IT Project Manager – Law Firm (Infrastructure & Applications)

Location: Center City Philadelphia (Hybrid – onsite 2–3 days/week)

Employment Type: Contract to Hire

Pay Rate: Up to $65.00/hr (W2)

Benefits: Health, dental, vision available while on contract

About the Role

A leading Center City law firm is seeking an IT Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of technology initiatives spanning both infrastructure and application projects. This person will support cross-departmental modernizations, help implement new legal-technology systems, and ensure successful delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.

This is an opportunity to work closely with IT leadership, practice groups, and administrative departments (Finance, HR, Records, KM, Litigation Support) while driving mission-critical upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Program Delivery

Manage a diverse slate of IT projects including server/network upgrades, cloud migrations, virtualization, and legal application implementations.
Lead project planning, resource coordination, task tracking, risk mitigation, and timeline management.
Run PMO-style activities: create project charters, maintain RAID logs, track KPIs, and prepare executive-level reporting.

Infrastructure & Operations Initiatives

Oversee upgrades to Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, network segmentation, endpoint management, and identity/security enhancements.
Coordinate efforts with infrastructure engineers, security teams, and external vendors.
Ensure change control and governance procedures are followed in accordance with firm standards.

Legal Applications & Business Systems

Drive project delivery for legal platforms such as:
iManage, NetDocuments, Aderant Expert, Elite 3E, Intapp, Litera, Workshare, BigHand, Interaction/CRM, and similar tools.
Partner with practice groups and business units to gather requirements, map workflows, and support user acceptance testing.
Manage integrations between legal systems and the broader Office 365 and Azure ecosystems.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Serve as a liaison between attorneys, department heads, IT leadership, and technical teams.
Facilitate meetings, status updates, requirement workshops, and vendor coordination sessions.
Translate technical concepts into business-friendly summaries for non-technical stakeholders.

Documentation & Governance

Maintain project documentation, budgets, change requests, process flows, and SOP updates.
Ensure all project work aligns with law-firm security, audit, and compliance practices.

Ideal Candidate Profile

5+ years of IT project management experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
Strong understanding of both infrastructure and application lifecycle project delivery.
Familiarity with legal-technology ecosystems and tools (iManage, Intapp, Aderant, 3E, Litera, etc.).
Experience working in hybrid environments with multiple concurrent projects.
Excellent communication, scheduling, coordination, and documentation skills.
PMP, CAPM, CSM, or other PM certifications a plus.

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