Legal Project Manager (Remote; Open to All Dykema Locations)
About the position Dykema Gossett PLLC, a leading national law firm, is looking for a Legal Project Manager. The Legal Project Manager will help increase efficiency and our ability to deliver tangible financial and non-financial benefits with client teams. Relieves attorneys of certain non-legal activities. Researches and evaluates software products. Works with project team members and attorneys to analyze complex business problems, identifying software solutions. This is a fully remote position in association with any Dykema office location. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The purpose of this role is to help increase efficiency and provide exceptional client service with assistance to client teams with effective legal project management and support. Accelerates our ability to deliver tangible financial and non-financial benefits with client teams and key and to develop, coordinate, and implement consistent best practice across our firm. Relieves busy attorneys of certain non-legal activities delegating to more junior members of the client or matter team as appropriate. Assists with defining and implementing legal project management best practices throughout the firm through training and tool development. Assists with planning, execution and closing phases for matters including process mapping, reporting and implementation of process improvements. Researches and evaluates software products and recommends new programs or enhancements to current applications programs, systems, and operating methods. Works with project team members and attorneys to analyze complex business problems, identify potential software solutions to procedural inefficiencies, and design programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements. Ensures analysis, plans and know-how are documented.
Responsibilities
- Increase efficiency and provide exceptional client service with assistance to client teams with effective legal project management and support.
- Accelerates our ability to deliver tangible financial and non-financial benefits with client teams and key and to develop, coordinate, and implement consistent best practice across our firm.
- Relieves busy attorneys of certain non-legal activities delegating to more junior members of the client or matter team as appropriate.
- Assists with defining and implementing legal project management best practices throughout the firm through training and tool development.
- Assists with planning, execution and closing phases for matters including process mapping, reporting and implementation of process improvements.
- Researches and evaluates software products and recommends new programs or enhancements to current applications programs, systems, and operating methods.
- Works with project team members and attorneys to analyze complex business problems, identify potential software solutions to procedural inefficiencies, and design programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
- Ensures analysis, plans and know-how are documented.
Requirements
- One to three years of experience with Legal Project Management, experience as a litigation paralegal, or an attorney with exceptional project management skills.
- Experience of being involved in project management in a law firm or professional services firm on legal and operations projects.
- Ability to take complex workstreams and distill the information to accessible and actionable documentation.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing (to time and budget) workstreams within complex projects.
- Hard working with strong organizational skills, flexibility of style, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.
- Excellent troubleshooting, decision-making, and follow-through skills.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
- High-level of interpersonal skills to facilitate communication in person, by email, video calls with professionalism and diplomacy. Very strong facilitation and presentation skills.
- High-level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Extranets, matter management platforms, with solid technical skills and the ability to learn new applications quickly.
Nice-to-haves
- JD is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Dykema offers an excellent salary and benefit package, including transportation assistance.
- Dykema provides a professional, diverse and collaborative workplace where all employees can thrive.
- Dykema has achieved, and continues to participate in, Mansfield Certification.
- Our work environment is business casual.