Strategic Legal Ops Manager — Board & Governance Lead

Major, Lindsey & Africa

Oak Park (IL)

On-site

USD 69,000 - 83,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group is seeking an Interim to Permanent Legal Operations Manager to support the legal, regulatory, and trade compliance functions within a multi-billion-dollar chemical manufacturer in the Chicagoland area. We are seeking a candidate with 8-10+ years of cross-functional legal support, including interaction with C‑Suite, ELTs and Boards.

The role is on-site Monday‑Thursday in Northbrook, IL, and involves governance, board materials, and legal

Qualifications

8-10+ years of experience supporting public company legal teams in a cross-functional capacity, including legal, business units (regulatory, compliance, trade, etc.), Board communications, and operations
Demonstrated experience supporting a General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, board of directors, board committees, or public company governance processes
Proven ability to operate in a high-discretion, high-visibility role involving confidential, sensitive, and business-critical matters
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and trackers, basic reporting, data organization, formulas, and presentation-ready summaries
Experience with board portals, e-billing platforms, matter management systems, document management tools, or comparable legal department systems; direct experience with Diligent, e-billing, or matter management platforms is preferred

Responsibilities

Act as the point of contact for inbound and outbound matters, organizing and prioritizing activities and meetings for the Chief Legal Officer
Organize, compile, file, and enter minutes from Board meetings and act in the role of Corporate Secretary
Work and advance all operations within the legal team, taking a hands-on proactive approach to furthering legal operations systems and functions
Become embedded within the organization with a proactive, doer mentality and by handling ad-hoc projects and responsibilities
Accountable for supporting the General Counsel’s executive schedule, materials, communications, stakeholder coordination, and timely follow-up on assigned priorities
Accountable for accurate, timely, and secure support of assigned board and committee materials, including preparation, coordination, publication support, and follow-up tracking
Support board portal administration and meeting preparation processes by organizing materials, coordinating publication timing, maintaining version control, and tracking follow-up items