Legal Project Manager - Office

Legal Project Manager - Any Office Location

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening for a Legal Project Manager within the Firm's Client Solutions Group. This position may be based at any office location in the Firm's footprint.

With a 130-year legacy, Baker Donelson offers highly qualified professionals the opportunity to join a collaborative, client‑focused firm that is committed to delivering exceptional results across a broad spectrum of legal and policy matters. Our more than 700 attorneys and public policy advisors, connected across 20+ offices and 30 practice areas, provide seamless, knowledgeable guidance to clients of all sectors and sizes.

This 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—from proprietary project‑management tools to AI‑driven drafting and diligence—we relentlessly pursue fresh ideas that translate into measurable data‑driven client value.

The Legal Project Manager (LPM) partners closely with the Legal Process Engineering team and the firm’s attorneys to drive cutting‑edge client portfolio implementations and ongoing management that power the Firm’s growth. The LPM will report to a Director – Legal Process Engineer on the CSG team. Leveraging exceptional project management acumen, the LPM orchestrates a variety of high‑impact initiatives, including legal operations optimization, knowledge management advancements, innovation pilots, process improvements, and the rollout of matter‑collaboration technologies, delivering measurable value to attorneys and clients alike.

• Portfolio and Project Management
  • Develop deep expertise in the Firm’s project management methods, both general best practices and our 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 carry out and 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 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…