MANAGER LEGAL OPERATIONS

Santee Cooper; Moncks Corner (SC); Vor Ort; USD 94.000 - 117.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Santee Cooper seeks a Legal Operations Manager to lead the Legal Operations team and oversee administrative, operational, and process-related activities across the organization. You will coordinate information collection, prepare legal documents, and manage key compliance processes to ensure efficient, compliant operations.

The role also focuses on evaluating and improving department procedures, managing vendor relationships, and supporting the development of legal technology resources.

Qualifikationen

• Associates degree or Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of related experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience including team or project leadership
• Experience supporting legal services in a law firm, public entity, corporate legal department, or legal services provider
• Paralegal certification or similar credential preferred

Aufgaben

• Lead and supervise Legal Operations team activities, including workload management and performance evaluation
• Coordinate collection of information for FOIA responses, litigation discovery, regulatory matters, and subpoenas
• Prepare and draft legal documents such as discovery responses and letters
• Manage legal hold processes including inventory and coordination of the internal team
• Provide administrative support and organize meeting logistics for the department
• Support budgeting, resource planning, and performance tracking for the legal department
• Measure department performance and prepare impact summaries
• Evaluate and improve intake and workflow processes
• Oversee outside legal service providers including billing reviews and conflict checks
• Maintain communication with external providers and track performance metrics
• Plan and implement legal technology systems and adoption

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Legal operations

Process improvement

Vendor management

Ausbildung

Associates/Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certification

Tools

Legal tech software

Jobbeschreibung

Position Summary:

The Legal Operations Manager oversees administrative, operational, and process-related activities supporting the delivery of legal services across the organization. The role leads the Legal Operations team, manages legal workflows, and supports attorneys by coordinating information collection, preparing legal documents, and maintaining key compliance processes. It evaluates and improves legal department procedures, manages vendor relationships, and supports development of legal technology resources. The position contributes to efficient, compliant, and well-coordinated legal operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise Legal Operations team activities, including workload management and performance evaluation
• Support attorneys by coordinating collection of information for FOIA responses, litigation discovery, regulatory matters, and subpoenas
• Prepare and draft legal documents such as discovery responses, letters, and related materials as assigned
• Manage legal hold processes, including inventory, communication, and coordination of the internal legal hold team
• Provide administrative support by preparing materials, organizing meeting logistics, and coordinating departmental activities
• Support execution of legal department strategy, including budgeting, resource planning, and performance tracking
• Measure department performance and prepare summaries demonstrating impact and value
• Evaluate and improve legal intake, workflow processes, and task management practices
• Support management of outside legal service providers, including adherence to guidelines, billing review, and conflict checks
• Maintain communication with external legal providers and track performance metrics
• Plan, select, implement, and maintain legal technology systems supporting department needs
• Support adoption and optimization of legal technology tools and resources

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree in related field and 7+ years of experience; OR Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5+ years of directly related experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including experience leading people, teams, projects, or significant cross-functional initiatives. Prior formal supervisory experience preferred
• Must have prior experience supporting the provision of legal services by working in a law firm, public entity or corporate legal department, or other legal services provider
• Paralegal certification or similar credential preferred

Compensation Information:

$93,830.00 - $117,290.00 (min. - mid.)