MANAGER LEGAL OPERATIONS
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- Full Time
- $93,830 - $117,290/year
- Moncks Corner, SC
Position Summary:
The Legal Operations Manager oversees administrative, operational, and process-related activities supporting the delivery of legal services across the organization. The role leads the Legal Operations team, manages legal workflows, and supports attorneys by coordinating information collection, preparing legal documents, and maintaining key compliance processes. It evaluates and improves legal department procedures, manages vendor relationships, and supports development of legal technology resources. The position contributes to efficient, compliant, and well-coordinated legal operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and supervise Legal Operations team activities, including workload management and performance evaluation
- Support attorneys by coordinating collection of information for FOIA responses, litigation discovery, regulatory matters, and subpoenas
- Prepare and draft legal documents such as discovery responses, letters, and related materials as assigned
- Manage legal hold processes, including inventory, communication, and coordination of the internal legal hold team
- Provide administrative support by preparing materials, organizing meeting logistics, and coordinating departmental activities
- Support execution of legal department strategy, including budgeting, resource planning, and performance tracking
- Measure department performance and prepare summaries demonstrating impact and value
- Evaluate and improve legal intake, workflow processes, and task management practices
- Support management of outside legal service providers, including adherence to guidelines, billing review, and conflict checks
- Maintain communication with external legal providers and track performance metrics
- Plan, select, implement, and maintain legal technology systems supporting department needs
- Support adoption and optimization of legal technology tools and resources
Required Qualifications:
- Associates degree in related field and 7+ years of experience; OR Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5+ years of directly related experience
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including experience leading people, teams, projects, or significant cross-functional initiatives. Prior formal supervisory experience preferred
- Must have prior experience supporting the provision of legal services by working in a law firm, public entity or corporate legal department, or other legal services provider
- Paralegal certification or similar credential preferred
Compensation Information:
$93,830.00 - $117,290.00 (min. - mid.)
- $93,830 - $117,290/year
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