Certified Legal Project Manager®

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Certified Legal Project Manager® Program

Introduced in 2010, the Certified Legal Project Manager® program was the first of its kind, specifically designed to meet the unique needs of busy lawyers and legal staff. Graduates of this program now work at firms and law departments ranging in size from eight lawyers to over 4,000 lawyers, all around the world. Certification is based on a self-paced distance learning program which requires a minimum commitment of 40 hours over approximately six months. For more details, download a description of the Certified Legal Project Manager® Program.

Who should participate in the Certified Legal Project Manager® program?

This certification program has been designed for any lawyer or staff person who wants:

An in-depth understanding of legal project management
To use legal project management principles to address an organizational challenge
Credentials as a Certified Legal Project Manager®
To become an LPM advocate within the organization

This certification program is ideal for any lawyer or staff person who wants a robust understanding of LPM.

What are the benefits of this program?

Graduates gain an understanding of LPM, both in theory and practice, and receive the widely recognized and well-respected credential as a Certified Legal Project Manager®.

Law firms and law departments gain an internal LPM expert who understands, and can implement, LPM principles to increase profitability and efficiency.

For more information, see:

Reuters item about the first lawyers to complete certification

More details about the first lawyers to complete certification

National Law Review article by two Squire Sanders lawyers

Law360 article on certification

Press release: Lawyers begin new program to become certified as project managers