Director Of Legal Operations

Job Description

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

THE ROLE

We are seeking an energetic, business-minded and self-motivated candidate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience in in-house legal department operations. The Director of Legal Operations will manage key processes that are critical to the Legal Department including: the e-Billing system, law firm billing procedures, practices and oversight; department measurement and benchmarking; budgeting and planning; document and workflow management; and supporting the management of law firms and other service providers. This role will be responsible for helping to manage costs, while fostering a culture that values excellence, teamwork, respect and recognition.

This position will work across practice areas within the Legal Department and other support functions to enable the efficient and effective delivery of legal services to our business and functional partners. The successful candidate will develop strong relationships with internal constituents including finance, human resources, information technology and procurement.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Manage the global projection, budget, workflow and accrual process in partnership with global Legal Department colleagues, law firm partners, and finance colleagues
• Project Manage critical projects in collaboration and partnership with finance, information technology, and procurement, as necessary to support legal systems, process management, and performance reporting
• Lead procurement and implementation of document management system(s)
• Participate in industry corporate legal COO roundtables, industry benchmarking studies and create a network to provide best practices and recommendations to the General Counsel
• Manage outside counsel spend. Support long-term department capacity plan regarding resource needs and allocation
• Prepare, monitor and track legal department objectives. Create metrics and trends on key data points aligned to the General Counsel's key objectives and strategic plan, as well as overall department effectiveness and efficiency

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING:
• Candidates must have a minimum of 5+ years as a business/operations manager in a corporate legal department including experience with technology trends. In-house legal experience preferred
• Equivalent experience as a business/operations manager within other functions such as Compliance, Finance, Procurement and/or Commercial will also be considered
• Bachelors degree required; law and/or business degree preferred
• Prior experience with developing and implementing work systems and processes related to legal and/or business operations
• Strong system administration management skills or background
• Prior experience with legal billing and other legal technologies/systems a plus
• Must have exceptional financial acumen and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive, ''can do'' attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with other members of the Legal and Finance teams
• COVID-19 vaccination will be required for this position subject to legally valid exemptions

If the above description sounds like you and fits your background, apply online at www.livenationentertainment.com/careers to join the Live Nation Entertainment team today!

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BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case by case basis.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3xzp4-3-128-94-171-42 in your application.