Legal Project Manager - Office

Legal Project Manager - Any Office Location

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. Baker Donelson, a firm with a 130‑year legacy, seeks a Legal Project Manager within the Client Solutions Group. This position may be based at any office location in the Firm’s footprint.

Baker Donelson offers highly qualified professionals the opportunity to join a collaborative, client‑focused firm committed to delivering exceptional results across a broad spectrum of legal and policy matters. Over 700 attorneys and public policy advisors are connected across 20+ offices and 30 practice areas, providing seamless, knowledgeable guidance to clients ranging from Fortune 50 corporations to regional start‑ups. The firm prioritizes inclusion, innovation, advanced technology, and comprehensive professional development.

The Client Solutions Group is a close‑knit collective of lawyers, technologists, and consultants who work side‑by‑side to reinvent how legal services are delivered. Built on more than two decades of industry‑defining firsts—including proprietary project‑management tools and AI‑driven drafting—this team relentlessly pursues fresh ideas that translate into measurable, data‑driven client value.

• Portfolio and Project Management
  • Develop deep expertise in the Firm’s project‑management methods, both best practices and the Baker Manage approach.
  • Help build and roll out collaboration and case‑management tools (e.g., MS 365, SharePoint, HighQ).
  • Gather requirements, draft statements of work, set up matter‑management platforms, train users, and provide ongoing support.
  • Collect project data, analyze results, and create client‑facing reports.
  • Monitor client portfolios to enforce billing guidelines, track matter updates, generate reports, and manage budgets or pricing.
• Process Improvement and Legal Operations
  • Learn and use proven process‑improvement and legal‑operations practices.
  • Help carry out process‑improvement projects for client portfolios.
  • Support clients’ day‑to‑day legal‑operations functions.
• Client Solutions Group Coordination (Data Capture, Training & Practice)
  • Work with LPEs to capture institutional data hygiene responsibilities, including memorializing final pricing decisions and CSG projects and initiative metrics.
  • With LPE oversight, develop content and presentations focusing on CSG programs and solutions for use in RFP responses and internal and external trainings.
  • Conduct portfolio‑management trainings with a focus on technologies, reporting, and tools.
• Perform other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in a relevant field.
• Law degree from an accredited law school preferred.
• Valid license to practice law preferred.
• Legal practice experience preferred.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) member or project‑management professional certification or willingness to obtain.
• Process‑improvement methodology certification (e.g., Lean or Six Sigma) or willingness to obtain.
• Preferred experience with litigation/transactional support technology.
• Preferred experience with implementation of a project‑management or knowledge‑management technology.

• Strong leadership, managerial, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills with stakeholders at every level.

• Self‑motivated and goal‑oriented individual.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and the ability to maintain effectiveness during change.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible/extended hours when necessary.
• “Do whatever it takes” attitude.

This position may be based in any office location within the Firm’s footprint. It offers flexibility, including the opportunity to work under a hybrid/remote model.

Baker Donelson offers competitive compensation, generous benefits, corporate discounts, and a working environment of belonging.

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Medical Leave
• New Parent…