Associate Project Manager-Legal (Northfield, IL)
About The Position
Job Summary The Associate Project Mgr-Legal assists the Director, Legal Operations in leading, coordinating, and executing several departmental projects. Activities include project initiation, scoping and budgeting, timeline management, and cross-functional stakeholder management. This individual supports attorneys and paralegals with specialized projects, problem identification and resolution, and change management. Job Description MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Support strategic departmental projects from creation through completion. Assess and address technology-related needs. Evaluate, onboard, and maintain technology vendors. Maintain existing Legal Department programs and evaluate ongoing effectiveness. Work with HR and Legal Leadership to develop and launch the Legal Culture & Competency series for interdepartmental and company-wide training and education. Partner with Compliance and training teams to develop and launch new Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”). Assist in managing project deliverables and act as a key point of contact between various functional groups including IT, Marketing, Product Divisions, Sales, and more.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 1 – 2 years of experience managing a variety of projects, prioritizing multiple deadlines and responsibilities, or working with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong organization and communication skills.
- Ability to engage with stakeholders in different departments and varying levels throughout the organization.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
Nice To Haves
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
- Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Working familiarity with Smartsheet project management tool.
Responsibilities
- Support strategic departmental projects from creation through completion.
- Assess and address technology-related needs.
- Evaluate, onboard, and maintain technology vendors.
- Maintain existing Legal Department programs and evaluate ongoing effectiveness.
- Work with HR and Legal Leadership to develop and launch the Legal Culture & Competency series for interdepartmental and company-wide training and education.
- Partner with Compliance and training teams to develop and launch new Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”).
- Assist in managing project deliverables and act as a key point of contact between various functional groups including IT, Marketing, Product Divisions, Sales, and more.
Benefits
- Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
- Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
- For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
