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

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