Legal Operations Manager
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
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Johnson & Johnson DePuy Synthes in Raynham, MA seeks a Legal Operations Manager to optimize systems, data, and software across the Legal Organization. You will oversee matter management, budgeting, invoicing, and vendor relations while enabling data-driven decision making and cost control.
Responsibilities include dashboards, process improvements, and deployment of contract lifecycle tools, with collaboration across finance and external counsel. Strong focus on efficiency and AI-enabled tooling.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Finance, Operations or related field.
- 6-8 years of experience supporting Legal operations, Legal departments, or similar professional services operations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; detail-oriented and compliant.
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day legal operations activities including matter management, intake processes, payment systems, and training resources.
- Assist with management of legal spend, budgeting, forecasting, and invoice review in partnership with Finance.
- Support implementation and ongoing use of legal technology tools (e-billing, contract lifecycle systems).
- Coordinate with and oversee outside counsel and vendors, including onboarding, performance tracking, and compliance with billing guidelines.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and metrics on Legal Organization operations.
- Assist with process improvement initiatives to optimize legal output and use of technology, including AI applications.
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Job description
At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com
Legal & Compliance
Legal Support Services
People Leader
Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Legal Operations Manager, located in Raynham, MA.
The Legal Operations Manager supports the DePuy Synthes Legal Organization by managing systems, data and software applications to execute core functions, including outside vendor relationships and payments, matter, knowledge and training management, contracting systems and archives, departmental communications, litigation support tools, and budgeting. This role would support efforts of the General Counsel to improve operational efficiency, enable data-driven decision-making, manage outside counsel and vendor costs, and optimize technological tools, including the use of AI applications and support special projects. This role plays a critical part in enabling the success of the Legal Organization by permitting Legal teams to focus on strategic, high-value work through streamlined systems, managing legal technology and vendors, and supporting financial and performance objectives of the Legal Organization. This is an exciting opportunity to have broad impact on building the infrastructure for the new DePuy Syntes Legal function.
- Support day-to-day legal operations activities, including matter management, intake processes, payment systems and training resources.
- Assist with management of legal spend, budgeting, forecasting, and invoice review in partnership with Finance.
- Support implementation and ongoing use of legal technology tools (e-billing, contract lifecycle systems) volume.
- Coordinate with and oversee outside counsel and other vendors, including onboarding, performance tracking, and compliance with billing guidelines.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and metrics on Legal Organization operations as requested
- Support process improvement initiatives to optimize legal output, including use of alternate legal service providers, right shoring and use of technology, including through automated legal services or artificial intelligence.
- Assist with development and maintenance of Legal Organization policies.
- Bachelor's degree required (Business Administration, Legal Studies, Finance, Operations, or related field preferred).
- 6-8 years of experience supporting Legal operations, Legal departments, or other similar professional services operations.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience working with data, reports, and metrics to support operational decision-making.
- Proficiency with common business tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and comfort learning new systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and compliance.
- Experience with legal matter management, e-billing, or contract lifecycle management systems.
- Experience supporting outside counsel management and legal spend analytics.
- Experience with soliciting vendors through RFPs and RFIs.
- Experience driving or supporting process improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity or experience with project management methodologies or tools.
- Certifications: Legal Operations or Project Management certifications preferred but not required.
- For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
- Business Alignment
- Commercial Laws
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Risk
- Contract Management
- Developing Others
- Document Management
- Fact-Based Decision Making
- Inclusive Leadership
- Lawyering
- Leadership
- Legal Services
- Legal Support
- Office Administration
- Relationship Building
- Researching
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Management
- Technical Writing
$102,000.00 - $177,100.00
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- Vacation -120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado -48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington -56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays -13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave - 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave - 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave - 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
- Volunteer Leave - 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours per calendar year
- For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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