Join the World's Top Legal Talent Network

Legal.io is working with a top tech company to bring on an experienced Legal Business Program Manager for a 4 month contract. This role required someone with a strong background in Outside Counsel Management and rate negotiations. This is a fully remote position.

Role Responsibilities:

• Advise practice group leaders on legal service provider strategies such as panel optimization and use of alternative legal service providers.
• Assist attorneys and practice group business managers in structuring fee arrangements and, if needed, negotiate and draft statements of work and fee agreements.
• Continually evaluate use of legal service providers to identify trends and opportunities to increase value and reduce costs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for law firms and alternative legal service providers worldwide.
• Conduct business reviews and negotiate and draft agreements and statements of work.
• Support competitive bidding programs processes such as RFPs and reverse auctions.
• Advise practice groups on the use of competitive bidding processes.
• Assist attorneys in properly scoping and documenting work for use in those processes, and orchestrate competitive bidding processes as needed.
• Work with practice groups and their business managers to structure, negotiate, and memorialize alternative fee arrangements
• Oversee annual rate negotiation program
• Handle escalation from rates team, and, as needed, negotiate rates and rate agreements with law firm partners.
• Work with other members of operations and IT teams on reports for the broader department

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance or related field AND 4+ years work experience in legal operations for a law firm or corporate in-house legal department OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with how to develop, implement, and enhance programs, processes, and workflows.
• Experience in O365 applications (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, and Dynamics CRM)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in build and design of PowerBI (or similar reporting analytics technology) dashboards for reporting and analysis.
• Experience practicing law as a lawyer, paralegal, or similar.
• Experience with pricing for legal services (hourly and non-hourly models) and aptitude for financial and data analysis.
• Experience negotiating and drafting statements of work, fee arrangements, and RFPs for legal services.
• Experience implementing technology platforms and driving/managing change.

Role Details:

• Duration : 4 Months (ASAP Start until 6/30/2024)
• Technology: O365 applications (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, and Dynamics CRM). Experience in build and design of PowerBI (or similar reporting analytics technology) preferred.
• Hours: 40 Hours / Week (must be available PST business hours)
• Location: Remote
• Hourly Pay Rate: $50 - 70 / hour ($100,000 - $140,000 annualized)
• Benefits: Medical, Vision and Dental insurance (99% covered) + 401k

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