Senior Legal Operations Lead — E-Discovery

BDO; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Senior-to-lead career path

Job summary

BDO is seeking a Senior Legal Secretary to support the Florence, Kentucky team with a focus on flexibility, ownership, and concise, effective communication. The role emphasizes ownership beyond traditional duties and is positioned as a senior contributor within the local office.

The position offers a contract arrangement with a strong salary range of $85,000 to $121,000, coupled with mentorship and a clear path from senior to lead, supported by robust benefits in a trusted KY team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Ediscovery Review processes and related tools.
• Strong ability to handle follow-up questions with composure.
• Excellent tone in high-stakes emails and communications.
• Interpersonal skills ideally paired with court filing experience.
• Proven Flexibility with 5+ years in legal support roles.

Responsibilities

• Trade quick wins for people-first fixes when the math favors patience.
• Convert Privacy Law chaos into a backlog someone can actually work.
• Make general tradeoffs visible so BDO can weigh them.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week.
• Translate senior objectives into concrete, actionable day-to-day steps.
• Represent BDO professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Keep BDO's Florence, KY site running while improvements ship underneath.
• Keep KY reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on.

Skills

Ediscovery Review

Interpersonal Skills

Court Filing

Flexibility

Email Tone

Tools

LexisNexis

Job description

BDO is seeking a Senior Legal Secretary to support the Florence, Kentucky team with a focus on flexibility, ownership, and concise, effective communication. The role emphasizes ownership beyond traditional duties and is positioned as a senior contributor within the local office.

The position offers a contract arrangement with a strong salary range of $85,000 to $121,000, coupled with mentorship and a clear path from senior to lead, supported by robust benefits in a trusted KY team.