Manager, Legal Operations

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.

• 7+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate legal support, compliance operations, contract management, paralegal functions, or related business operations roles.

• Demonstrated experience implementing operational improvements, legal technologies, and scalable business processes.

• Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and outside counsel expenditures.

• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a cross-functional, dynamic and highly collaborative environment.

• Proficiency with legal technology platforms, Microsoft 365 applications, and reporting tools.

• Experience supporting an in-house legal department within the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry.

• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, billing by outside counsel, and compliance systems.

• Certification in legal operations, project management, compliance, or process improvement methodologies.

Job responsibilities

• Partner with the General Counsel to manage departmental priorities, initiatives, and operational objectives aligned with Liquidia's corporate strategy and growth plans.

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and reporting metrics to measure legal department performance and service delivery.

• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve stakeholder experience.

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, templates, playbooks, and workflow documentation to support consistency and scalability.

• Manage departmental projects and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring timely execution and stakeholder alignment.

• Lead the implementation, optimization, and administration of legal and compliance technology solutions, including contract lifecycle management (CLM), document management matter management, and compliance systems.

• Establish centralized repositories and knowledge management resources that improve access to legal information and institutional knowledge.

• Evaluate emerging legal technology and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency and business value.

• Drive adoption of legal technology tools through training, communications, other change management, and ongoing support.

• Serve as the primary relationship manager for billing departments of outside counsel and legal service providers.

• Oversee billing guidelines, spend management, and vendor performance metrics.

• Monitor legal expenditures and ensure outside counsel activities align with budget expectations and business needs.

• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency while maintaining high-quality legal support.

• Partner with Finance to develop, manage, and track the Legal and Compliance departmental budget.

• Monitor spend against budget forecasts and provide leadership with meaningful reports, analyses, and recommendations.

• Manage invoice review and approval processes and support annual budgeting and financial planning activities.

• Support contract lifecycle management processes, including intake, tracking, execution, storage, obligations management, and reporting.

• Develop tools and processes that improve visibility into contract status, key obligations, renewal timelines, and risk areas.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to optimize contracting workflows and improve turnaround times.

• Maintain records related to corporate insurance policies and assist with annual renewal processes.

• Coordinate collection of information and documentation necessary for insurance renewals and claims management.

• Establish procedures for identifying, documenting, and escalating potential claims or risk events.

• Track claims and risk mitigation activities through resolution.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support the evolving needs of the Legal and Compliance function and their internal clients.

Job benefits