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Manager: Legal Project Management

New York, NY, USFull-time2026-10-01 → 2026-11-09

Core

Manage legal project management strategy and individual legal matters as a fee earner, supporting partners and matter teams in Finance and Corporate practice areas.

Role type

Manager, Legal Project Management (fee earner)

Builds

Efficient and effective legal service delivery for major corporations, funds, and financial institutions

Domain

Law / Legal Project Management / Finance & Corporate

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Legal project management techniques, resource management, scope and budget management, timeline and milestone tracking, stakeholder communication, legal technology implementation, generative AI prompt creation

Preferred skills

JD degree, AmLaw 100 experience, emerging legal technology adoption

Technologies

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Generative AI systems

Responsibilities

Support partners with LPM techniques and tools, develop project plans and track matter timelines, set engagement expectations, facilitate matter team meetings, build relationships with partners to develop matter pipelines, manage multiple concurrent matters, assist with LPM training for lawyers and clients

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC