Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression and marital status.

The Client Solutions Group within Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz PC is seeking a Legal Project Manager (LPM). The Legal Project Manager will partner closely with the Legal Process Engineering team and the firm's attorneys to drive cutting-edge client portfolio implementations and ongoing management that power the Firm’s growth.

This position will report to a Director – Legal Process Engineer on the CSG team. Leveraging exceptional project management acumen, the LPM orchestrates a variety of high-impact initiatives, including legal operations optimization, knowledge management advancements, innovation pilots, process improvements, and the rollout of matter-collaboration technologies, delivering measurable value to attorneys and clients alike. In this role, the LPM captures and analyzes key data, distills actionable insights, and presents concise updates that inform strategic decision-making across client portfolios.

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Qualified candidates must possess a bachelor's degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, along with a minimum of five years of litigation experience. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to work independently and will demonstrate strong experience in managing, organizing, and reviewing complex litigation documents, including proficiency in Relativity or similar document review platforms. Familiarity with collaboration and productivity tools such as Microsoft Teams and Asana is strongly preferred.

The Litigation Paralegal will provide comprehensive support to trial counsel across all stages of litigation, from initial investigation through trial and resolution. Responsibilities include drafting correspondence, pleadings, discovery materials, and other litigation-related documents; conducting thorough factual investigations; assisting attorneys in preparation for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trials; and providing direct support during trial proceedings.

The salary range for New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. applicants is $85,000 - $97,500.

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This position will be responsible for the day to day administrative operations of our Charlotte, Raleigh, Columbia and Charleston offices. (Applications will be considered from across the entire footprint.)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• General management of each of the above listed offices, including tactical planning and maintaining the highest standards of service and quality.
• Office financial management, including planning, budgeting, accounts receivable and other financial functions, in coordination with the Firm Finance Department.
• Management of Human Resources functions, including recruitment, maintenance of staffing plans and acceptable staffing ratios.
• Facilities Management: including space planning/design, and facilitation of all office functions and services.
• Coordination with Firm IT department on systems management.
• Coordination with the Firm Marketing Department on office specific marketing and PR functions.
• Physical presence in the office is an essential duty of this position.
  • Regular travel to each assigned office is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Team building and engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and employees using management skills.
• Must have the ability to uncover, understand, analyze and resolve problems.
• Must have the ability to interact professionally with members of the firm's management team, the Office Managing Shareholder, attorneys, paralegals, administrative personnel and staff.
• Work requires a high level of mental effort and strain when managing multiple projects and requests. A law office is a "demanding" environment in which client needs often dictate immediate problem resolution and resources.
• Must show initiative, be proactive and maintain standards of service and quality as set out above.
• Work occasionally requires irregular hours and/or more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential functions of the position.

A minimum of five years' service in a supervisory position in the Professional Services Industry and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or other related field is preferred.

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The Raleigh office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz has an immediate opening for a full-time Corporate/Real Estate Paralegal with at least 5 years of corporate/real estate paralegal experience, including but not limited to:

• Submitting and reviewing lien searches, UCC and other secretary of state filings;
• Preparing, filing, and maintaining portfolio of UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations, and terminations;
• Preparing initial drafts of form legal documents and creating and compiling signature pages and closing documents;
• Assisting with transaction closings, managing delivery of completed loan files to clients and responding to requests from client recordkeeping teams;
• Familiarity with UCC Article 9 filing and maintenance laws, secretary of state filing procedures and secured finance transaction documents;
• Preparing entity formation and registration documents and coordinating submission of such filings with secretary of state offices;
• Preparing real estate documents, including contracts, deeds, settlement statements, title documents, and closing packages;
• Assisting with coordinating and managing real estate leasing and conveyancing closings among all parties;
• Performing title searches and abstracts, title opinions and order and reviewing title insurance commitments;
• Assisting with the preparation of title objection letters and resolution of title issues;
• Reviewing surveys and coordinating updates and certifications with surveyors and clients;
• Preparing and filing documents with county Register of Deeds and other local government agencies; and,
• Maintaining closing checklists, tracking deadlines, and ensuring all parties remain informed throughout the transaction.

Qualified candidates should possess:

• Strong familiarity with ALTA survey standards;
• Strong familiarity with title insurance endorsements and requirements;
• Strong familiarity with Odyssey searching protocols and practices and VCAP to Odyssey migration;
• Strong understanding of NC county real estate taxation and proration mechanics in closings;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to work collaboratively and seamlessly in team settings and in fast-paced environments; and,
• Responsive, strong communication skills, able to juggle competing priorities and manage deadlines.

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The ideal candidate must have administrative support experience in a professional work environment, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, top-notch organizational skills and the ability to work effectively within a group and independently. Candidate should be proficient in MS Word (high priority), Outlook and Excel and type a minimum of 65 words per minute with high accuracy. This position will support several attorneys in a fast-paced environment. We're looking for impact players only – people who want to start a career, gain essential skills and grow with us.

Initially, this position does not have a remote work option until after one year of employment, and then the maximum of one day remote per work week, dependent on performance.

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The ideal candidate will be extremely professional, possess exceptional communication and organizational skills as well as excellent computer skills, and have a proficiency in MS Outlook and basic typing skills.  

Responsibilities include answering phones; greeting clients and other visitors; maintaining neatness of the lobby/reception area and conference center; scheduling conference rooms, including verification of technology and catering needs; inventory and enter files in system to be sent offsite; request files from offsite be delivered to office when needed; daily client check deposit and issuing of needed operating account checks; assistance with ordering food for events; take legal documents to courthouse for filing, other deliveries; assistance with maintaining client files, including indexing litigation files for hard copy files as well as online; create hyperlinks for case documents; type memoranda, correspondence and other documents as back-up to legal secretaries as needed; save documents into document management system; assist with other clerical duties as assigned; assist with special projects.

Qualifications Include:

Basic knowledge of office equipment, including computer and copiers; Microsoft program knowledge- Outlook, Word, Excel, etc. Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instruction of attorneys and staff and provide information with extraordinary courtesy and tact; Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints; Confidentiality; Exceptional client service skills; Working effectively within a group or independently.

Requirements: Office administrative experience (law firm experience preferred but not required).  Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under deadlines; must be proficient in Microsoft office, most specifically Word and Excel; ability to communicate and follow instructions of office management, attorneys and other legal staff in a fast-paced demanding environment.  Must be willing to learn new tasks and adapt to change easily. 

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