Legal Operations Professional​/Legal Ops Lawyer

Legal Operations Professional / Legal Ops Lawyer

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We are currently seeking several Legal Operations Professionals and/or Legal Operations Lawyers to work with various Axiom clients across all industries.

• Technology and Process Optimization: Identify, implement, and manage legal technology solutions and tools that enhance efficiencies within the legal department. Streamline processes and workflows, leveraging data analytics to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Compliance and
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Ensure that effective policies and procedures are in place to maintain compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Identify and mitigate risks by implementing best practices in contract management, legal support, and corporate governance.
• Strategic Planning and Budget Management: Develop and manage the legal department's budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources. Implement strategic planning initiatives to support the legal team’s objectives and improve overall departmental performance. Negotiate rates and fee structures with outside counsel to ensure competitive and cost‑effective arrangements. Benchmark analysis with peer firms, present financial impact findings to senior management, and oversee the creation of formal confirmations of rate agreements with law firms.
• Vendor and External Partner Management: Oversee the selection, negotiation, and management of relationships with external legal service providers and vendors, aiming to optimize cost-effectiveness and quality of service. Analyze financial data to optimize law firm selection and outside counsel management. Monitor and analyze market trends in legal pricing and provide recommendations for cost savings and efficiencies. Strategize the use of outside counsel and advise/manage stakeholders on issues related to outside counsel management.

• Several years of dedicated legal operations experience as a legal operations professional and/or legal operations lawyer.
• In‑house legal experience is preferred (directly, or as a secondee), but not essential.
• Strong commercial understanding, aptitude for project management and excellent interpersonal skills.
• You must have the right to work in the UK.

This role offers competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes medical, dental, and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite, or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Axiom is the global leader in high‑caliber, on‑demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best‑in‑breed alternative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

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