Project Coordinator (Legal Operations)
TR/079921
Posted: 17/11/2025
- $23 per hour
- United States, Illinois, Lake Bluff
- Contract
Project Coordinator I (Legal Operations)
North Chicago, IL
Through the end of 2026 (possible extension)
Monday–Friday, onsite required
$23/HR
Orion Group is hiring a Project Coordinator I to support a Legal Project Manager and the broader legal team for our pharmaceutical client in North Chicago.
This role performs project tracking, documentation support, scheduling, meeting coordination, and general administrative and operational support.
The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience in a coordinator or assistant role, is highly organized, and can communicate clearly across teams.
Responsibilities
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
North Chicago, IL
Through the end of 2026 (possible extension)
Monday–Friday, onsite required
$23/HR
Orion Group is hiring a Project Coordinator I to support a Legal Project Manager and the broader legal team for our pharmaceutical client in North Chicago.
This role performs project tracking, documentation support, scheduling, meeting coordination, and general administrative and operational support.
The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience in a coordinator or assistant role, is highly organized, and can communicate clearly across teams.
Responsibilities
- Assist with project planning, scheduling, tracking deliverables, and monitoring progress
• Maintain and organize legal documents, project files, and department records
• Prepare meeting materials such as agendas, notes, summaries, and status reports
• Coordinate meetings, logistics, communications, and follow-up tasks
• Track milestones, deadlines, and schedules to ensure timely completion
• Identify potential issues or risks and escalate appropriately
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within legal operations
• Provide general administrative support to legal and project teams
- 1–3 years of coordinator or administrative assistant experience
• Experience in a legal, professional services, healthcare, or pharmaceutical environment preferred
• Prior experience using Generative AI tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines
• Comfortable working independently and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
• Proficiency with:
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Teams
- SharePoint
- Basic project-management tools and methods (plans, schedules, presentations)
• Strong problem-solving and issue-identification skills
• Willingness to learn new tools, systems, and processes
- Organized and proactive
• Strong communicator
• Fast learner
• Comfortable in a structured, fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented and dependable
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
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