Senior Outside Counsel Program Manager
Core
Design and run the global outside counsel management program, including matter intake, budgeting, firm panel governance, and alternative fee arrangements across 65 countries.
Role type
Senior Outside Counsel Program Manager
Builds
Global outside counsel guidelines, firm panels, and management platforms
Domain
Legal Operations / Law Firm Management
Required skills
Outside counsel management, legal operations, law firm finance, panel governance, rate negotiation, RFP/RFI management, alternative fee structuring, billing guideline enforcement, ERP integration, change management, multi-jurisdictional program building
Preferred skills
Corporate legal department experience, legal operations consultancy experience, deep knowledge of legal market economics and AI impact on legal services
Technologies
Outside counsel management platforms, e-billing platforms, ERP systems
Responsibilities
Design and run matter intake and scoping, own the outside counsel budget end-to-end, build and govern the firm panel, design alternative fee arrangements, lead program rollout and integration with ERP, run performance scorecards and resolve billing disputes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
