Legal Project Manager

Legal Project Manager
Toronto, ON
Reference # AC - 9181

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has partnered with one of Canada's leading litigation practice in Toronto, and they are seeking a Legal Project Manager to join their team.

The Legal Project Manager (“LPM”) will join the firm’s Legal Project Management team (“LPM Team”), under the leadership of the Director, Legal Operations and Client Solutions. The LPM Team is seeking a client-facing resource to play a crucial role in expanding the implementation of legal project management methodologies to meet the fast-growing needs of the firm. The duties and function of the LPM will be guided by the LPM Team to manage fast-paced, complex and interesting projects primarily with legal teams. The LPM position will be highly visible and the successful candidate will also be a critical player in the LPM Team’s future state mandate which includes instituting greater cross-functional collaboration across the firm to improve efficiency in matter management, developing and testing innovative practice management strategy and elevating the client service experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to become a part of a highly energized team and firm that offers an unbeatable culture focused on excellence in everything we do, teamwork, inclusion, innovation, positivity, and fun!

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage multiple complex legal matters on billable legal files.
• Apply technical expertise in robust scoping and planning of legal matters for senior lawyers and clients.
• Drive the implementation of project management best practices and principles on client projects.
• Customize workplans and tools to capture priority workflows and deliverables to meet critical deadlines.
• Understand the litigation process to engage in proactive discussions around structuring workflows.
• Define clear roles with respect to workflow management and tasks to hold owners accountable.
• Set service delivery standards to instruct and manage team effectively to prioritize client experience.
• Develop and monitor resourcing, communication, and control models to fit specific needs of client files.
• Monitor and track legal spending for clients and firm leadership to maximize revenue and minimize write-offs.
• Continuously build and strengthen relationships to act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders.
• Create processes for communications, information sharing, and reporting within team and to client.
• Facilitate internal and external client meetings, as well as prepare materials and meeting notes.
• Utilize problem-solving and critical thinking to recommend, implement, and manage necessary change.
• Identify risks and issues to delivery model and raise them with urgency to stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver status and file health reports to clients to provide updates on file progress.
• Other duties will be assigned as needed.


YOUR REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Graduate degree with any one, or a combination of, the following qualifications is required: JD, LL.B., LL.M, or PMP.
• Legal Project Management Certificate or other project management-related certifications are desirable and will be considered an asset.
• 4+ years’ experience practicing as a Lawyer or LPM at a large-or medium-sized law firm, professional services firm, or in-house at a major corporation (litigation experience is a major asset), or 5+ years’ experience as a Project Manager at a law firm, professional services firm, or major corporation preferably with experience in a legal environment or exposure to litigation files.

KEY SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS
• Proven ability to structure projects of varying size, scale, impact, and risk profile.
• Influential written and oral communicator, able to effectively share ideas or instructions clearly with different stakeholders.
• Confidence in facilitating meetings and presenting to an audience both in person and virtually.
• Strong leadership skills to be an advocate for yourself and others, driving work that sees results.
• History of exceptional client service in management of revenue-generating projects.
• Budgeting and fee estimate experience is an asset.
• Experience with complex construction litigation files is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools and methodologies.
• Highly organized and detail oriented with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines.
• Proactive and self-driven, can work independently and collaboratively with minimal instruction.
• Takes initiative in seeking out opportunities.
• Exercises discretion with exposure to material and information of a highly confidential and sensitive nature.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Reporting Details: Under the direction of Director, Legal Operations and Client Solutions, providing day-to-day reports to the Manager, Legal Project Management.
• Hours of Work: 9:00am to 5:00pm.
• Work Arrangement:This role is hybrid (minimum two days a week in the office) in accordance with the firm’s current policy,which may be amended at anytime.
• Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 annually


This listing is for a current, existing vacancy.