Director, Legal Operations

Director, Legal Operations

London

Competitive Salary

Overview of the Director, Legal Operations role:

The focus of the Director, Legal Operations role is to help manage the legal department's operational functions, which include budgeting and technology. This Director, Legal Operations position will assist in creating best in class systems, policies and processes required for maximum efficiency and alignment within the department and cross-functionally. This Director, Legal Operations role will work collaboratively with other departments, including Finance, IT and HR and will be expected to contribute to and champion the Professional Development Committee for the legal community. The Director, Legal Operations position will require strong emphasis on strategic vision and planning, including accountability for the department’s work processes and systems strategy. This Director, Legal Operations position will report solid line to the Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel for Global Legal Operations based in New York and dotted line to the Chief Legal Counsel, NBCUniversal International based in London.

Key Responsibilities of the Director, Legal Operations:

• Liaise with IT, Finance, HR, and key stakeholders to establish best practices and drive efficiency throughout the Legal department.
• Assist in the integration of Legal department technology solutions. Manage system deployments, enhancements and related process guidelines, often in conjunction with Comcast’s Technical Ops Team. 
• Assist with Legal department financial planning activities. 
• Assist in development of strategic plan for the department, benchmarking against other legal organizations similarly situated.
• The Director, Legal Operations will organize and manage projects for the Legal department including supporting the Chief Legal Counsel and Deputy Chief Legal Counsel in setting agendas for and organization of international Senior Legal Team meetings, Close Up Calls and Quarterly meetings.
• Assist with management of outside counsel and vendor relationships.
• Analyze data to facilitate resource allocation and other management decisions; work with Finance, IT and other departments to ensure that data supporting analytics are collected in an accurate manner and made available for use in a timely fashion.
• Manage special projects as designated.
• Line management of the Legal Technology Specialist and legal interns (annual rotation).

About you:

• Experience in media industry or legal field preferred, but not required.
• Experience in legal operations and/or developing and implementing technology solutions. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate concisely with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management, and proven aptitude to manage , engage, influence and align internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial approach to recognizing needs, solving problems, anticipating issues and developing solutions; excellent business judgment and strategic thinking.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional groups to set objectives and produce results.
• The Director, Legal Operations must have superior organizational skills, ability to prioritize well, work efficiently, execute and demonstrate flexibility as workloads fluctuate.
• A curious and pro-active approach to problem solving.
• A passion for technology and new advancements in this area.
• Expertise in Microsoft programs including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and advanced proficiency with Excel (v-lookup, pivot tables, charts, and formulas). The Director, Legal Operations must be comfortable with technology.
• M.B.A. or J.D. preferred but not required.

 
Qualifications / Requirements of the Director, Legal Operations:

• B.A. or B.S. degree.
• In-depth experience working in an analytical, data driven, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Demonstrated project management experience is key

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.

If this Director, Legal Operations role sounds right for you, apply now.