Legal Counsel, Commercial
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Senior Manager, Legal Operations – Outside Counsel Panel Management
GEICO
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chevy Chase • Maryland, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $151,700 - $235,750 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Work collaboratively with senior leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic planning relating to outside counsel engagement
- Identify innovative opportunities, present plans and build support for enhanced outside counsel performance management
- Build a relationship program with appropriate framework and governance to enhance strategic partnerships with key law firms
- Display strong leadership, teamwork, communication and analytical skills
- Navigate and resolve diverse and complex issues in imaginative and effective ways
- Find and pursue cost reduction opportunities by challenging current methods, cost models, business processes, etc.
- Work side-by-side with the Director of Legal Strategic Operations and the Legal Data team by leveraging data to drive decisions leading to cost reduction and process improvements
- Negotiate law firm pricing and other commercial terms
- Knowledge of the latest industry trends and evolving market forces driving law firm rates and billing trends
- Have strong ability with technology and tools to implement process improvements to ebilling and high-volume litigation management
Requirements
- Experience managing an outside counsel program
- Experience working with large datasets
- Well organized with good verbal and written communication skills
- 4-year degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Law or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience
- Preferred corporate legal department or law firm experience
- Preferred experience in financial services or insurance industry
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program
- 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
- Performance and recognition-based incentives
- Tuition assistance
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
- Supports flexibility through GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysiscost reductionprocess improvementoutside counsel managementnegotiationebilling managementlitigation management
Soft skills
leadershipteamworkcommunicationanalytical skillsorganizational skills
Certifications
4-year degree
