Head of Legal Operations

Leadership & Strategy

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GRAIL is headquartered in the Bay Area of California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.

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• Leadership & Strategy
• Serve as the senior operational leader for the Legal Department, defining and executing the Legal Operations strategy in alignment with GRAIL’s enterprise goals.
• Operate with significant autonomy and provide strategic counsel to senior Legal leadership on operational performance, resource planning, technology investments, and process maturity.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing Legal Operations team, including functions spanning technology, knowledge management, analytics, project management, and vendor management.

• Oversee end‑to‑end process improvement initiatives, including workflow automation, cross‑functional coordination, and operational risk mitigation.
• Establish operational governance, including documentation standards, policy frameworks, and legal process controls.

• Own the legal technology roadmap and evaluate, implement, and manage enterprise tools (e‑billing and matter management, legal intake/workflow, AI‑enabled legal technology databases, and compliance platforms).
• Partner closely with IT, Cybersecurity, Finance, Procurement, and Accounting to ensure legal technology solutions integrate effectively with enterprise systems.
• Oversee electronic discovery.
• Maintain and improve legal forms and templates; handle overflow agreement support (including NDAs); and help manage the legal intake process.
• Manage records retention, including preservation and destruction.
• Oversee litigation administrative support, including record requests, reviews, and production.

• Build and lead a data‑driven performance program for Legal, tracking KPIs such as contracting velocity, matter lifecycle management, outside counsel spend, cost trends, and service metrics.
• Translate data insights into actionable recommendations.

• Direct spend management activities and manage detailed aspects of the Legal Department’s budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and cost optimization efforts.
• Manage outside counsel and vendor relationships, including rate negotiations, performance evaluations, engagement guidelines, and overall vendor portfolio strategy.
• Track outside counsel budgets, discounts, and invoices.

• Drive major cross‑functional initiatives requiring Legal oversight or coordination, ensuring clear project structure, communication, timelines, and execution.
• Provide enterprise‑level project management support for complex legal, regulatory, or operational programs.

• Lead Legal’s knowledge management strategy, ensuring policies, playbooks, templates, and training materials are maintained, accessible, and aligned with compliance and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with legal subject‑matter experts to build training programs that enhance organizational capability and readiness.
• Elevate self‑reliance among Legal internal stakeholders and strengthen corporate risk management practices.
• These responsibilities summarize the role’s primary responsibilities and are not an exhaustive list. They may change at the company’s discretion.

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree
• Experience operating in a high‑growth, highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated…