Legal Project Manager-Staff Attorney (Full-Time)
Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Are you passionate about helping others who are in need across different groups? Do you value work life balance? If you answer yes to these questions, Bay Area Legal Services may be the workplace for you!
Bay Area Legal Services is seeking to fill a full-time Legal Project Manager on its Innovation/Operations Team.
The Legal Project Manager supports the planning, coordination, and execution of legal operations and technology projects, including website development, digital tools, and process improvement initiatives. This role focuses on delivering practical solutions that improve efficiency, expand access to justice, and enhance the client and staff experience.
The Legal Project Manager works closely with internal teams and external vendors to implement digital and operational projects, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Office Location
Ybor City
1302 N 19th Street
Suite 400
Tampa, FL 33605
This position is hybrid, 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
Illustrative Duties:
- Support website development and enhancement projects
- Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and vendors
- Maintain website and digital platforms
- Research, validate, and upload legal content to chatbot and website
- Develop legal resources and document automation tools
- Track progress, risks, and timelines
- Conduct Quality Assurance (QA) and testing
- Maintain project documentation and workflows
- Apply User Experience (UX) and accessibility best practices
- Support reporting and analytics
- Facilitate stakeholder communication
Minimum Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate (JD) required, active and in good standing with The Florida Bar
- 2+ years law as practicing attorney experience
- 2+ years project or legal operations experience
- Proficiency using website development tools (Drupal/WordPress preferred)
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Desire to work with and understand vulnerable populations accessing civil legal aid services
- Advanced Microsoft 365 skills
- Ability to learn new systems
Desirable Qualifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
- Agile/Scrum certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster)
- Legal technology or digital project certifications
Compensation:
- Starting salary $71,480.00/yr. (increases based on relevant experience).
- Reimbursement for travel expenses for work events (mileage etc.)
- Bay Area offers a comprehensive benefit package including a 4% match for the 403b retirement plan with immediate vesting as well as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverage and more.
- Bay Area also offers generous time off and work life balance with 13 paid holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation for the 1st year of employment and a 37.5-hour work week.
- Bay Area attorneys may be eligible for some loan forgiveness programs through the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and the Florida Bar Foundation (FBF).
See a list of all full-time and part-time employee benefits.
This position requires successful completion of a level II background screening based on the required duties and responsibilities. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
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Bay Area Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran.
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