PERSUIT
Legal Advisory Manager
United States · Senior
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About the role
- The ideal candidate brings deep, end-to-end experience in outside counsel management, spanning matter intake, matter management, legal project management (LPM), alternative fee arrangements, e-billing, and invoice review through payment.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Client Advisory Lead complex outside counsel management engagements across corporate legal departments.
- Provide end-to-end advisory across matter intake, panel design, strategic sourcing, fee structuring, legal project management, e-billing, invoice review, and spend governance.
- Team Leadership & Project Oversight Lead project execution alongside Consultants and Analysts, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.
- Oversee workstreams, manage timelines, and ensure consistency in advisory methodology and outputs.
- Best Practices & Playbook Development Develop and refine standardized frameworks, playbooks, templates, and methodologies for outside counsel management.
- Data-Driven Strategy Lead sophisticated spend analyses and diagnostic assessments to uncover trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
- Cross-Functional Alignment Partner closely with Client Experience, Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data teams to ensure alignment between market needs and product evolution.
- Builder Mindset: Passionate about developing frameworks, playbooks, and scalable advisory infrastructure.
Nice to have
- This role goes beyond individual client delivery.
- This individual understands how legal departments operate holistically and can translate that expertise into scalable frameworks and measurable client impact.
- This role is open to U.S.-based candidates only.
- Candidates must have current, valid work authorization in the country where the role is based.
- Serve as a senior trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, including General Counsel, Heads of Legal Operations, and Procurement leaders.
- Translate data and operational insights into strategic recommendations that improve cost control, performance management, and program maturity.
- Provide mentorship, coaching, and structured feedback to junior team members.
- Codify repeatable advisory approaches across intake, matter management, LPM, panel governance, and e-billing.
Benefits
- Education Bachelor's degree required.
- Strategic Operator: Able to zoom out to define vision while also diving into operational details and analysis.
Company info
- Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship for visas or work permits at this time.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates must have current, valid work authorization in the country where the role is based
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