Legal Operations Associate
3170 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
Job Description
Pay rate range: $36-40/hr
As a Legal Operations Associate, reporting into the Director, Legal Operations and Strategy, this role will be responsible for supporting supplier management, budgeting/finance processes, and other Legal Operations activities within the Legal, Corporate and Government Affairs organization.
Essential Functions
• Assist with day-to-day budgeting and finance coordination
• Assists with management of supplier intake
• Assist LCG members with opening new matters in supplier management and law firm management systems
• Participates in various Legal Operations projects to further enhance supplier onboarding and offboarding capabilities
• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Oversee the coordination of design and implementation of contract management administration system
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to prioritize a high volume of complex supplier onboarding and offboarding requests in a highly matrixed and team-oriented environment
• Experience with finance, budgeting, and law firm management processes
• Ability to collaborate with legal staff and other internal functions as needed to support the supplier source to pay process, including the qualification, onboarding and offboarding of suppliers.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with a record of developing strong working relationships across the organization
• Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee the timeline, execution and closure of the contract management administration system.
• Experience with the contracting process and contract management system within an in-house legal department.
• Good problem-solving ability and administrative skills are required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Required/Preferred Education and Licenses
Bachelors Degree Required
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience supporting legal operations activities and/or supporting legal team members with finance, budgeting and vendor management processes in a corporate legal department
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