Project Specialist - Legal Tech, Law-Practice Operations, Legal Innovation & Operations

ConEdison•New York, NY

About The Position

The Con Edison Law Department Legal Innovation and Operations (LIO) team is seeking a Project Specialist to manage and support projects across the Department. The role requires flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, business, and organizational needs, including learning and managing new legal technologies. This role also requires the ability to operate independently within a fast-paced environment and work proactively with stakeholders at various levels, including Law Department professionals, IT staff, and vendors. As legal technology is a rapidly changing industry, the Project Specialist is expected to be open-minded, thoughtful, strive to continuously build knowledge and skills, and manage change.Our Legal Innovation & Operations team continuously seeks innovative solutions to the meet the needs of our strategic partners. They were awarded the Most Innovative Legal Operations Team of the Year award at the 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards. Mission Statement: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Requirements

Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, business, and organizational needs
Ability to operate independently within a fast-paced environment
Ability to work proactively with stakeholders at various levels, including Law Department professionals, IT staff, and vendors
Open-mindedness
Thoughtfulness
Strive to continuously build knowledge and skills
Ability to manage change

Responsibilities

Manage and support projects across the Department
Adapt to changing priorities, business, and organizational needs
Learn and manage new legal technologies
Operate independently within a fast-paced environment
Work proactively with stakeholders at various levels, including Law Department professionals, IT staff, and vendors
Continuously build knowledge and skills, and manage change

Benefits

Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
Dental benefits
Health Savings Accounts
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) with robust matching
Employer paid Pension Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
State of the art Employee Assistance Program
Paid Parental Leave
Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
Employee discount program
Commuter Benefits
Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits