The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law, is led by the Departments Directors and the Chief Operating Officer (Berglind Fridriks). Together they form the Management Board of the Institute, which is the central decision-making body.

The Chairperson rotates every two years among the Management Board members.

In 2023, following the resignation of the two directors, Prof. Burkhard Hess, and Prof. Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Prof. Paul Heuschling was appointed chair of the Management Board. Prof. Pierre-Henri Conac was appointed Management Board member.