Legal Project Manager

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.

Join our Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) Team as a Legal Project Manager. This role can be based in our Atlanta, Northern Virginia, or Philadelphia office.

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Project Manager (LPM) who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong problem-solving, business judgment, and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and successful outcomes. With a client-focused mindset and a proactive approach, you will anticipate needs, navigate ambiguity, and deliver strategic solutions that support both internal legal teams and external clients. This role operates at the intersection of legal service delivery, legal operations, and client value, driving improved matter economics, enhancing client experience, and contributing to the firm's broader operational maturity through data-driven decision-making and process optimization. If you are someone who demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.

This role will be based in one of our various offices on a hybrid basis.

Position Summary

The Legal Project Manager (LPM) is responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of complex legal and operational initiatives. Working closely with attorneys, practice leadership, IT, finance, and client stakeholders, the LPM ensures alignment with firm strategy, operational excellence, and client expectations. In addition to project execution, this role serves as a strategic partner in advancing legal operations maturity, supporting matter management discipline, and portfolio governance across the firm.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Defines project objectives, scope, schedule, budget, and success metrics in partnership with sponsors
• Develops project charters, detailed workplans, and delivery roadmaps
• Leads geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes
• Executes projects across multiple delivery models, including Agile, hybrid, and traditional frameworks
• Leads coordinated delivery across testing, deployment, and adoption readiness

Stakeholder Management

• Serves as a strategic partner and key point of contact for stakeholders, including Practice Group Managers, Shareholders, and Executive Leadership
• Communicates project statuses, risks, and issues to leadership, translating challenges into actionable plans
• Facilitates stakeholder meetings, training sessions, and team engagements

Portfolio Management & Governance

• Manages the intake, triage, and prioritization of operational initiatives
• Drives and influences portfolio-level planning, prioritization, and execution
• Delivers executive-level reporting leveraging data to inform decision-making
• Develops annual roadmaps in collaboration with Practice Group and firm leadership

Legal Operations & Matter Management

• Drives adoption of matter management best practices, including structured planning and resourcing models
• Develops and implements standardized templates, playbooks, and workflows
• Collaborates with legal operations stakeholders to enhance data quality, reporting, and operational maturity

Client Relationship Management

• Serves as a client-facing project lead on select engagements
• Leads and facilitates client requirements, discovery discussions, and solution design sessions
• Manages and aligns client and internal stakeholder expectations proactively
• Delivers client-facing reporting, dashboards, and performance updates
• Partners with client legal operations teams to align on metrics, reporting, and delivery expectations
• Supports post-matter reviews to identify lessons learned and improvement opportunities

Technical Implementation & Process Innovation

• Leads implementation of technology platforms, AI tools, and process improvements
• Applies AI and automation to legal workflows, including document processes, knowledge management, and reporting
• Evaluates and deploys legal-specific AI solutions (e.g., contract analysis, document generation, matter analytics)
• Collaborates with IT and data teams to identify automation opportunities and optimize workflows
• Develops process maps and recommend improvements using data-driven insights

Vendor & Resource Management

• Serves as liaison between vendors and internal teams
• Manages vendor relationships, SLAs, performance metrics, and delivery expectations
• Supports RFP processes including evaluation, due diligence, and vendor selection
• Coordinates onboarding and governance of third-party resources

Change Management & Adoption

• Drives change management strategies tailored to law firm environments
• Influences stakeholder adoption, particularly within attorney populations
• Develops communication plans, training strategies, and adoption frameworks
• Embed new processes into practice group workflows and governance structures

Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Establishes and track KPIs, metrics, and project performance indicators
• Delivers executive-level reporting on project status, risks, and outcomes
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risks and issues
• Ensures quality standards are met across all deliverables
• Leads continuous improvement efforts across project management practices and tools

Qualifications

Skills & Competencies

• Extensive experience managing full project lifecycle (initiation through closeout)
• Strong understanding of law firm economics, including utilization, realization, leverage, and pricing dynamics
• Experience supporting profitable matter delivery, balancing client expectations with financial performance
• Proven ability to translate complex legal and business challenges into actionable strategies
• Expertise in applying AI, automation, and technology to legal workflows
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent)
• Strong analytical capabilities with ability to interpret legal, financial, and operational data
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-project portfolios in fast-paced environments
• Deep experience with change management and digital transformation in professional services
• Ability to influence without authority in a partnership-driven organization
• Advanced stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Experience facilitating workshops, stakeholder alignment sessions, and design thinking initiatives
• Ability to operate effectively in globally distributed, cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and project management tools
• Knowledge of legal service delivery models and matter lifecycle management
• Familiarity with legal operations frameworks and best practices
• Understanding of data structures supporting legal work (time, billing, matter, and document management)
• Experience supporting or partnering with legal operations functions in law firms or corporate legal departments

Education & Prior Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of project management experience (law firm or consulting experience preferred)
• PMP certification required
• Prior experience supporting legal teams strongly preferred
• Experience working within a PMO environment
• Paralegal or legal background considered a plus

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.