Insight Global is seeking an LPM Specialist to collaborate with the Client Value and Client Solutions teams, client relationship attorneys and other attorneys to ensure that matter budgets align with firm expectations, provide timely status and tracking analyses and recommendations if arrangements exceed agreed upon scope. The LPM Specialist supports the firms matter management tool stack and serves as the day-to-day lead of the firms budget management tool.
In collaboration with Legal Project Manager(s) and the Senior Practice Innovation and Client Solutions Manager, the LPM Specialist develops best practices and evaluates new solutions to enhance the firms matter and budget management capabilities. This position offers the opportunity to build expertise in legal project management tools while contributing directly to client satisfaction and firm profitability through insightful data analysis and thoughtful budget development.
Essential Functions:
Collaborate with the Client Value and Client Solutions team and attorneys to scope, analyze comparable data and develop compelling client budget proposals.
Lead implementation of approved budgets into the firms budget management application; serving as the subject matter expert on the dashboard and managing implementation of new features and updates.
Utilize the firms financial alerting system to establish budget alerts for matters, consulting with the Legal Project Manager as needed to escalate budget issues.
Collaborate with attorneys to track legal budgets including, but not limited to tracking actions, staffing, timelines, deliverables, assumptions, and escalating activities when there are material changes in scope or status.
Learn and apply knowledge of legal project management tools and systems (e.g., Clocktimizer, Iridium, BigHand).
Work with the Legal Project Manager, attorneys, and clients to define requirements and develop custom budget reporting for external client portals.
Prepare and manage financial and client status reports, as required.
Collaborate to automate the firms legal project management workflow and task/phase code groupings, including the creation of dashboards to create and update matter budgets, view matter status reports, and search historical data for future matter planning.
Assist in the development and proliferation of best practices, tools, budget templates, and reference materials across the firms client portfolio.
Support effective communication strategies on projects/matters that foster a collaborative approach between project workstreams including between our lawyers and our clients.
Support post project review and post-mortem assessments and recommend process improvements as appropriate.
Build relationships and foster a collaborative approach when working with clients and across all departments.
This role has a hybrid working arrangement. Potential candidates must live within commuting distance of our Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas, or New York office. In this role, you will report to the Legal Project Manager.
Compensation:
$80K to $90K per year annual salary. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefits are provided.
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-2-5 years of law firm experience, primarily in legal project management or matter management with an understanding of budgets
-Someone who is operating in a legal capacity and/or has analytical skills would be ideal for this role.
-Client facing experience
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.