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Director, Legal OperationsRückbauanlage Gundremmingen • Chicago, Illinois, USA
Director, Legal Operations

Director, Legal Operations

Rückbauanlage Gundremmingen • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

Role Responsibilities :

  • 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
  • Job Requirements and Experiences :

  • Bachelors 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 backgrounds
  • Is detail-oriented has strong business acumen and a sound understanding of business concepts
  • This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWECE office and field locations
  • Must be able to sit walk or stand for long durations of time
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Clean Energy is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

    Pay range : The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois is $180000 - $210000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position candidates education & work experience training & certifications and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.

    Benefits offered : Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts EAP Education Assistance Parental Leave Paid time off and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives in addition to salary.

    Apply with just a few clicks : ad code 91190. Any questions Contact HR :

    We look forward to meeting you. Of course you can find us on LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube and Xing too.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status.

    RWE Clean Energy is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWEs team of about 2000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nations growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind solar and battery projects focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWEs energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).

    Required Experience :

    Director

    Key Skills

    Diploma,Jpa,Community Support,Infection Control,Contract Management,ACCA

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Monthly Salary Salary : 180000 - 210000

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