Legal Operations Associate

Job Summary

To drive operational excellence in legal management, the full-time Legal Operations Associate will build and enhance automated processes for legal e-billing and outside counsel management while working remotely and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and enhance automated, AI-first processes for legal e-billing and outside counsel management
• Drive implementation of outside counsel spend strategy, including benchmarking law firm billing rates
• Administer and maintain the legal e-billing system, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial processes

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of outside counsel management experience in an in-house legal practice
• Experience managing legal accruals and month-end financial processes in partnership with FP&A
• Hands-on experience with legal e-billing platforms and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets
• Proven ability to project manage operational initiatives, including process design and vendor onboarding
• Experience with data tools for building reports and dashboards that drive spend visibility