Director, Legal Operations

RWE Clean Energy, LLC

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Legal / Compliance

Remuneration: Exempt

The Director, Legal Operations
, will lead the legal operations function for RWECE and, among other things, be responsible for leading strategic projects related to outside counsel engagement, legal technology, project management and process improvement, knowledge management, financial planning, and administrative functions for the RWECE Legal Department. This position reports to the Vice President, Corporate Legal Services and will work in close alignment and cooperation with other members of the Legal Department and members of other shared service business units such as Finance, IT, and HR.

• Manage the Legal Operations team, including billing and technology professionals
• Develop and implement a legal operations strategy, inclusive of designing and implementing standard processes and technology driven solutions, to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Manage and enhance existing legal technology and identify and deploy new tools to enable increased efficiency, collaboration, insights, workflow automation, and compliance management within the Legal Department and its business partners
• Manage the Legal Department budget, including preparation of spend projections, monitoring and controlling spend to budget, support budget analysis, and lead all aspects of legal billing
• Manage and support e-discovery processes, including providing project management, intake, data analysis, early case assessment, document production, and liaising with third-party vendors
• Implement, enhance, and manage outside counsel engagement, including:
• Sourcing, negotiating, selecting and managing outside counsel engagements
• Lead strategic initiatives regarding outside counsel engagement and law firm management
• Manage adherence to, and updates to, billing guidelines
• Lead reporting and analyses of legal services spend
• Support management of legal practice and operations information to support and enhance effectiveness and efficiency of Legal Department, including:
• Manage professional association membership, research tools, and similar
• Support enhancements to Legal Department homepage and internal legal team webpage to provide current information about legal operations matters, support tools, and similar
• Develop training, policies, and tailored best practices to ensure high adoption of new tools and processes across the Legal Department
• Oversee administrative operations of the Legal Department, including managing facilities/office needs of the team, technology needs managed by central RWECE IT, support engagement of temporary support staff, and similar
• Represent Legal Operations and/or Legal Department in cross-functional or enterprise-wise initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree
• Paralegal certificate and/or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school preferred
• Minimum of 11 years of experience in legal operations, with at least 3 years experience managing a team
• Preference for experience building a legal operations function
• Strong expertise in project management, change management, and legal process optimization
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders
• Hands‑on experience with legal technology tools
• Ability to translate legal business needs into scalable, tech‑enabled solutions
• Ability to identify needs and gaps in current processes/technology, propose actionable solutions to same, and implement those solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer relationships
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi‑task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self‑starter, goal‑oriented, and strong problem‑solving abilities
• Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of…