Senior Manager, Outside Counsel

2 weeks ago

Abbott Park, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time
About the Role

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Manager, Outside Counsel & Legal Operations to join our team. As a key member of our legal department, you will be responsible for developing and implementing programs to maximize the value of legal services to the company.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with our legal team to select and evaluate outside counsel and legal vendors to ensure quality of service and maximize value.
  • Develop and implement strategic outside counsel initiatives supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, spend management, training, and pro bono.
  • Negotiate preferential rates and fee arrangements, manage RFP processes, and oversee annual outside counsel rate increase request processes.
  • Analyze potential conflicts of interest and draft waivers, as appropriate; manage Abbott's standard terms of engagement, draft and negotiate engagement letters.
  • Drive strategy for using analytics and business intelligence to assess outside counsel work and spend; identify opportunities for improving efficiencies and driving value.
  • Collaborate internally and externally to analyze and improve processes and develop innovative solutions; develop communication strategy regarding outside counsel processes and initiatives.
  • Leverage existing technology, identify new technologies, and implement tools to increase business intelligence and efficiency.
  • Participate in industry organizations to build a robust benchmarking and performance assessment program, benchmark approaches, and identify new strategies and models for the delivery of legal services.
  • Organize outside counsel educational meetings and training programs.
  • Supervise direct reports.
Requirements
  • Juris Doctor degree.
  • 2+ years of strategic operations experience, preferably with legal.
  • Excellent analytical skills (problem structuring and problem-solving); able to handle complex analysis.
  • Excellent communication and conceptual synthesis skills (written and oral).
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Tech-savvy; comfortable exploring and using new technologies.
  • Outstanding flexibility, adaptability, and sense of accountability.
  • Strong attention to detail, good judgment, and strong time management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 5 to 10 years of legal experience.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across a global, matrixed company.
  • Passionate, positive attitude with ability to motivate others to perform their best.
Location
  • Located at Abbott's headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, or at our Chicago office, Willis Tower.

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