Product Manager, Legal Information Services, Practicing Law Institute (New York, NY)

Posted September 21, 2022

Join PLI and represent the legal community’s premier provider of continuing education and research services as a Product Manager, Legal Information Services in our New York office. Work in a collaborative environment with a diverse employee community that prides itself on a genuine commitment to a work-life balance (3+ weeks of vacation days and hybrid remote/in-person schedules for most roles!). The Product Manager of Legal Information Services will be tasked with overseeing the daily operation and requirements of the PLI PLUS legal research database.

For more than 80 years, PLI has served the legal community with innovative products and quality programming, building a sterling reputation spanning the country.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Define and maintain the functionality of PLI PLUS, PLI’s award winning secondary source legal research database which includes gathering and documenting requirements for new features
Actively seek to learn and understand the strategic goals of PLI senior leadership
Work with the product owner and others within the organization to respond to customer requirements and implement new features on PLI PLUS
Takes ownership of projects from end-to-end. Display project management skills and the ability to engage with others to achieve product vision
Maintains an ongoing understanding of PLI customers, PLI business goals, and internal technologies
Analyze PLI PLUS usage trends to develop features that will drive growth of usage and revenue
Keep current with market trends that impact how customers prefer to interact with content and actively seek out user data to drive development strategies
Represent and drive the business needs throughout the development process providing requirements to the software engineers as well as the dedicated PLI BA and QA team members
Collaborate with various departments, especially the Publishing team, to ensure the content is being added to PLUS. Troubleshoot issues should they arise
Manage the requirements and oversight of implementation of development priorities.
Collaborate and participate on User Experience work
Meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines as established by your manager
Perform other related tasks as requested by your manager
Handle special projects as they arise

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of legal, compliance and electronic publishing preferred, although we will train an otherwise qualified candidate
Experience as a legal librarian or product manager for an electronic database is a plus
Advanced academic credentials required. MLS, MBA, or JD is preferred
Demonstrated ability to define database functionality
Self-starter and able to take initiative
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Analytical mindset and critical thinking
Excellent verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills, including presentation skills
Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
Knowledge of legal research, MS Office JIRA, is an advantage

Your benefits at PLI

PLI offers a generous benefits package and is committed to creating an interesting, collegial, and supportive work environment:

Medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families
Generous employer contribution to employee retirement savings account
Ample paid time off and holidays, summer Fridays
Flexible hybrid remote/in-person scheduling for most roles
Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning web-based training along with other career development opportunities
Work-life balance initiatives
One-time $500 Home Office Allowance
Gym/Wellness Allowance of up to $300 each calendar year

How to Apply

Please click on the following link to find more information and to apply: https://careers-pli.icims.com/jobs/1432/product-manager%2c-legal-information-services/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=1160&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240 .