Ready to make the switch from reactive to proactive case or matter management? Legal project management is a best-practices approach for scoping, planning, executing, and controlling legal work, given the constraints of time, budget, and performance requirements.

This practical and straightforward program covers a variety of methods and tools to assist in delivering legal services more efficiently and profitably. It also explores how LPM helps legal professionals adhere naturally to many South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct.

Whether your firm or organization manages litigation or transactional matters, join us as we explore the three major project management philosophies — predictive, agile, and hybrid — and dive into hot topics such as communications planning, avoiding scope creep, case estimating techniques, quality management, risk management, capturing lessons learned and much more.

Included Sessions

• Project Management for the Legal Profession: Session I - The Predictive/Waterfall Method
• Project Management for the Legal Profession, Session II: The Agile/Scrum Method

This program has been approved for 3.0 MCLE, including up to 3.0 LEPR. (Commission Course # 920327ADO).

About the Speaker
Alicia Mitchell-Mercer is Director of Project Management at Lex Project Management Consulting Group. She oversees outsourced Project Management Office (PMO) and Legal Project Management (LPM) services to legal organizations that lack PMO or LPM capabilities. She also provides training on improving efficiency, mitigating risks, and optimizing resources. She is also a project manager at Brown & Associates PLLC in Charlotte.

Alicia has a B.S. in Legal Studies and an M.S. in Project Management. She is presently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Administration. Previously, she worked as a civil litigation paralegal and trust manager.

Alicia is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, a certified Legal Project Practitioner (LPP) by the International Institute of Legal Project Management, and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) by Scrum Alliance. She has paralegal certifications from the NC State Bar, the SC Bar, NALA - The Paralegal Association, and The National Federation of Paralegal Associations. She has advanced certifications in Trial Practice, Contracts Administration, E-discovery, and Business Organizations: Incorporated Entities.

Alicia is Chair of the Utilization and Technology Committees of the NCBA, PD. Previously, she served on the Internet and Regulations Task Force, the Paralegal Division Council, and Chaired the Publication and Communication Committees. In 2021 Alicia received the NCBA Distinguished Paralegal of the Year Award. Alicia is also an advisory member of the State Bar's Subcommittee Studying Regulatory Change and serves NALA - The Paralegal Association as Chair of the Continuing Education Council and on their Board of Directors.

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