Legal Operations Manager
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- Junior (1 to 2 years)
Palo Alto Networks
Legal Operations Manager, Outside Counsel and Spend Management
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Legal Operations, Finance, Legal TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Business Administration, Finance, or Legal Operations, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in legal operations, outside counsel management, or spend management. Strong analytical and financial modeling skills are essential, along with experience in legal technology implementations and data analysis. Familiarity with legal budgeting and forecasting processes is also required.
Responsibilities
The Legal Operations Manager will 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, and negotiate and manage outside counsel billing rates and alternative fee arrangements. They will also oversee e-billing, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and maintain legal technologies and processes for e-billing, matter management, and spend analytics, reporting into the Director, Head of Legal Operations and collaborating with internal legal teams, finance, and outside counsel.
Skills
Budgeting
Forecasting
Financial Modeling
Legal Spend Management
Law Firm Panel
Vendor Management
E-Billing
Matter Management
Spend Analytics
Data Analysis
Legal Technology
Negotiation
Compliance
Stakeholder Collaboration
Palo Alto Networks
Provides cybersecurity solutions and services
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks provides a variety of security solutions aimed at protecting organizations from cyber threats. Their products include firewalls, cloud security solutions, and advanced threat detection systems, which help secure both on-premises and cloud environments. The main components of their offerings are the Strata network security platform, Prisma cloud security suite, and Cortex AI-based security operations platform. These tools work together to manage identity and access, and to prevent modern web attacks. Unlike many competitors, Palo Alto Networks combines hardware, software, and subscription services, allowing clients to receive ongoing updates and support to stay protected against new threats. The company's goal is to ensure that businesses and government agencies can safeguard their digital assets and sensitive information effectively.
Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$63.2MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees