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At Epiq, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You'll join a valuesdriven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprisewide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that's recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you'll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.

Job Description:

The Senior Director, Legal Operations Consulting is responsible for leading and overseeing legal operations consulting services within the organization. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills to ensure successful client satisfaction and alignment with organizational goals.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee legal operations consulting teams to deliver high-quality results.

• Develop and implement legal operations consulting plans, timelines, and budgets.

• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather legal operations consulting requirements and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• Monitor legal operations consulting progress and make necessary adjustments to ensure timely completion.

• Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on legal operations consulting status.

• Identify and mitigate potential risks and issues that may impact legal operations consulting success.

• Foster a collaborative and productive work environment within the legal operations consulting team.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Preferred: Master's degree in Business Administration or a related field.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 10 years of experience in legal operations consulting or a related field.

• Preferred: Experience in leading legal operations consulting teams and managing large-scale legal operations consulting projects.

Skills

• Business Intelligence (BI)

• Business Process Improvements

• Coaching

• Communication

• Contract Management

• End-to-End Project Management

• Leadership

• Legal Services Management

• Marketing

• Operational Efficiency

• Operations Management

• People Management

• Strategic

• Technical Operations

Certifications

• Required: None.

• Preferred: Certified Legal Operations Professional (CLOP) or equivalent certification.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in an office environment and perform tasks that may require sitting, standing, and using office equipment.

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:

• Location-based market ratefor the role

• Your abilitiesin relation to the job specification

• Performanceduring screening and interview

• Pay paritywith the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.

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Epiq Leadership Compass

Enterprise Decision Making

Applies deep business and financial insight to guide strategic decisions, resource allocation, and thought leadership.

• Use financial and market expertise for long-term direction

• Build strategic partnerships

• Promote a customer-first mindset

• Allocate global resources for innovation and growth

Cultivates a Growth Mindset

Fosters innovation through curiosity, smart risk-taking, and adaptability-aligning change with strategy for lasting impact.

• Promote curiosity and forward-thinking

• Build a culture of innovation through partnerships

• Drive innovation to meet client needs

• Lead innovation with a clear vision

• Align innovation with market trends

Builds Talented Teams

Builds and develops inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to strategic goals for exceptional talent and business results.

• Focus on employee engagement

• Build a strong talent pipeline

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

• Build trust-based partnerships

• Nurture long-term relationships

• Remove collaboration barriers

• Celebrate cross-team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

• Use storytelling to build buy-in

• Align communication with organizational goals

• Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforces performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq's goals.

• Use data to identify improvement opportunities

• Make informed decisions

• Align team goals with boarder strategy

• Empower teams to manage their own goals

• Translate vision into clear priorities

• Prepare for disruptions with strong change management

It is Epiq's policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual's race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.