Job Description
A high-growth tech company is seeking a contract Legal Operations Specialist to support its Litigation & Regulatory Compliance function. This professional will play a key role in implementing updated Law Firm Billing and Practice Guidelines, improving internal legal billing processes, and partnering cross-functionally with Legal and Finance to monitor, forecast, and manage legal spend.
This is a great opportunity for a legal operations professional with strong legal billing systems experience (especially Brightflag) and a passion for improving processes and building scalable infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Roll out and implement updated Law Firm Billing and Practice Guidelines across internal teams and outside counsel
- Collaborate with Legal and Finance to manage budgets, accruals, forecasting, and spend reporting
- Drive improvements to legal billing operations, including invoice review workflows, vendor compliance, and system optimization
- Monitor legal spend and support financial planning activities related to outside counsel management
- Serve as a primary point of contact for billing software troubleshooting, vendor billing questions, and data accuracy
- Ensure accuracy and compliance in all billing-related submissions and processes
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in legal operations, legal billing, or legal finance roles in an in-house legal department or law firm
- Experience using Brightflag or similar e-billing platforms (e.g., Legal Tracker, CounselLink, SimpleLegal)
- Deep understanding of legal billing processes, vendor management, and law firm billing guidelines
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Legal, Finance, and external vendors
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive in identifying process improvements
- Comfortable working independently and managing high-impact, cross-functional projects
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience in a tech or consumer-facing company
- Familiarity with legal spend analytics or financial tools
- Experience leading or supporting billing guideline implementation and legal spend management initiatives
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