Senior Legal Services Manager

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month Fixed-term Contract Full-time
LOCATION: London (but can be flexible - options can be discussed with recruiter)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 75000 - 90000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance 5441. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the worlds most sought-after TV audio and digital ambition is to be the home of the most powerful entertaining and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. This is a pivotal role critical to aligning legal operations with BBC Studios strategic goals enhancing operational efficiency and championing innovation delivering real impact by driving the transformation of the Business & Legal Affairs function.

The role will work closely with key stakeholders to drive change deliver the implementation of operational improvements across the Business & Legal Affairs function including template governance document management the adoption and integration of legal technology and supporting cross-functional collaboration.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Business & Legals Affairs team is part of the COO Group sitting at the heart of everything BBC Studios does. A role in this team gives you significant experience offering a network and insight into every area of the company. The Business Legal Affairs team is diverse working across a variety of specialisms and geographical locations both in the UK and internationally. We are always looking to deliver operational excellence and this role will be a catalyst for this.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Template & Knowledge Governance:

• Co-ordinating the rationalisation and centralisation of legal templates and precedents establishing a Template Governance Forum and Template Register.
• Developing playbooks template lifecycle processes formalising knowledge sharing practices managing know-how repositories and working with the Business Legal Affairs teams to roll out training to embed best practices.

Document & Instruction Management:

• Oversee the design and implementation of a unified BLA Site as the single source of truth.
• Co-ordinate and drive alignment in defining and agreeing document naming conventions and metadata tagging across all BLA teams and developing consistentStandard Operating Procedures for document retention and archiving.
• Working with key stakeholders to implement and centrally manage the Legal Front Door intake system and the establishment of a recognised House Style.

Legal Technology & AI Integration:

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to support the adoption of Luminance and facilitate ongoing training as required.
• Help identify and prioritise high-impact AI use cases for contract review and automation.
• Co-ordinate the roll-out of AI powered solutions with demos training and user guides to ensure user readiness.

Change Management Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Working alongside the COO Group Business Partner act as the central coordinator for the BLA transformation roadmap to ensure a smooth and co-ordinated holistic approach across all BLA teams which delivers efficiencies and improved ways of working inputting into decisions around budget and resource allocation for legal operations.
• Managing timelines milestones and stakeholder communications to ensure alignment on transformation efforts compliance and that all solutions are cost effective and integrated with existing architecture.

Data Reporting & Insights and Process Improvement & Innovation:

• Develop dashboards and reports to improve visibility into legal team performance workload and service delivery supporting data-driven decision-making.

Process Improvement & Innovation:

• Continuously assess and suggest improvements to legal processes workflows and tools.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Legal background (LLB or equivalent) or experience working in a legal environment.
• Experience in media entertainment or IP-heavy industries.
• Proven experience in legal operations legal project management or legal transformation.
• Strong understanding of legal processes contract lifecycle and knowledge management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint PowerApps Power Automate Teams).
• Experience with legal tech platforms (e.g. Luminance Docusign CLM systems).
• Ability to align legal services with business objectives and cost-efficiency goals and experience in budget management and resource allocation for legal operations.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Project Management certification (e.g. PRINCE2 PMP Agile) or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and risk management frameworks.
• Experience in setting up audit and quality assurance mechanisms.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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