Legal Project Manager

Fish & Richardson•Minneapolis, MN

4d•Remote

About The Position

Fish & Richardson is hiring a Legal Project Manager for its Finance Department Hub team. The role supports financial oversight and project tracking for litigation matters by managing budgets, forecasts, reporting, and related databases. The Legal Project Manager monitors matter performance, analyzes costs and budget variances, identifies risks, and recommends solutions to keep matters aligned with scope, timelines, and budgets. As the lead LPM resource for key clients, the role provides financial analysis, forecasting, reporting, and cross-functional coordination with legal, billing, accounting, and pricing teams. The position also advances innovation and continuous improvement through AI-enabled tools, process enhancements, best practices, and strategic project management initiatives. This is part of The Hub, Fish’s remote-first group of professionals. Hub employees work primarily from home, with no expectation of a regular in-office presence. Applicants located in states with a Fish office will be given preference: DC, GA, CA, IL, MA, MN, NY, and TX.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with similar work in a law firm or professional services environment is required.
Knowledge of litigation matters is required.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to identify complex issues and implement effective solutions.
Excellent communication, relationship management, and client service skills.
Professionalism, responsiveness, attention to detail, and the ability to perform under pressure.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, legal project management/pricing tools, and AI technologies.
Commitment to continuous learning and adaptability.
Ability to adhere to firm policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Legal Project Management/Pricing certification, JD, and/or MBA preferred.
IP litigation experience preferred.
Five or more years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage litigation matter budgets, forecasts, reporting, and related databases to support financial oversight and project tracking.
Monitor matter performance, analyze costs and budget variances, identify risks, and recommend solutions to maintain alignment with scope, timelines, and budgets.
Serve as the lead legal project management resource for key clients, providing financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
Coordinate across legal, billing, accounting, and pricing teams.
Drive innovation and continuous improvement through AI-enabled tools, process enhancements, best practice development, and strategic project management initiatives.