Legal Project Manager

Elevate Legal Talent; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Elevate Legal Talent seeks an experienced Legal Operations Program Manager to optimize legal spend, manage AFAs, and improve vendor management for a global technology organization. The role combines legal operations, project leadership, and contract negotiation to drive efficiency.

The successful candidate will collaborate with legal and business stakeholders, support RFPs, and develop scalable processes across the firm.

Qualifications

• Experience working in both a law firm and in-house legal department.
• Proven project or program management experience within legal operations.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing outside counsel relationships and legal spend initiatives.
• Knowledge of legal pricing structures and Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs).
• Experience developing operational improvements, procedures, and scalable solutions.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Support legal operations initiatives focused on legal spend management and cost optimization.
• Negotiate AFAs and identify opportunities to drive value through legal vendor engagements.
• Manage and support law firm RFP processes, including vendor evaluations and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop and maintain RFP templates, playbooks, process documentation, and best practices.
• Partner with legal, procurement, and cross-functional teams to improve operational workflows.
• Support law firm pricing discussions and outside counsel management initiatives.
• Assist with the implementation and administration of legal vendor programs and agreements.
• Deliver training and guidance related to legal operations processes and vendor management.

Skills

Project management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Outside counsel management

Communication

Education

PMP certification

Tools

eBilling

Tableau

Spend management tools

Job description

Elevate is seeking an experienced Legal Operations Program Manager to support a global leading technology organization focused on optimizing legal spend, enhancing vendor management processes, and driving operational excellence. This role is ideal for a professional with a unique blend of legal operations, project management, outside counsel management, and contract negotiation experience.

The successful candidate will partner closely with legal and business stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives, negotiate alternative fee arrangements, oversee law firm relationships, support RFP processes, and develop scalable operational solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support legal operations initiatives focused on legal spend management and cost optimization.
• Negotiate Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) and identify opportunities to drive value through legal vendor engagements.
• Manage and support law firm RFP processes, including vendor evaluations and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop and maintain RFP templates, playbooks, process documentation, and best practices.
• Partner with legal, procurement, and cross-functional teams to improve operational workflows.
• Support law firm pricing discussions and outside counsel management initiatives.
• Assist with the implementation and administration of legal vendor programs and agreements.
• Deliver training and guidance related to legal operations processes and vendor management.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working within both a law firm and an in-house legal department.
• Proven project or program management experience within legal operations.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing outside counsel relationships and legal spend initiatives.
• Knowledge of legal pricing structures and Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs).
• Experience developing operational improvements, procedures, and scalable solutions.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or comparable project management certification.
• Prior experience supporting a technology-focused organization.
• Experience with eBilling, legal operations, or spend management tools.
• Familiarity with RFP management software and reporting platforms such as Tableau.

Elevate Legal Talent provides an unparalleled platform for you to work with innovative companies and law firms worldwide on various exciting and challenging roles. We pride ourselves on respecting your individuality and choice of career, allowing you to bring your very best to each role, to continue to develop your experience, expertise, and professional network, and be supported with a package of benefits tailored to your needs.

As a member of our talent community, you will benefit from Elevate's curated training suite to enhance and develop your skills. You will have access to hands-on support, networking opportunities, and accessing the most up-to-date resources. By joining our global community of Talent, you will get the opportunity to work with our best top law firms and law department customers.

Equitability and inclusion are critical to Elevate Legal Talent success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, Elevate Legal Talent is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the Elevate Legal Talent Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.