Legal Project Analyst

Troutman Pepper; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Legal Project Analyst to enhance their legal processes and client relationships. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with attorneys and various departments to implement best practices, streamline workflows, and ensure compliance with billing guidelines. This position offers a dynamic environment where your analytical skills and professionalism will directly contribute to the firm's success. If you are a motivated self-starter with a knack for problem-solving and a commitment to excellence, this opportunity could be your next career move.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a paralegal or legal practice assistant.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and streamline legal processes for efficiency.
• Support compliance with outside counsel guidelines and billing.

Skills

Professionalism

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving

Service Mindset

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or legal field

Paralegal Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Job description

We are always seeking talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individuals. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future.

We invite you to explore the position below and to submit your application to join our team!

The Legal Project Analyst will work directly with attorneys, Paralegals, and Legal Practice Assistants to effectively manage and coordinate the firm’s administrative and legal processes for their largest and most complex client relationships. The Legal Project Analyst will support reporting, knowledge management, and oversight of billing and collections for our top clients. The Legal Project Analyst will work with the administrative departments and attorney teams to develop and implement procedures to improve the firm’s processes and profitability. The Legal Project Analyst will also support the Legal Project Management team's overall mission, which is to improve the partners’ practices to allow them to engage in their legal work more effectively.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct analysis to help identify issues, working closely with the Legal Project Manager to provide guidance to client teams to streamline and improve the firm’s legal teams’ processes and gain efficiencies.
• Support successfully implementing the firm's outside counsel guideline compliance function/technology.
• Review time entries and bills to ensure compliance with outside counsel guidelines.
• Implement process improvements for the legal team for tasks related to time entry, reporting, billing, and client compliance.
• Support the implementation, use, and development of LPM best practices, tools, and software.
• Liaise with other business services teams (e.g., Pricing/Finance/IT/Marketing/Business Development/Litigation Support) and vendors to support partners and their clients/matters.
• Develop a strong understanding of identified legal terms, including matter timelines and processes, to assist in reviewing and highlighting issues that need Attorney attention.
• Develop processes to highlight and address issues quickly; create processes and corresponding documentation that could be replicated across the various legal teams as required.
• Provide requested financial data and analysis.
• Seek out opportunities to improve the Legal Project Management function at the firm.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Professionalism, integrity, sound judgment, and discretion regarding sensitive and confidential matters.
• Ability to work independently and on a team with limited supervision and to collaborate effectively across administrative departments and practice groups in all offices.
• Service mindset and the ability to take the initiative, think critically, identify and solve problems, and marshal appropriate resources.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and gain the trust of the attorneys and professional staff.
• Strong organizational skills reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and execute with attention to detail, even under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, specifically regarding time entry.
• Awareness and understanding of business processes and ability to identify areas for process improvement to develop and implement best practices.
• Motivated self-starter who has been successful working in a high-performance, fast-moving, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite is required, with strength in using Excel (e.g., lookups, pivot tables); demonstrated ability to learn and utilize additional technology solutions quickly.
• Flexibility and a positive attitude.
• Interpersonal communication skills are required for many positions, including communication with outside entities and departments within our organization.
• Capability to adapt to changes as clients routinely update their requirements.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, legal field, or Paralegal Certification; a combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the job may be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience as a paralegal, legal practice assistant or legal secretary.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.

Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.

Hiring Salary Range:$70,000.00 - $90,000.00