Legal Advisory Manager
PERSUIT
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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About the role
- Lead complex outside counsel management engagements across corporate legal departments.
- Serve as a senior trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, including General Counsel, Heads of Legal Operations, and Procurement leaders.
- Provide end-to-end advisory across matter intake, panel design, strategic sourcing, fee structuring, legal project management, e-billing, invoice review, and spend governance.
- Translate data and operational insights into strategic recommendations that improve cost control, performance management, and program maturity.
- Lead project execution alongside Consultants and Analysts, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.
- Provide mentorship, coaching, and structured feedback to junior team members.
- Oversee workstreams, manage timelines, and ensure consistency in advisory methodology and outputs.
- Develop and refine standardized frameworks, playbooks, templates, and methodologies for outside counsel management.
- Codify repeatable advisory approaches across intake, matter management, LPM, panel governance, and e-billing.
- Contribute to evolving PERSUIT’s advisory model and internal knowledge base.
- Lead sophisticated spend analyses and diagnostic assessments to uncover trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
- Guide consultants and analysts in advanced data interpretation and storytelling.
- Ensure advisory recommendations are grounded in measurable financial and operational impact.
- Contribute to webinars, reports, and industry events.
- Represent LAT in client and prospect engagements.
- Help position PERSUIT as a market leader in outside counsel management strategy and innovation.
- Partner closely with Client Experience, Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data teams to ensure alignment between market needs and product evolution.
- Provide structured client feedback to influence roadmap and go-to-market strategies.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8–10 years of relevant experience.
- Significant client-facing consulting or in-house legal operations leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex projects and managing stakeholders at senior executive levels.
- Deep, practical experience in outside counsel management across the full lifecycle, including:
- Matter intake and governance
- Matter management systems
- Legal project management (LPM)
- Alternative fee arrangements
- Strategic sourcing and panel management
- E-billing implementation and invoice review processes
- Experience within corporate legal departments, legal operations, consulting, or law firm pricing/operations functions.
- Advanced data literacy with the ability to independently manipulate, analyze, and interpret large data sets.
- Experience translating financial and operational data into executive-level recommendations.
- Comfort with Excel and analytical tools; familiarity with e-billing or matter management platforms is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- JD or equivalent legal qualification preferred but not required.
- Executive Presence: Confident advising senior stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions.
- Strategic Operator: Able to zoom out to define vision while also diving into operational details and analysis.
- Builder Mindset: Passionate about developing frameworks, playbooks, and scalable advisory infrastructure.
- Collaborative Leader: Effective at mentoring junior team members and working cross-functionally.
- Data-Driven: Uses structured analysis to guide recommendations and decision-making.
- Adaptable: Thrives in dynamic environments and embraces ambiguity.
- Industry Curious: Passionate about legal operations, legal technology, and shaping the future of outside counsel management.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal project managementoutside counsel managementdata analysisstrategic sourcinge-billing implementationinvoice reviewmatter management systemsalternative fee arrangementsstakeholder managementfinancial data interpretation
Soft Skills
executive presencestrategic operatorbuilder mindsetcollaborative leaderdata-driven decision makingadaptabilitymentorshipcoachingcommunicationinfluencing
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeJD or equivalent legal qualification