Legal Project Manager

Overview

A full-service law firm specializing in complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters is seeking a Legal Project Manager. This is a full-time, independent contractor position with remote work across multiple jurisdictions. The role operates on US Eastern Time hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire matter lifecycle including opening, staffing, tracking key milestones, status reporting, and closing. Ensure records are accurate and up to date without reliance on audits.
• Coordinate partner onboarding processes, including systems access, conflicts checks, file management, and billing setup, ensuring a seamless and unified experience.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Legal Operations and other business functions, routing requests appropriately and facilitating communication across Finance, Business Development, IT, and other teams.
• Design and manage AI-assisted workflows related to the matter lifecycle, maintaining quality control between AI outputs and legal review.
• Maintain clean and reliable matter and capacity data, manage existing reporting tools, and identify patterns such as pressure points and referral opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in project coordination, preferably within a law firm, professional services, or Legal Operations environment.
• Working knowledge of the matter lifecycle, including how matters open, staff, progress, and close.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable acting as the point of contact between specialist functions and the broader business.
• Functional literacy in Finance, Business Development/Marketing, and IT sufficient to coordinate effectively with these teams.
• Excellent written communication skills, capable of translating between functions clearly and accurately.
• Proficiency with data analysis, dashboards, capacity analytics, and pattern recognition.
• Experience with practice management, billing, or knowledge management systems, or demonstrated ability to learn similar systems quickly.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to track multiple workstreams and sign-off processes without losing detail.
• Strong ownership mentality, proactively driving open items to completion.
• Ability to work to defined service standards and deadlines in a remote, cross-time-zone environment.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time independent contractor role. Specific compensation details are not provided.

Location

Remote position with work hours aligned to US Eastern Time. Candidates from multiple jurisdictions are welcome to apply.