Product Manager, Legal Information Services

Practising Law Institute (PLI) educates and informs lawyers and other professionals with innovative programs, publications, podcasts, and additional resources. With a sterling reputation developed over 90 years, PLI is a trusted source of professional development and knowledge for the legal community. A nonprofit organization, PLI is also known for its dedication to providing pro bono training and resources to ensure access to justice. PLI’s client base includes a large array of prestigious law firms, corporations, and government agencies. We are also proud to have recently been named one of the “Brands That Matter” by Fast Company. More information about PLI may be found on our website www.pli.edu.

PLI is searching for a professional to fill the role of Product Manager, Legal Information Services (responsibilities and qualifications are described below). Work in a collaborative environment with a diverse, employee community where staff enjoy a generous benefits package and a genuine commitment to a work-life balance (4+ weeks of paid time off and hybrid remote/in-person schedules for most roles).

• →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

• Knowledge of legal, compliance and electronic publishing preferred, although we will train an otherwise qualified candidate
• 3-5 years’ experience in legal publishing, legal librarianship, or product management for an electronic database.
• 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