Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Legal Transformation Manager to join our dynamic legal team and assist with client work. The successful candidate will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of legal services and portfolios of legal services, ensuring completion within scope, on time, and within budget. This role will oversee various legal projects, involving multiple different attorneys, vendors, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong communication skills, and some background in the legal industry, as an attorney or otherwise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Generate post-project evaluations to measure project success and areas for improvement, as needed.
- Track project progress and ensure timely and accurate completion and reporting.
- Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and challenges, and escalate issues as necessary.
- Actively manage client, internal, and vendor teams to ensure proper communication and workflows are completed.
- Ensure communication Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including legal teams, clients, and third-party vendors.
- Contract review and management, some basic legal research as needed to assist in meeting project goals.
- Manage outside vendors including vendor contract procurement, and vendor relations.
- Work with internal and external clients to develop project scope and budget, and for some projects, develop detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation between internal resources and outside vendor resources.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution. A PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or JD is preferred, but not necessary.
- Experience performing legal research, reviewing contracts, and managing outside vendors.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the legal industry or in project management.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- High attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with an ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively manage stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
- Familiarity with legal software and document management systems is a plus.
- Knowledge of legal terminology, legal processes, and industry practices is desirable.
Compensation:
- Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $130,000 to $180,000, depending on seniority. Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, and credentials.
- Benefits: All Latitude legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Our Specialty:
Peer-Level Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.
Permanent Positions
Outstanding legal professionals who are seeking permanent positions choose to work with Latitude because of our deep market knowledge, career advocacy and extensive client base. Our own practice experience and client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
FAQ:
Q: What other legal jobs do you have?
A: If you’re interested in working with Latitude but do not think this particular legal job is the right one for you, we encourage you to explore our other open opportunities or fill out a General Application by visiting us at
https://latitudelegal.com/jobs/
Q: Should I apply for this specific position if I have previously applied for another Latitude position?
A: Yes, it is better to apply to each Latitude job for which you are qualified and interested so that we immediately know of your interest in that specific role. This also enables you to share additional information about your qualifications or interest specific to each role. If you do not meet all of the qualifications for a position but think you would still be highly effective in the role, it can be helpful to include a brief explanation in your application.
Q: How can I reduce the risk of missing Latitude’s email inviting me to interview for this position?
A: Please safe-list Latitude’s URL domain name (latitudelegal.com) in your spam filter so that an email from one of our recruiters does not get caught in your spam folder. Our recruiters will never contact you by email from a URL other than latitudelegal.com
Q: My current legal team needs help. How can I see some Latitude candidates for my legal team?
A: The fastest way is to submit
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For more information about Latitude, please visit us at
https://latitudelegal.com.
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