Legal Operations Manager, Outside Counsel and Spend Management

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not provided

This role will support Palo Alto Networks’ legal department by optimizing outside counsel management and spend. The individual will manage outside counsel engagements, including selection, onboarding, performance evaluation, and billing review. They will also maintain legal technologies and processes for e-billing, matter management, and spend analytics. This role will report into the Director, Head of Legal Operations and collaborate with internal legal teams, finance, and outside counsel.

Company Information

Our Mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our Vision: A world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. Our Values: Built on disruptive innovation, collaboration, execution, integrity, and inclusion. About Palo Alto Networks: Palo Alto Networks is a company dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. We are committed to challenging the status quo and fostering a culture of continuous learning and employee well-being. We offer FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending accounts, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities. We believe in collaboration and value in-person interactions, with a hybrid work model offering flexibility where needed.

Role Focus & Responsibilities

• Role: Optimize outside counsel management and spend.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Oversee quarterly and annual budget planning with Finance across legal practice areas.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to forecast and budget legal spend.
  • Develop and implement strategies to reduce outside counsel spend while maintaining quality.
  • Implement a top-tier law firm panel program (preferred vendor panel) and a spend optimization strategy with outside counsel.
  • Manage onboarding for new firms, selection, and performance evaluation of outside counsel.
  • Negotiate and manage outside counsel billing rates and alternative fee arrangements.
  • Oversee e-billing, ensuring accuracy.

Requirements

• Requirements were not explicitly stated in the provided text.