Junior Project Manager - Information Technology - Dallas

About the role

The Junior/Assistant Project Manager supports the IT Project Manager in delivering technology, process improvement, and firmwide initiatives within a legal professional-services environment. The role focuses on project coordination, documentation, and communication across IT, business users, and vendors to keep work organized, visible, and on track.

Responsibilities

• Project coordination and tracking
• Maintain project schedules, RAID logs, and project documentation under the direction of the Project Manager
• Track progress against milestones and follow up with team members on assigned actions
• Prepare draft status reports and summaries for the Project Manager to finalize for the CIO and other stakeholders
• Aid with project intake, prioritization, and basic resource planning

Requirements and documentation support

• Support requirements gathering with attorneys, legal staff, and administrative teams
• Capture meeting notes, decisions, workflows, and action items to ensure accurate next steps
• Help translate business needs into user stories, functional requirements, or process maps

Communication and stakeholder engagement

• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and document outcomes with the Project Manager
• Serve as a communication link between IT, business users, and vendors, escalating issues to the Project Manager as needed
• Draft project communications, updates, and summaries for review and refinement by the Project Manager

Process and quality support

• Assist in maintaining and improving PMO templates, processes, and best practices
• Cookordinate UAT activities, including test scripts and defect tracking, and provide clear visibility into testing progress
• Help ensure deliverables meet quality expectations and align with firm standards
• Coordinate vendor and technology coordination
• Support technology rollouts, upgrades, and firmwide communications as directed

Skills and competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and strong organizational habits
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Foundational understanding of project management approaches (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid)
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Teams, Excel, SharePoint, Planner, OneNote)
• Comfort working with technical teams and learning new systems quickly
• Professional, calm, service-oriented demeanor suitable for a law-firm environment
• Openness to coaching and direction from the Project Manager

Preferred qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in project coordination, business analysis, or IT support
• Fresh graduates with strong foundational skills and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply
• Prior law-firm or professional-services experience is welcome but not required for this junior role
• Exposure to legal applications (e.g., iManage, Elite, NetDocuments, Litera)
• Foundational project management certifications (e.g., CAPM, Scrum, Google PM)