PS Companies Hiring for Legal Operations Project Manager Job at Milwaukee, WI Full Time

Our client is a global diversified technology and multi-industrial leader with a long history in Wisconsin. This highly reputable employer currently has an opening for a Legal Operations Project Manager & Paralegal within its legal department.

This role supports the Legal Operations team and manages paralegal tasks, high-level administrative requests, and builds, owns, and tracks various global projects in support of the legal department. This is a great opportunity for a legal operation professional, or for a paralegal looking to expand on their experience, to join a large and global legal team in a role with the potential for additional growth.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Department Administration:

• Coordination and planning of CLE/Department Training
• Support with event planning logistics (example: run global All-Hands meetings)
• Develop/Update/Document key Department processes

Contract Lifecycle Management Project:

• Support global deployment of central contracts repository (led by Legal Operations)
• Responsible for milestone reporting/tracking and driving key KPIs/results

Outside Counsel Optimization Initiative:

• Support global preferred law firm partner initiative (led by Legal Operations)
• Responsible for milestone reporting/tracking and driving key KPIs/results

Onboarding:

• Work with Legal Operations admin team to develop global onboarding best practices
• Act as the Department Point of Contact during onboarding

Subpoenas/SOP/Settlement Processing:

• Support coordination of third-party subpoenas and service of process
• Support settlement payment processes in connection with Labor and Employment and Litigation matters

Additional support:

• Maintain teams’ [department-facing and company-facing] website content as necessary
• Handle special projects as they arise (both within teams and department-wide) as assigned
• Support Legal Operations team in the preparation and review of various operational reports, metric tracking, dashboards, and scorecards for Department-wide use

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate for this role has at least five years of previous experience as a paralegal, coordinator, or providing executive administrative support in a global, matrixed company with previous experience in an in-house legal department highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred but not required.
• This role requires an individual who consistently looks for ways to improve/enhance processes, find efficiencies, and think outside the box.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milwaukee, WI 53209