Legal Operations Director

Chicago, IL

The Legal Operations Director is responsible for all operational and financial management for the Legal, Risk & Compliance Department. The Legal Operations Director is dedicated to designing and maintaining optimal legal processes, as well as deploying tactics to keep the Department on budget. The role is financially responsible for the fees and expenses associated with all legal matters for the enterprise.

The Legal Operations Director is also responsible for vendor management, reporting and technology for the Department, and is responsible for establishing policies and procedures that leverage Company policy, external benchmarks, and industry best practices. The Legal Operations Director will report directly to the General Counsel.

Description

Oversee and manage the Department's global budget including forecasting and spend analytics
Assist with managing the company's relationships with outside counsel globally for all subject matter areas
Responsible for developing and overseeing the Department's technology usage, creation, storage, and sharing of information
Assist the General Counsel with strategic planning and execution
Ensure responsible and disciplined knowledge management for the Department and the Enterprise as appropriate
Design and maintain optimized legal processes
Create, revise, implement and oversee Department policies
Provides metric data analytics as a means to identify productivity and assess impact & progress on key initiatives, cultural imperatives, and process improvement
Work with the General Counsel to manage the Department's budget, forecasting and spend analytics. Serve as a primary point of contact with business finance partners.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree required
5+ years in a legal operations role for a comparable company
Strong project management and planning skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills with superior attention to detail
Adept in management information systems and business processes
Team player who is results-oriented and self-motivated
Strong customer service attitude; views department staff as customers
Basic understanding of P&L management
Strong Power Point and Excel skills

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