,120‑$252,830 annually; LosAngeles $184,140‑$294,860 annually; NewYork $184,740‑$293,370 annually; SanFrancisco $201,820‑$322,710 annually; SanDiego $181,800‑$290,700 annually; WashingtonState $166,790‑$266,700 annually; Washington,D.C. $180,130‑$288,040 annually. Perkins Coie is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination. #J-18808-Ljbffr