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Description An in-house legal team is seeking a Contract Legal Operations Manager to oversee essential operational functions and provide day-to-day support to the legal department. This onsite role, with three flex remote days monthly, offers the possibility of transitioning into a permanent position for the right candidate. Key Responsibilities: + Manage legal billing, matter management, budgeting, financial accruals, and reporting. + Oversee communications with outside counsel and streamline processes with ServiceNow for legal ticketing and SAP for invoicing. + Handle legal holds, subpoena responses, small claims matters, and oversee compliance with legal workflows. + Respond to inquiries and provide operational support for various legal department needs. Qualifications: + Proven experience in legal operations or similar role. + Proficiency with ServiceNow and SAP systems is strongly preferred. + Strong organizational, communication, and financial management skills. + Ability to work onsite daily with occasional remote flexibility. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented candidate to join a collaborative legal team and potentially grow into a permanent role. Responsibilities: - Oversee financial reporting and analytics for the legal department, including preparing monthly profit and loss statements and spending presentations for executives. - Track billing, accruals, and budget adherence for law firms using tools such as CounselLink. - Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and HR teams to manage forecasting and accrual processes. - Administer the legal matter management platform, ensuring data accuracy and timely entries from external counsel. - Generate reports to monitor litigation trends and provide actionable insights. - Utilize ServiceNow as an internal ticketing system to manage inquiries and assign matters to in-house attorneys. - Perform paralegal-adjacent tasks, including subpoena responses and oversight of small claims cases. - Support field operations teams with legal inquiries and provide guidance as needed. - Assist in knowledge transfer processes to ensure smooth transitions during organizational changes. - Maintain compliance with budget tracking and cost management while interfacing with external legal teams. Requirements - Proven experience in legal operations, with a strong emphasis on financial reporting and analytics. - Familiarity with matter management platforms such as CounselLink and ticketing systems like ServiceNow. - Ability to manage budgets, track costs, and oversee external counsel billing processes. - Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. - Background in legal or paralegal work is preferred but not mandatory. - Proficiency in tools such as Aderant, Adobe Acrobat, and other case management software. - Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across departments. - Experience with calendar management, claim administration, and briefing processes. Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app ( and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. Robert Half will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. Robert Half is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation. Robert Half project lawyers do not constitute a law firm among themselves. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use ( .

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Permanent employment, Contract work, Temporary work, Remote work, Flexible hours,

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