Legal Project Manager Job at Plona Partners, Dallas, TX

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  • Plona Partners
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

Overview Base pay range : $100,000.00/yr - $135,000.00/yr Law Firm (Top 200) Salary: $100,000 - $135,000 with additional OT and Bonus Responsibilities Collaborate with the Client Value and Client Solutions team and attorneys to scope, analyze comparable data and develop compelling client budget proposals. Lead implementation of approved budgets into the firm’s budget management application; serve as the subject matter expert on the dashboard and manage implementation of new features and updates. Utilize the firm’s financial alerting system to establish budget alerts for matters, consulting with the Legal Project Manager as needed to escalate budget issues. Collaborate with attorneys to track legal budgets including, but not limited to tracking actions, staffing, timelines, deliverables, assumptions, and escalating activities when there are material changes in scope or status. Learn and apply knowledge of legal project management tools and systems (e.g., Clocktimizer, Iridium, BigHand). Work with the Legal Project Manager, attorneys, and clients to define requirements and develop custom budget reporting for external client portals. Prepare and manage financial and client status reports, as required. Collaborate to automate the firm’s legal project management workflow and task/phase code groupings, including the creation of dashboards to create and update matter budgets, view matter status reports, and search historical data for future matter planning. Assist in the development and proliferation of best practices, tools, budget templates, and reference materials across the firm’s client portfolio. Support effective communication strategies on projects/matters that foster a collaborative approach between project workstreams including between our lawyers and our clients. Support post project review and post-mortem assessments and recommend process improvements as appropriate. Qualifications 2+ years of experience in positions requiring strong project and budget management skills. Law firm or professional service organization experience is required. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, or other related business function. Strong technical skills, including advanced Excel skills (including use of vertical and horizontal lookups, macros, pivot tables and modeling) and a high level of proficiency in Word and PowerPoint required. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Experience in using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau or Power BI) is strongly desired. Proficient with pivot tables and data cubes, and an understanding of relational databases. Seniorities Associate Employment type Full-time Job function Legal, Project Management, and Administrative Industries Legal Services, Law Practice, and Courts of Law #J-18808-Ljbffr Plona Partners

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