Legal Project Manager

Summary

Join Remote as a Legal Project Manager to oversee global employment disputes and litigation. This pivotal role requires strategizing and implementing project management principles for effective case resolution. You will liaise with external counsel and internal stakeholders, monitor case progress, and manage budgets. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree (Juris Doctorate preferred), proven legal project management experience, and strong communication skills. Remote offers a fully remote position with competitive compensation and benefits, including flexible paid time off, parental leave, and a work-from-anywhere policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, or related field
• Proven experience in legal project management, specifically with a focus on litigation, preferably employment litigation
• Strong understanding of the litigation and other dispute resolution processes and experience managing cases through various stages of dispute resolution, preferably under both common and civil law systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders coming from various legal and business operations backgrounds
• Proficiency in using legal project management tools and software
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Strategic thinker with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiatives to create new processes and implement on new ideas
• Writes and speaks fluent English

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans for effectively managing employment disputes and litigation matters, detailing processes, timelines, milestones, and resources
• Act as a primary liaison between external counsel, internal stakeholders and Remote’s clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment of legal strategies
• Monitor and report on the progress of disputes and litigation cases, identifying potential risks and devising mitigation strategies. Raise any escalations or risks for Remote to the relevant stakeholders in a time-efficient way and in a structured manner
• Implement best practices in legal project management, adapted specifically for managing employment disputes and litigation
• Coordinate and manage external counsel budgets, as well as recharges to clients, ensuring that all legal services are cost-effective and within the allocated financial resources
• Organize and lead regular review meetings with external counsel and internal teams to discuss case developments, adjustments in strategy, and overall project performance. Liaise with the Legal ops team on these reviews to ensure good engagement and management of external counsel at Remote
• Utilize technology, legal project management software and any other relevant tools (Zendesk, Notion, Gsuite, task management systems and automation tools) to enhance the efficiency of case handling
• With the assistance of local counsel, ensure that all legal and regulatory procedures are followed and deadlines met throughout the employment disputes and litigation lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in legal project management (e.g., LPM, PMP with a legal focus)
• Experience in a global or multi-jurisdictional environment, particularly in the EMEA, UK, or US regions
• Experience working as a legal project manager in an in-house setting and managing external counsel
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (we are async )
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces