Full-Time Legal Project Management Analyst
Job Description
Our customer, an international law firm, is looking for a Legal Project Management Analyst who will advance the Firm’s Legal Project Management (LPM) strategic initiatives by focusing primarily on supporting the Firm’s legal project managers and Lead Analysts with regard to data collection, reporting, and basic matter budget monitoring.
The LPM Analyst will accomplish this by providing matter budget monitoring, matter management system support for the Firm’s lawyers, and on-demand data reporting and basic analysis.
Responsibilities include:
• Works with the appropriate support staff to ensure the attachment of phase and
task code sets (matter plans) for matters based on the agreed-upon fee
arrangements and the structure developed by the lead analysts and project
managers.
• Enters matter budgets into Umbria, the Firm’s matter management/budgeting tool
• Provides routine and ongoing monitoring of matters’ fees against their budgets
• Liaises with the Firm’s billing team when needed to ensure proper billing of fee
arrangements.
• Assists lawyers with the entry of matter budgets into Umbria.
• Provides functional, front-line technical, and administrative support to the lawyers
with regard to their use of Umbria.
• Resolves basic issues and coordinates with the appropriate internal parties and/or
the vendor to resolve more complicated issues.
• Prepares recurring reports and budget alerts and maintains a database to track
those reports.
• Utilizes the Firm’s various databases to collect relevant data in response to
requests from lawyers, project managers, analysts, and other internal stakeholders.
• Prepares basic analysis with regard to data and prepares reports re same for the
appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives.
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree
Professional Experience:
• Prior experience working in a professional services setting required
• Law firm or in-house legal experience preferred
• Exposure to basic project management methodologies preferred
• Experience working remotely, or with remote stakeholders, preferred
Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, with particular emphasis on Excel,required
• Familiarity with and ability to modify and execute simple SQL queries preferred
• Experience with Prosperoware’s Umbria Matter Management System is preferred
Performance Traits: (i.e., analytical, communication skills, problem-solving abilities etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with shifting priorities.
• Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative.
Compensation: $90,000 – $115,000 annually
How to Apply
To apply: If you are qualified, interested, and available, please send the following to Vridhi, vridhi.aran@elevateservices.com289 total views, 0 today