Legal Project Manager LAE Americas

Legal Project Manager (LAE Americas)

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

The ideal candidate will support Hogan Lovells and its partners to be the market leaders in legal service delivery. Legal Project Management ensures an enhanced quality of service, which is efficient, innovative and our clients consider valuable.

The Legal Project Manager (LAE Americas) will work closely with the Practice LPM Lead and other key stakeholders to support the effective implementation of Legal Project Management (LPM) initiatives within the Litigation, Arbitration, Employment (LAE) practice group. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to the practice LPM strategy while also carrying out the below :

• Work closely with partner and lawyer teams to support the efficient management of sophisticated client engagements through : scoping and pitching, planning, managing and monitoring, and matter completion and review.
• Provide 'on-demand' support and consultancy for partners and lawyers on 'live matters' at set up, delivery and / or review;
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and innovation assisting with the development of such solutions, where appropriate, and, once developed, embed best practice;
• Champion and support the build out of Legal Project Management (LPM) capability across Hogan Lovells;
• Be a trusted member of litigation / case teams focused on service quality, delivery and efficiency;
• Liaise with other operational specialists at Hogan Lovells to support the following functions : pricing / finance; reporting / IT, knowledge gathering and sharing, and pitching / marketing and business development in the LPM space;
• Provide training and development on the LPM methodology and tools; and support the implementation, use and further development of the legal project management software tool, as well as provide user training for fee earners on the software as appropriate.

The core responsibility of this role is operational, to work with partners to actively manage matters through : scoping; pricing; resource planning; delivery and monitoring; identifying, revising and pricing scope changes; and reviewing and identifying opportunities for service quality or efficiency improvements and introducing innovative working practices and tools.

The outcomes we are looking for from Legal Project Management are :

In addition, the Legal Project Manager (LAE Americas) will also :

The manager must also demonstrate a high level of performance, deep functional expertise, and exceed the criteria of the firm's expected level 3 competencies with regard to technical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Required Skills :

Education, Certifications, and / or Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :

Hours :

Core hours are Monday through Friday, 9 : 00 a.m. to 6 : 00 p.m., with the flexibility to work overtime as needed.

The annualized salary range for this position is $140,000 to $170,000 depending on the candidate's overall experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. In addition, full time employees as well as some part time employees, will be eligible for the firm's fringe benefits as they currently exist.

Hogan Lovells is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or other factors protected by law.

Hogan Lovells complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Benefits Department at LeaveofAbsence_US@hoganlovells.com.