Legal Operations Support Specialist

Position Overview
This Legal Operations Support Specialist will report to the Executive Assistant and Legal Operations Manager for the Office of the General Counsel, and will operate from a position of trust to provide comprehensive support to the team broadly. The ideal candidate has exceptional organizational capabilities and technological proficiency, as well as the ability to manage complex schedules, projects and interactions with diplomacy and finesse.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate certain administrative matters for OGC, including Society committees and activities that OGC supports (e.g. committee meetings and events, materials, etc);

• Collaborate with other legal operations teammates to design and maintain document handling systems and databases, both electronic and paper;
• Support OGC efforts to ensure compliance by business units (e.g. contracting and internal due diligence processing);
• Help maintain legal operations points of contact (eg. assist in monitoring and management of Legal, Ethics, Privacy and other OGC inboxes; help coordinate filings and communication with government offices; etc);
• Effectively leverage project tools (e.g. Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Asana, SmartSheets, etc) to support presentations and preparation of materials;
• Assist in the development, advancement and management of OGC projects and events;
• Collect and handle sensitive information;  
• Uphold ACS’s core values and behavioral competencies.

 

Qualifications:

• Five years of experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in corporate or nonprofit organization supporting legal operations.
• Clear understanding of office management protocols, systems and procedures.
• Demonstrated proficiency with essential office technologies.
• Solid organizational skills and attention to detail; self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to effectively set expectations and manage priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate clearly and interact with poise and diplomacy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; exercise discretion and work in a highly diverse environment.

This role is based in our Washington, D.C. office. A reasonable rate of compensation for this position is between $90,000-$97,000 per year

ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location. 

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

Salary

• $90,000 - $97,000/year