Public Finance Practice Project Coordinator

Barnes-&-Thornburg-LL; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Minneapolis seeks a highly organized Project Coordinator to support its Public Finance team. The role involves coordinating complex, document-intensive transactions, managing timelines, and maintaining efficient workflows across multiple active matters.

You will work with attorneys and staff, leverage AI tools for document drafting and workflow organization, and grow into higher responsibility within this sophisticated transactional practice.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in project coordination, legal support, or professional services preferred.
• Experience handling document-intensive matters.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships with attorneys, staff, and clients.
• Sound judgment and the ability to work independently.
• Proactive, adaptable problem-solving approach.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong Office skills preferred.
• Interest in developing long-term experience in transactional practice.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys, paralegals, and deal teams on public finance transactions.
• Assemble, organize, and track transaction documents and closing materials.
• Monitor deadlines and follow up with internal and external parties.
• Assist with closing and post-closing processes and document review.
• Help maintain consistent workflows and procedures within the practice.
• Leverage AI tools to support project management and coordination.
• Take on increasing responsibility as familiarity grows.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Independent work

Proactive problem-solving

Communication

Tools

AI tools

Microsoft Office

MS Excel

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP, an Am Law 100 firm with a nationally recognized Public and Project Finance practice, is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support its Public Finance team in Minneapolis. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who enjoys coordinating complex, document-intensive work in a fast-paced environment and is interested in building long-term experience within a sophisticated transactional legal practice.

Our nationally recognized Public Finance group is Chambers ranked Band 1 and advises investment banking firms, commercial banks, health systems, universities, state and local governmental entities, and other clients on complex and high-impact municipal bond financings across the country. The team serves in a wide range of roles, including underwriter’s counsel, bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and borrower's counsel.

Position Overview

The Project Coordinator will provide day-to-day coordination and operational support for public finance transactions and related matters. This role will help attorneys and professional staff manage timelines, organize documents, track deliverables, coordinate closing processes, and maintain efficient workflows across multiple active matters.

The position is designed to meet immediate team needs while also supporting long-term continuity within the practice. It is well suited for a candidate with strong project coordination skills, excellent judgment, and exceptional attention to detail who is interested in taking on increasing responsibility over time.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys, paralegals, and deal teams on public finance transactions and related matters

• Assemble, organize, and track transaction documents, closing checklists, transcripts, and related materials

• Monitor deadlines and outstanding items and follow up with internal and external parties as needed

• Assist with closing and post-closing processes, including maintaining organized transaction records

• Assist with document review, compilation, and detailed tracking of large volumes of information

• Help maintain consistent workflows, organizational systems, and support processes within the practice

• Leverage AI tools to support project management, document drafting, workflow organization, and transaction coordination across public finance matters

• Take on increasing responsibility as familiarity with the practice and its work grows

Qualifications

• Prior experience in project coordination, legal support, transactional practice support, finance, banking, or another professional services environment preferred

• Experience supporting complex, document-intensive matters or transactions strongly preferred

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to build effective working relationships with attorneys, professional staff, clients, and outside parties

• Sound judgment, strong follow-through, and the ability to work independently

• Proactive, adaptable, and resourceful approach to problem-solving

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong overall Microsoft Office skills preferred

• Interest in developing long-term experience in a transactional legal practice

Why Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP

• Join a nationally known and well-respected public finance practice with sophisticated and consistent deal flow

• Work closely with experienced attorneys and professional staff in a collaborative team environment

• Gain hands-on exposure to complex, high-impact finance transactions

• Build a long-term career path within a leading law firm practice

Be part of a firm known for its inclusive, collegial, and supportive culture

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.