Job Description
Job Listing ID:
4497392 Job Title:
Senior Legal Project Manager Application Deadline:
08/19/2026 Job Location:
Portland
Date Posted:
05/26/2026 Hours Worked Per Week:
40 Shift:
Day Shift Duration of Job:
Full Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly.
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Job Description:
Perkins Coie is searching for a Senior Legal Project Manager (Senior LPM) to join its growing Legal Project Management (LPM) team. The LPM team cultivates high performance anchored by integrity and empathy and is motivated to foster growth, empower others, and strengthen client delivery.
The Senior Legal Project Manager position will have a key role supporting some of the firm's largest clients and matters, as well as strategic programs. This position supports engagements to ensure successful implementation of such projects. This position will affect efficiency, quality, profitability, competitive position, and client value and satisfaction. This position will interact with legal and business professionals internally and externally and is expected to uphold the image of the Firm by maintaining positive contact with clients, attorneys, and staff.
This position reports to a member of the LPM management team. Senior LPMs are aligned with Firm and client strategy and play an important role in furthering the Firm's advanced and innovative approach to the delivery of legal services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
These essential functions are primary job duties that candidates must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation. Assist client engagement or legal teams and practice groups with the delivery of legal services for complex, high-profile client engagements employing project management methods and tools. Provide training and consultation for LPM team on portfolio and matter budgeting, financial data analysis and technology. Work closely with LPM Management to continuously improve and enhance the LPM team support and offerings provided to attorneys and clients, as well as develop training content and provide legal teams and clients LPM training. Provide project management oversight, principles, methodologies, and tools as defined by legal teams and practice groups for internal and client-facing projects with limited complexity. Manage assigned projects and associated activities to ensure resources are channeled to produce planned deliverables on time and within scope and budget. Organize project teams into work groups and work closely with relationship attorneys to support and guide the project team in its effort to achieve business goals and produce deliverables within the specified time frames and on budget. Monitor the project scope management process to ensure key stakeholders are apprised of scope change requests and impact to project. Collaborate with team resources to plan for custom solutions and oversee the design, planning for and implementation of client-facing technical or... For full info follow application link. Perkins Coie LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination. Job Classification:
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Salary:
Depending on Experience
Benefits Offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, Retirement, Education Reimbursement Job Requirements
Experience Required:
At least 5 years
Education Required:
High School Diploma/GED Minimum Age:
N/A Gender:
N/A
