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HII · 1 day ago

CORPORATE LEGAL OPERATIONS MANAGER

Newport News, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

HII is a leading company in naval ships and defense technology solutions, seeking an experienced Legal Operations Manager at their Corporate office. The role focuses on enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Law Department through improved processes, financial management, and technology solutions.

Health CarePublic Safety

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist the legal team in developing, implementing, and improving Law Department financial and administrative business processes and procedures for internal efficiencies, cost containment, and coordination between HII and external vendor/counsel operations

Recommend and manage the implementation of technology solutions and systems applicable to the Law Department. Develop the Law Department strategic technology roadmap and serve as project manager for the implementation and integration of technology solutions, particularly as they apply to legal research, knowledge management, billing and vendor management. Serve as liaison with information technology department regarding requirements and technical support services. Manage the Law Department information technology assets

Manage Law Department financial activities, including budgeting and forecasting, expenditure tracking, billing, etc. Provide analysis to identify and address the drivers of Law Department expenses and trends, and recommend measures for cost reduction/avoidance along with process and functional improvements. Provide regular reports and metrics, measuring performance against budget. Collect and communicate financial information within and outside the Law Department. Serve as liaison with the corporate finance and accounting departments

Provide business operations oversight to the department's vendor and outside counsel relations, including vendor rates, billing, tracking, and reporting expenses, etc. Work with legal staff and company procurement personnel to assist in the selection of vendors, develop performance assessment tools, establish performance and billing guidelines, and identify and resolve vendor relationship issues, etc

Oversee day-to-day department operations issues, including planning and coordination of certain personnel processes (training and development, onboarding, clearances, etc.), facilities and equipment requirements, record-keeping/records retention, data collection, departmental presentations and events, time and attendance recording, etc

General management duties, including supervision of operations personnel

Qualification

Legal Operations ManagementBudgetingForecastingTechnology Solutions ImplementationVendor ManagementFinancial AnalysisSupervisionProcess ImprovementCommunication Skills