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Legal Advisory Manager

$157K - $181K/yr

The Legal Advisory Manager will lead complex advisory workstreams, manage and mentor consultants ... Lead project execution alongside Consultants and Analysts, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.

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Project Manager - Legal

Suffern, NY

We are actively seeking a highly dedicated and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our legal team at iPostal1, a technology company specializing in digital mailbox technology. In this role, you ...

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Legal Advisory Manager

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$180 - $230/hr

The Legal Advisory Manager will lead complex advisory workstreams, manage and mentor consultants ... Lead project execution alongside Consultants and Analysts, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.

Pancoast Staffing Services, Inc.

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$20/hr

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How much do legal project manager jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average yearly pay for legal project manager in the United States is $126,687.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $65,000.00 and $159,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a legal project manager?

A Legal Project Manager is a professional who oversees and coordinates legal projects within law firms or corporate legal departments. Their role involves planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards. Legal Project Managers work closely with attorneys, clients, and other stakeholders to facilitate communication, manage resources, and streamline legal processes. They apply project management principles to legal work to improve efficiency and client satisfaction. This role is increasingly important as legal services become more complex and clients demand greater accountability and transparency.

What is a legal project manager?

A legal project manager is an expert in project management specializing in the legal field by overseeing an organization’s legal functions. It’s your job to provide legal advice for your company often times working with a legal team. Your typical duties involve researching legislative issues, advising your company on their legal rights, and monitoring all business operations to ensure they meet regulations. Another common responsibility is to take part as the main negotiator in all business transactions.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a legal project manager?

To thrive as a Legal Project Manager, you need a strong knowledge of legal processes, project management principles, and ideally a relevant degree or certification such as PMP or Prince2. Familiarity with legal technology tools (like document management systems, e-billing, and workflow software) and experience using project management platforms are commonly required. Outstanding communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills help set top performers apart in this role. These skills are crucial for delivering legal projects efficiently, ensuring compliance, and aligning legal outcomes with business goals.

How does a legal project manager typically collaborate with attorneys and other stakeholders during complex legal matters?

A Legal Project Manager works closely with attorneys, paralegals, and clients to ensure that legal projects are delivered on time and within budget. They facilitate communication among team members, coordinate tasks, and monitor project progress using specialized legal project management tools. Collaboration often involves regular status meetings, setting clear milestones, and proactively addressing potential bottlenecks or risks. This role helps streamline workflows and ensures that all stakeholders are aligned throughout the project lifecycle.

What is the difference between Legal Project Manager vs Legal Assistant?

AspectLegal Project ManagerLegal Assistant
CredentialsLegal or project management certifications often preferredParalegal certification or legal studies
Work EnvironmentLaw firms, corporate legal departments, legal consultingLaw firms, legal departments, courts
ResponsibilitiesManaging legal projects, coordinating teams, overseeing deadlinesPreparing legal documents, scheduling, client communication

The Legal Project Manager focuses on overseeing legal projects, coordinating teams, and ensuring deadlines are met, often requiring project management skills and certifications. In contrast, a Legal Assistant provides administrative support, prepares documents, and assists attorneys with daily tasks. Both roles are essential in legal settings but differ in scope, responsibilities, and required credentials.

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Infographic showing various Legal Project Manager job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 17% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $126,687 per year, or $60.9 per hour.

Senior Manager, Legal Project Management

Goodwin

Boston, MA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 20 days ago

Job description

Join Goodwin's Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world's most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team - all business professionals at the firm - you'll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.
Here, we're not just supporting a law firm; we're partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we're proud to have been recognised as the "Best Business Team" by The American Lawyer.
This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.

As Senior Manager, Legal Project Management you will partner directly with partners and fee earners across assigned practice groups and sectors to drive matter delivery, commercial discipline, and client transparency - working closely with the Head of LPM and the broader Client Value & Pricing team to embed LPM into the fabric of how Goodwin delivers work.

What You Will Do:

Strategic Partnership

  • Build trusted advisory relationships with partners and senior associates, engaging at matter inception to shape scope, resourcing, risk mitigation, and fee structures.

  • Collaborate with the Pricing team to deliver integrated pricing and project management solutions.

  • Act as strategic partner to new business development, supporting client pitches, fee discussions, and acting as a voice of innovation and commercial rigor.

Matter Delivery & Commercial Discipline

  • Lead end-to-end LPM support on complex, high-value matters, ensuring that work is delivered within scope, on budget, on time, while protecting matter profitability.

  • Ensuring that matters are reviewed on completion to ensure capture of lessons and best practice.

  • Drive commercial conversations around scope change, budget risk, and profitability, proactively identifying and addressing commercial issues before they escalate further.

  • Develop and maintain matter plans, budgets, and resource trackers that provide partners and clients with real-time visibility of matter health.

Client Engagement

  • Build direct client relationships with clients, supporting transparent communication on matter progress, budget status, and delivery timelines.

  • Develop and utilize real-time dashboards to support client transparency and risk management.

  • Articulate Goodwin's delivery performance in client-friendly terms through value reports and post-engagement reviews.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

  • Champion the adoption of AI, automation, and data tools to transform matter planning, tracking, and reporting.

  • Contribute to predictive budgeting models and data-driven tools that improve matter forecasting accuracy.

  • Embed design thinking and process improvement into how matters are scoped and managed, buildingscalable templates and workflows.

Building the Function

  • As one of the first hires in a new function, you will help create the LPM operating model, toolkit, and ways of working - building intellectual capital that will scale across the firm.

  • Develop frameworks, playbooks, and training materials that will form the backbone of the function's operating model.

  • Mentor junior team members as the function grows, modelling excellence and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Who You Are:

  • 5+ years' experience in legal project management, legal operations, or a related role within a law firm, in-house legal team, or professional services environment.

  • Demonstrated track record of embedding LPM in a nascent environment, e.g. where partners have not previously used LPM.

  • Exposure to design thinking, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma methodologies.

  • Prior involvement in training, coaching, or change management initiatives.

  • PMP,PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.

  • Expertise in the fundamentals of project management and change leadership.

  • Strong commercial mindset with deep expertise inAFAs, matter budgeting, profitability analysis and commercial risk management.

  • Strong analytical and financial acumen. Comfortable interrogating data, building models, and making commercial recommendations.

  • Hands-on experience with legal tech platforms (e.g. workflow automation, collaboration, matter management, BI/reporting tools) and a genuine curiosity about AI and emerging tech.

  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior partners and demanding clients.

  • Ability to set a vision and bring others on the journey.

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Benefits and More

At Goodwin, you will discover your next career opportunity with a rewarding compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Life and disability insurance

  • Retirement & Savings Plan

  • Emergency back-up child and adult care

  • Paid vacation, sick time off, and holidays

  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities

  • Employee recognition and reward programs

  • Employee wellness and assistance programs

  • Employee discounts and perks


This position is eligible for overtime: NoThe Target Salary Range For This Position Varies By Location And Is Commensurate With Relevant Experience: Up To $200,000.00

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