AI-Driven Legal Project Manager (Hybrid)

Venable LLP; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid vacation and sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Venable LLP in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Legal Project Manager to act as an AI-forward adopter, partnering with attorneys and business professionals to enhance matter efficiency and financial performance.

This hybrid role requires 5+ years in legal project management or law firm finance, strong Excel and BI skills, and experience budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Join a firm that invests in technology, training, and client-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; JD or MBA strongly preferred.
• Five or more years of experience in legal project management, legal finance, pricing, or law firm financial operations.
• Experience developing matter budgets, forecasts, and performance reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and law firm financial systems such as Aderant or Elite; experience and proficiency in Power BI, data analysis, modeling, and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the suite of firm technology, including AI-enabled tools, to improve legal project management processes, efficiency, decision-making, and matter outcomes.
• Developing and managing matter budgets, forecasts, and financial plans for client use; preparing financial reports, accruals, and client budget updates for attorneys, clients and firm leadership.
• Monitoring matter financial performance, including budget-to-actual results, WIP, realization, fees, collections, and budget variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Partnering with attorneys to manage matter scope, staffing, financial risks, and client expectations throughout the matter lifecycle.
• Collaborating with Pricing, Finance, Billing, and other business services teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Driving the adoption of consistent legal project management practices, reporting tools, and matter management processes while supporting enhancements to financial systems and technology.

Skills

Legal project management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

JD or MBA strongly preferred

Tools

Aderant

Elite

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Venable LLP in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Legal Project Manager to act as an AI-forward adopter, partnering with attorneys and business professionals to enhance matter efficiency and financial performance.

This hybrid role requires 5+ years in legal project management or law firm finance, strong Excel and BI skills, and experience budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Join a firm that invests in technology, training, and client-focused outcomes.