Head of Legal Operations Job at Taylor Root, Chicago, IL

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  • Taylor Root
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

A global manufacturing public company with their HQ in Chicago, IL are looking to recruit a Head of Legal Operations. This is a newly created position reporting into the General Counsel.

This is a hybrid role (3 days in office per week).

Responsibilities

  • Process Improvement: Implement process improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the legal team.
  • Resource Management: Increase the use of resources, including personnel, technology, and external vendors, to ensure the legal team operates within its AOP and meets organizational goals.
  • Outside Counsel Management & Reporting: Manage legal team metrics and reporting.
  • Goals: establish goals, maintain reporting tools, and dashboards to monitor the performance of the legal team.
  • Improve: identify areas for improvement.
  • Utilize Technology: Implement technology solutions that enhance the efficiency of the legal team, such as contract management systems, e-discovery tools, e-billing and auditing, and legal research databases
  • Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation within the legal team by encouraging the use of new technologies, processes and best practices

Requirements

  • Advanced degrees or certifications in business administration, operations management, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of in-house legal experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a legal operations, legal management managing budgets, implementing technology solutions, and driving operational efficiency within a legal team.
  • Experience working in a company with global business operations
  • Experience with Legal Tracker or similar e-billing legal cost and matter management system
  • Excel experience (can perform complex functions)
  • PowerBI, Tableau or other data reporting tools used to manage business functions

Job Tags

Contract work, Work at office, 3 days per week,

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