Project Management Business Analyst – Senior Consultant – Justice/Judicial Services

The Local Government Practice Group (LGPG) is seeking a Project Management Business Analyst – Senior Consultant – Justice/Judicial Services to join our Justice Practice. Focused on helping courts and justice agencies modernize operations, improve service delivery, and implement technology solutions, we partner with state and local courts, clerk of court offices, prosecutors, public defenders, probation agencies, and other justice stakeholders throughout the United States. We take pride in tailoring our projects to recognize the work our clients do every day. We care about what we do, and we care about the people impacted by our work.

Our Justice practice supports clients in evaluating and transforming court and justice business processes, assessing and selecting technology solutions, developing strategic plans, conducting operational assessments, and providing client-side project management for major modernization initiatives. We are passionate about improving the administration of justice and helping public sector organizations better serve court users, attorneys, justice partners, and the public. Our team combines expertise in technology, operations, and justice system processes to help clients navigate complex organizational and technological change.

Upon joining our Justice Practice, you can expect to receive guidance from the supervisor(s), consultants, or principals in charge of an engagement or project within LGPG. Work performed will be closely supervised through coaching and training. With guidance from staff members of the LGPG and firm, you will become familiar with the firm’s systems, operations, and relationships. The firm expects you to demonstrate flexibility, have a willingness to seek out advice, and exhibit an ambition for learning. You will work with a mix of high-performing teams offering a variety of projects in a fast-paced environment with many opportunities for personal and professional growth.

This position will ideally and depending on qualifications initially be based in our Portland, Maine headquarters office. You will be joining a hybrid team, with some team members based in Portland, Maine and other colleagues working remotely. This position supports client engagements across the United States in various time zones. As a result, this position will require occasional work outside the selected candidates’ standard 8am-5pm business hours.

Travel Expectations: Willingness to travel up to 50%

• Assist with consulting engagements of all sizes involving courts, clerk offices, prosecutors offices, public defenders, probation agencies, and other justice organizations.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements-gathering sessions with judges, court administrators, clerks, attorneys, and justice agency personnel.
• Analyze current-state court and justice business processes and identify opportunities for operational and technology improvements.
• Support the development of requirements, business cases, strategic plans, and procurement documents for justice technology initiatives.
• Assist clients with evaluating and selecting case management systems, e-filing platforms, digital evidence systems, and other justice-related technologies.
• Follow appropriate organizational, data collection, fact-finding, and data analysis practices.
• Develop and refine skills in written and verbal communications.
• Extend yourself beyond the demands of current assignments and responsibilities and accept new assignments.
• Participate in staff/team meetings and training and work effectively as a collaborator on multiple client projects.
• Assist with project management tasks such as note-taking, tracking and reporting project progress, maintaining project document repository, and reviewing deliverables for quality assurance.
• Possess or develop an in-depth understanding of court operations, constraints and opportunities, and trends.
• Develop concise summaries, reports, and presentations of complex data for client leadership.
• Keep supervisors and others informed of status of assigned projects.
• Perform assigned administrative tasks effectively and efficiently, asking questions when instructions are unclear.
• Participate in our internal operations including new business development and staff development efforts.

• A BA/BS/MS Degree in Political Science, Public Policy/Administration, Business/Business Administration, Computer Science(s) or Information Technology and Management, or comparable degrees. May substitute two years of applicable experience, or an Associate’s Degree with relevant experience.
• While not a requirement, applicants possessing a JD or LLM are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Preferably, experience working within or with a court, clerk of court office, judicial branch organization, prosecutor's office, public defender office, or other justice-related agency.
• Foundational or maturing knowledge of court or prosecutor’s office operations, case lifecycle processes, judicial administration, legal procedures, or justice information systems.
• Excellence in the areas of time management, flexibility, and attention to details.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities to autonomously achieve quality results in a timely manner.
• Ability to use problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills to resolve project issues.
• A positive, “can do” demeanor that encourages and motivates others.
• Strong computer skills.
• Demonstrated experience in relationship building.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Motivation to be a team member.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

The base salary range targeted for this role is $80,000 - $105,000. This salary range represents BerryDunn’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. If an applicant possesses experience, education, or other qualifications in excess of the minimum requirements for this posting, that applicant is encouraged to apply and a final salary range may then be based on those additional qualifications; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, seniority, merit, education, training, amount of travel, and other relevant business considerations.

Our people are what make BerryDunn special, and in return we strive to support our employees and help them thrive. Eligible employees have access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support their physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being. Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn.