Legal Support Specialist

Job Description The Legal Support Specialist serves as a proactive operational partner to the General Counsel and Legal Team, supporting the effectiveness, efficiency, and execution of key departmental priorities. This role brings together executive support, legal operations, project management, technology enablement, knowledge management, communications, governance support, and departmental administration to help the Legal Team operate efficiently, strengthen workflows, and deliver exceptional service to the business. Why this role matters: This is an opportunity to take ownership of how the Legal Team operates day to day, assess current processes, recommend practical improvements, and help modernize ways of working through stronger coordination, technology adoption, and continuous improvement. What You’ll Do Manage and coordinate the General Counsel’s calendar, priorities, meetings, commitments, travel, and expenses to support effective planning and execution. Prepare agendas, presentations, briefing materials, reports, and other materials for Board, Committee, leadership, and business meetings. Track action items, commitments, key Legal Team priorities, special projects, deadlines, and related follow-up activities. Support Legal Team operations, including planning calendars, recurring processes, organizational resources, shared files, records, and administrative infrastructure. Support budgeting, invoice administration, vendor relationships, reporting, operational metrics, industry partnerships, memberships, and external engagements. Identify and recommend opportunities to improve Legal Team workflows, consistency, efficiency, and operational effectiveness. Administer collaboration and knowledge-sharing platforms, including file-management systems, repositories, resources, and reference materials. Support adoption, training, and enablement for Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, Power Automate, and other approved technologies. Draft and coordinate Legal Team communications, announcements, updates, meetings, Town Halls, planning sessions, and employee engagement activities. Support onboarding, recognition, professional development, continuous improvement initiatives, governance calendars, compliance administration, certifications, training requirements, and reporting activities. What You’ll Bring In addition to the technical and functional requirements of this role, successful candidates demonstrate Domino's Hungry for MORE Ways of Working: Be Curious Seeks clarity, asks thoughtful questions, and uncovers root causes to solve problems effectively. Actively pursues learning opportunities, applies feedback, and continuously develops new skills. Connect the Dots Uses information and insights to identify opportunities and drive informed decisions. Builds strong partnerships across teams and considers the broader organizational impact of decisions. Aim High Sets ambitious goals, challenges the status quo, and focuses on work that drives meaningful business results. Uses feedback and data to continuously improve performance and outcomes. Shift Fast Adapts quickly to changing priorities and business needs while maintaining focus on results. Demonstrates resilience, sound judgment, and the ability to learn from setbacks. Deliver More Takes ownership, executes with discipline, and consistently produces measurable results. Identifies opportunities to create additional value for customers, team members, and the business. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required. 5+ years of experience in legal operations, business operations, project coordination, executive support, legal administration, corporate governance, compliance, process improvement, or a related field. Experience supporting senior executives and coordinating complex projects and initiatives. Exceptional organizational and project-management skills. Strong written and verbal communication abilities. Demonstrated ability to proactively manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail. Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information. Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to work independently, take ownership without significant prompting, assess current workflows, and proactively recommend practical improvements. Experience driving execution and accountability across multiple workstreams. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Forms, SharePoint, Copilot, Power Automate, and other workplace productivity tools, with curiosity and comfort learning emerging AI and legal technology platforms. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization without direct authority. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a legal department, professional services environment, or other highly regulated business environment. Experience implementing operational improvements, technology solutions, or process-management initiatives. Background in law firms, in-house legal teams, accounting firms, professional services, or process-heavy corporate functions undergoing technology or operational change. Additional Information Benefits: Paid Holidays and Vacation Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents Childcare tuition discounts No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs Fertility benefits Adoption assistance 401k matching contributions 15% off the purchase price of stock Company bonus All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr