Associate Project Manager: 8+ Yrs

A Little About Us

UniCourt is a leader in making court data more accessible and useful with our Legal Data as a Service (LDaaS). We provide real-time access to court data through our APIs and online app for business development and intelligence, litigation analytics, litigation tracking, case research, investigations, background checks, due diligence, compliance, underwriting, machine learning models, and process automation.

We provide access to court data from state and federal courts to a diverse list of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and AmLaw firms and industries such as legal, insurance, finance, investigations, government, education, nonprofits, and consumers.

UniCourt is a legal technology company focused on using technology to unlock the potential of legal data. We are based in both California and Mangalore, India and our team includes legal professionals, data scientists, physicists, computer engineers, and sales and marketing, professionals.

About the Job

UniCourt is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage projects for a team of Legal Associates. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project delivery, stakeholder management, and team coordination—preferably within legal services, litigation support, or data/annotation environments.

Our company creates some of the world’s most cutting-edge software solutions in the legal industry. We solve difficult problems, work on innovative technology, and build world-class platforms for people and enterprises to interact with court records and other public data sets. With some of the best minds in the industry, we’re one of the most sought-after learning and career destinations in the world of legal tech. If you’re looking to work at a company with opportunities to forge your career path in technology, UniCourt is the right place for you. Our customers range from individuals who interact with court records a few hours in a month to enterprise clients who spend several hours every day on our SaaS platform.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery for legal data annotation and related operations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Legal Analysts, QA, Engineering, and Product.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and quality standards based on client and internal requirements.
• Track team performance, productivity metrics, and ensure adherence to SLAs.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and communicate mitigation plans proactively.
• Conduct regular project reviews, status updates, and stakeholder reporting.
• Work closely with the Legal Associates and Product Manager to improve processes and workflow efficiency.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training activities for legal data analysts when required.
• Ensure compliance with UniCourt’s data quality, confidentiality, and operational policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Post-graduation.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of professional experience, with at least 3 years in project management.
• Experience working in legal operations, litigation support, e-discovery, or data annotation is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage teams, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools, Excel/Sheets, dashboards, and productivity tracking.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and handle multiple concurrent projects.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• PMP / Prince2 or Agile certification.
• Experience handling large-scale data projects.
• Familiarity with ML/AI workflows, annotation pipelines, or legal tech platforms.