Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Epiq Counsel is partnering with an unnamed Fortune 500 financial services and private equity company to engage a Legal Operations professional. The consultant will support the legal function’s transformation by modernizing processes, technology, data governance, and outside counsel management, and by driving operational improvements and reporting capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Partner with legal leadership to revise and modernize outside counsel guidelines and policies; improve legal spend management and e-billing operations
- Strengthen data taxonomy and reporting capabilities
- Develop executive-facing dashboards and metrics; support matter management initiatives and platform adoption efforts
- Manage vendor and law firm relationships
- Drive outside counsel sourcing and rate negotiation strategies
- Help advance AI-enabled legal operations initiatives
- The consultant will work closely with stakeholders across the legal department while serving as a practical, solution-oriented change agent throughout the transformation effort
Skills
- 5+ years of legal operations experience with strong expertise in legal spend management, outside counsel management, matter management, vendor management, reporting and analytics, and legal technology implementations
- Experience driving large-scale change management initiatives is important, along with the ability to influence stakeholders and successfully implement new processes
- Familiarity with legal operations platforms such as Apperio, Pursuit, Onit, or Legal Tracker is highly desirable
- Experience within financial services, private equity, or other complex corporate environments is a plus but not required
Benefits
- Fully remote role.
- 401(k) with company match.
- PTO and paid federal holidays.
- Optional medical coverage.
- HSA Account.
- Wellness Program.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (as applicable).
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