Project Manager (PM)

Padgett Law Group (PLG) is an elite, full service creditors' rights law firm with practices in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Illinois. Additionally, PLG offers national bankruptcy, replevin, and loss mitigation services. The firm’s practice provides exclusive representation to institutional clients such as lenders, mortgage servicers, credit unions, banks, hedge funds, investors and other financial services industry stakeholders. Leveraging technology in our partnerships with forward\-thinking clients gives PLG the ability to focus on the aggressive management and processing of delinquent or under performing loans, providing our clients with an edge when curing or resolving these complex legal matters. In 2019, PLG was recognized by The M Report, a leading default services industry publication, as a Top 25 Company to Work For.

At Padgett Law Group, our mission is simple: to attract and retain the most talented individuals within our industry while delivering high\-quality legal services to our clients. We understand our crucial role as our clients strive to provide an ethical and empathetic experience. We contribute to that through our long\-standing and recognizable firm culture that is visible during every interaction with PLG—and amongst ourselves. At PLG, we stand on our decades\-long tradition of merit, respect, hard work, and excellent results, and we use that foundation for every service we provide. As a firm, we believe that our mission can only be truly realized through investment in our core values of People, Precision, and Performance.

At Padgett Law Group, we're not just looking for talented employees to join our growing team. We're looking for leaders who cultivate those around them and contribute to our path forward; we're looking for individuals who appreciate our culture and commit to our shared goals; we're looking for people who want to be more than employees, processors, or paper pushers.

Our vision is to build the most compelling law firm that is home to the industry’s best talent, as we are today and as we grow in the future.

What’s in it for you? Padgett Law Group believes in investing in our employees and ensuring that they have all the resources necessary to succeed \- including a competitive, comprehensive, and valuable benefits package. As a full\-time PLG employee, you will receive:

• 4 weeks of PTO from day one (which increases with tenure)
• Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
• 7 Paid Company Holidays and your birthday off every year
• Full suite of healthcare insurance options including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life and AD\&D coverage, and more
• Company\-covered Term Life Insurance, AD\&D Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401k (with company match)
• Extensive Training and Development Opportunities
• Flexible work schedules including in\-office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities

And more!

We are currently recruiting for a highly organized, results\-driven Project Manager (PM) to oversee firm\-wide initiatives, operational workflows, and strategic implementation. This role is responsible for improving efficiency, ensuring compliance\-driven process execution, and driving cross\-departmental alignment in a high\-volume legal environment.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing complex projects, understanding of structured workflow environments, and thrives in deadline\-driven industries such as legal, financial services, or default servicing.

Key Responsibilities

Project \& Process Management

• Lead firm\-wide operational and strategic projects from planning through execution.
• Develop and maintain standardized project management methodologies and PMO best practices.
• Create project charters, timelines, resource plans, and measurable success metrics.
• Monitor project progress, mitigate risks, and report status to executive leadership.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements.

Legal Operations Support

• Collaborate with attorneys and department leaders to streamline workflows.
• Support system implementations (case management software, automation tools, reporting platforms).
• Ensure operational processes align with compliance requirements (FDCPA, CFPB, state regulations, court deadlines, etc.).
• Assist with vendor coordination and technology rollouts.

Data \& Reporting

• Establish KPIs for legal production, case throughput, and operational efficiency.
• Build dashboards and executive\-level reporting tools.
• Analyze performance data to recommend process enhancements.

Cross\-Functional Leadership

• Serve as liaison between legal, operations, compliance, IT, finance, and administrative departments.
• Facilitate meetings, define deliverables, and hold teams accountable to timelines.

Promote change management strategies and adoption of new systems.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Legal Studies, or related field.
• 3–7 years of project management experience (legal, financial services, or regulated industry preferred).
• Experience building or managing a PMO function.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, etc.).
• Advanced proficiency in project management software (Asana, Monday, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar).
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience in creditors’ rights, collections law, foreclosure, bankruptcy, or high\-volume litigation environments.
• PMP certification or equivalent.
• Experience with legal case management systems.
• Background in compliance\-heavy industries.