IT Project Manager

About the role

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a nationally recognized law firm with a strong reputation for client service, innovation, and collaboration. We are committed to leveraging technology and process improvement to support our attorneys and clients in a rapidly evolving legal environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT and business-facing projects from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with firm priorities and PMO standards.
• Develop and maintain project charters, work plans, schedules, budgets, risk logs, and status reporting.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and issues while proactively driving mitigation strategies.
• Partner with attorneys, practice groups, and administrative leaders to understand business objectives and translate them into actionable project requirements.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, process mapping, workflow analysis, and solution design discussions.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and operational efficiency through technology-enabled solutions.
• Support both Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies, adapting approach based on project needs.
• Cook up testing, training, and deployment activities to ensure successful adoption.
• Manage relationships with software vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Monitor vendor performance, deliverables, and contractual obligations.
• Stay current on legal technology trends and emerging tools relevant to law firm operations.
• Ensure projects adhere to PMO governance, documentation, and reporting standards.
• Support organizational change management by aligning communication, training, and adoption strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of IT or technology-focused project management experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, Microsoft Project, Planner, or comparable project management platforms.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience in a large or mid-sized law firm.
• Background as a Business Analyst or hybrid BA/PM role.
• PMP, Agile, or other formal project management certification.
• Experience working with enterprise legal applications (e.g., document management, practice management, finance, HR, security systems).