Team Lead, Law Department Strategy and Operations

Overview

This role is for an experienced Team Lead to support the Corporate Legal Solutions service line. The position involves assisting a corporate legal department and law department clients in improving strategy and operations through enhanced allocation of resources, streamlined processes, and improved use and adoption of technology.

The Team Lead will provide leadership on client engagements, manage day-to-day client interactions, deliver high-quality client deliverables, support project and budget management, and supervise and develop junior staff.

This is a fully remote position that can be worked from anywhere in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Support practice leadership in business development activities
• Work with client personnel to structure a mutually agreed upon project plan
• Serve as the day-to-day leader on engagements, including developing team members
• Lead the data gathering process, including analyzing client reports, conducting interviews and focus groups, and developing and distributing surveys
• Collaborate with team members and client personnel to review findings and support implementation of recommendations
• Lead the client invoicing process, including reviewing and approving all time entries and invoices
• Lead internal practice initiatives, including developing new revenue channels, other internal practice initiatives, proposals, recruiting, and external marketing efforts and thought leadership
• Demonstrate industry/practice expertise and consulting capabilities
• Implement proven solutions for recognized problems
• Understand and speak to the organization’s capabilities, including key products and service offerings across other advisory service lines

Requirements

• BA, BBA, or BS in Business, Computer Science, MIS, Economics, Accounting, or Finance preferred
• 7–8 years of experience in a combination of the following:
  • Big 4 or similar consulting environment
  • Law department or law firm operations
  • Outside counsel management
  • Benchmarking and data analysis
  • Legal resource optimization
• Management experience in a team-oriented workplace preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a department and department staff members
• Travel required domestically approximately up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced skills and expertise across the Microsoft Suite of Products, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage several clients and projects, delegating where appropriate
• Highly developed organizational skills and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks in accordance with a timeline
• Highly developed attention to detail
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including employee coaching and development
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to take feedback

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified

Location

• Fully remote; can be worked from anywhere in the United States