Legal Operations Manager

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Job Description:

Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned Legal Operations leader who has hands-on experience building processes. The Legal Operations leader will own the operational infrastructure of the legal department: the systems the workflows the data and the support personnel; and will be expected to walk in quickly assess what is working and what is not and make it better without a lot of handholding.

If you are comfortable having a strategy conversation with the General Counsel and in a workflow configuration screen- we would like to talk to you!

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Lifecycle Management

  • Own the full CLM program - intake negotiation approval execution and renewal - ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Select implement and continuously optimize CLM tooling eDiscovery platform Legal Research tools (experience with ContractPodAi Epiq Westlaw Pacer or equivalent strongly preferred).

  • Serve as an internal subject matter expert on contract risk rights and obligations across business units.

• Legal Tech Stack & Systems

  • Lead the evaluation selection and rollout of legal department technology including DMS Legal Research tools e-billing matter management and AI tools.

  • Own ongoing system administration vendor relationships and performance accountability.

  • Build dashboards and reporting that give leadership real visibility into legal department activity and spend.

• Process Design & Operations

  • Identify workflow gaps and fix them before they become someone elses problem

  • Design and implement process controls that stick not one-time fixes.

  • Lead cross-functional projects and internal communications that keep the legal team organized and the business informed.

• Team & Budget Leadership

  • Own budget forecasting vendor and Outside Counsel invoicing and P&L; accountability for the legal operations function.

  • Develop staff through clear expectations training and performance standards.

  • Develop and maintain relationships across multiple internal business stakeholders to facilitate a productive and efficient work environment across the company globally.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 7 years of progressive legal operations experience including at least 2 years of managerial experience with direct reports.

• Demonstrated experience implementing or managing CLM DMS PMS Legal Research tools or e-billing platforms from selection through adoption.

• Hands on knowledge of legal tech tools familiarity with ContractPodAI Harvey AI Epiq or comparable systems is a strong plus.

• Experience managing legal operations in a high-volume environment law firm corporate legal department or both.

• Strong ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong ability to collaborate effectively across teams and work with various stakeholders and business partners across the organization.

• Ability to draft redline and negotiate contracts independently.

• Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite applications (including Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and TEAMS).

• Strong financial acumen: budget ownership invoice review and P&L; responsibility.

• Proven track record of building or restructuring legal operations not just managing them and have the ability to drive innovation and adapt to evolving business needs.

• Clear direct communication style ability to explain legal risk to a lawyer non-lawyer and operational tradeoffs to a GC.

Nice to Have

• Have walked into a performing legal department and enhanced output and efficiency through performance optimization.

• Have personally implemented a new technology system not just managed the vendor who did.

• Have built reporting infrastructure that changed how leadership understood the legal function.

• Have managed and supported both attorneys and non-attorney staff and know how to get the best of both.

• Paralegal and litigation experience.

• Ability to identify and solve process gaps to improve efficiency and scalability.

Location

• Kirkland WA (Onsite)

MPS offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage dental and vision and life and disability protection. Employees in sales positions may be eligible for our sales incentive bonuses. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. For more information on MPS benefits please view our company website at.

Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience skills education and other job-related reasons. The base plus bonus salary range for this position in Washington is $125000 - $169000.

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (MPS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of MPS to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or special disabled veteran marital status pregnancy genetic information or any other legally protected status.