Project Manager, OD Labs

Ogletree Deakins•Greenville, SC

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of OD Labs technology initiatives, including custom software development, third-party platform deployments, AI adoption, workflow design, and firm-wide rollouts. The role manages project scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, and vendor relationships, keeping practice groups, firm leadership, and vendors aligned throughout delivery. The Project Manager works in partnership with the AI Architect and Business Analysts assigned to OD Labs and reports to the Director of OD Labs. Initiatives progress through the OD Labs delivery model of prototype, pilot, production, enhancements, and operational handoff. The Project Manager validates each phase before scaling, focuses on the minimum viable product and critical path, and limits active project work to no more than two projects at a time. The role also supports process mapping, change management, training, adoption measurement, and operational handoff, while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive firm and client information. This is a remote position. Compensation varies by location, and the role is eligible for performance-based bonuses and the benefits described in the posting.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working inside a law firm in a role connected to delivery of legal work, such as legal assistant, paralegal, practice group coordinator, legal operations, or recruiting; experience within or alongside practice groups is preferred.
2+ years of experience managing technical projects, such as custom software development, systems rollouts, or technology adoption initiatives.
Experience owning project budgets, tracking project financials, and reporting status to stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to identify, track, and escalate risks and dependencies with proposed solutions.
Strong knowledge of project management practices, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change management.
Working understanding of how attorneys communicate and set priorities, and how decisions are made within a law firm.
Ability to drive work forward with incomplete requirements and changing priorities.
Ability to build alignment among attorneys, firm leadership, vendors, and technical team members.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive firm and client information.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, practice group coordinator, or legal recruiting coordinator, particularly within a Labor & Employment practice, and familiarity with single plaintiff litigation or class action matter structures.
Experience in a legal innovation unit, legal technology function, or practice group technology initiative.
Experience in process mapping and business analysis, including capturing workflows, facilitating working sessions, and translating operational needs into requirements; familiarity with Visio or Lucidchart is helpful.
Experience supporting or managing adoption of AI platforms or similar emerging technologies in a legal setting.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end delivery of OD Labs initiatives, from initiation through active use, including custom development, vendor platform deployments, AI adoption, and firm-wide rollouts.
Guide initiatives through prototype, pilot, production, enhancements, and operational handoff, validating phases before scaling and focusing on the MVP and critical path.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans; coordinate internal and external resources; track performance against scope, schedule, and budget; and recommend adjustments.
Plan and lead project team meetings, including agendas, attendee coordination, and action-item follow-up.
Maintain risk, issue, and dependency logs; escalate matters that could affect schedule, cost, or scope and recommend resolutions.
Manage outside technology vendor relationships, hold vendors accountable for deliverables, quality, and timelines, and keep vendor scope aligned with the current MVP objective.
Support process mapping by documenting current- and future-state workflows, facilitating working sessions, and translating practice group needs into actionable requirements in coordination with Business Analysts.
Prepare and deliver project status updates to firm leadership at multiple levels, including senior leadership, and identify upcoming decisions and their impacts.
Plan and support change management and adoption, including rollout planning, training materials, user guides, adoption metrics, user feedback, and operational handoff.
Identify stakeholders and communicate project direction and milestones so practice groups and team members remain informed.
Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive firm and client information.