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About the Role
This role supports Senior LPMs in securing, designing, and leading project control processes. It involves delegating and managing the work of Legal Project Coordinators to ensure successful project delivery using established and new tools and processes.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Scope and manage specific client-facing projects
- Manage own caseload and that of more junior legal project management resources on projects
- Liaise with clients, the Firm's client project team, specialist departments, offices worldwide, and external stakeholders
- Utilize pricing tools, analyze outputs, and engage the Pricing Strategy Team as needed
- Support the Principal/Lead Associate in defining matter scope and managing changes
- Capture client requirements and design project approaches accordingly
- Identify, quantify, record, and manage project risks and issues, including mitigation strategies
- Prepare, manage, and report on detailed project plans to internal and client teams
- Support project budgeting, monitor, and report on costs and fees
- Prepare internal and client status reports and provide timely updates on risks/issues
- Support matter review processes and identify practice area process improvements
- Solve problems and improve standard delivery solutions on projects
- Identify future service delivery needs/opportunities and lead analysis and design workshops
- Collaborate with the Global LPM Leadership Team to define and enhance project management standards, processes, methodologies, and tools
- Roll out improvements through attorney coaching and training sessions
- Secure and define LPM roles on projects and manage work allocation
- Assign priorities, identify dependencies, and capture items in project timelines
- Disaggregate routine tasks and reassign by leveraging Alternative Legal Services and other resourcing models
- Clarify and communicate roles and responsibilities of project teams and stakeholders
- Contribute to the Firm’s Innovation and LegalTech strategy and apply them to projects
- Become a subject matter expert on technology and standardized processes, evangelizing, advising, training, and supporting refinement
- Lead portions of LPM training for internal audiences
- Design end-to-end, matter-specific portals for small to medium projects
- Integrate with allocated practice areas/service lines, understanding legal concepts and terminology
- Strengthen professional networks across PBS and legal teams, securing LPM roles on new projects
- Build strong client relationships and contribute to business development opportunities
- Offer PM expertise to non-LPM initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (law or business degree preferred)
- Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent (required)
- LSS Green Belt (desirable)
- Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Agile, Management of Portfolios (MoP) or PMP (desirable)
- At least 4 years of experience in project management roles
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Understanding of/experience working in large complex organizations, ideally in a law firm or professional services firm
- Knowledge/experience of relevant IT packages: e.g. Document Management Systems, Project Extranets (e.g. SharePoint) or other collaborative project management tools
- Other LegalTech knowledge desirable
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Visio, Excel
- Knowledge of financial systems and reports
- Experience of influencing or coaching within a professional services environment desirable
- Outstanding communication and relationship building skills
- Demonstrated ability and desire to work collaboratively with senior-level professionals
- Ability to work independently and willingness to work hands-on
- Ability to analyze matter-level performance including profitability
- Advanced knowledge and experience of data manipulation tools (e.g. Excel)
- Experience with visualization tools (e.g. Tableau)
- Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in compiling executive summaries and status reports
- Ability to identify and secure future internal project management opportunities
- Ability to cover a wide subject-matter range and difficulty level of tasks
- Ability to understand the impact of matter finance decisions on profitability
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic and complex environment
- Strong competency in continuous improvement, change management, flexible approach and exceeding expectations
Skills
- Project Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Budget Management
- Cost Management
- Reporting
- Process Improvement
- Innovation
- LegalTech
- Training
- Coaching
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Microsoft Office Suite (Visio, Excel)
- Financial Systems
- Document Management Systems
- Project Extranets (SharePoint)
- Continuous Improvement
- Change Management
Location
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Houston
- Juarez
- Mexico City
- Miami
- São Paulo
- Toronto
- Washington
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full Time
Experience Level
- At least 4 years of experience in project management roles
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree (law or business degree preferred)
- Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent (required)
- LSS Green Belt (desirable)
- Formal project management qualification of Prince 2 Agile, Management of Portfolios (MoP) or PMP (desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- The US base compensation for this position is expected to be $136,000 to $187,000 (annually) if located in an office in the state of Illinois and $143,000 to $197,000 (annually) if located in an office in the state of Washington DC.
- The base compensation for Toronto is expected to be $117,000 to 143,000 annually (CAD)
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) based on number of hours worked
About the Company
- Baker McKenzie empowers clients to compete in the global economy.
- We provide comprehensive and practical legal advice that cuts through complexity with clear, actionable guidance.
- Our people represent diverse cultures and jurisdictions, combining local know-how with international expertise to ensure your business thrives across borders.
Equal Opportunity
- Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all.
- Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices.
- We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.
- We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.
- Should candidates require any reasonable adjustments and/or accommodations when applying to or interviewing with our Firm, please notify recruitmentservices@bakermckenzie.com
- Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates.