Legal Manager

Legal Operations Lead, Rate & Vendor Management

We are seeking an experienced Legal Operations Lead to support a corporate legal department by managing outside counsel billing, timekeeper rate approvals, and vendor relationships. This role is responsible for reviewing and approving legal invoices, administering eBilling platforms, resolving billing inquiries, maintaining rate cards, and ensuring compliance with billing guidelines. The ideal candidate will have experience with legal operations, outside counsel management, invoice lifecycle processes, and legal technology platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Manage outside counsel rate cards, rate reviews, and billing approvals.
• Review and approve high-volume legal invoices for accuracy and compliance.
• Resolve billing and invoicing inquiries with outside law firms and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain vendor, matter, and billing data within legal eBilling and matter management systems.
• Generate reports, analyze legal spend, and support process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, Procurement, and IT teams.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of Legal Operations or Legal Vendor Management experience.
• Experience with outside counsel management, legal billing, and timekeeper rate cards.
• Hands-on experience with eBilling platforms such as CounselLink, Collaborati, TeamConnect, or eCounsel.
• Experience with SAP or Oracle ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reporting); Power BI or Tableau is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits:

• The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)