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Legal Manager Jobs in Alabama (NOW HIRING)

Legal Assistant

Bay Minette, AL · On-site

$35K - $40K/yr

Our Law Firm is currently in need of a legal assistant to assist in attorney scheduling, court filings, discovery, coordinating & scheduling meetings, and case management. The ideal or preferred ...

Legal Assistant

Bay Minette, AL · On-site

$35K - $40K/yr

Our Law Firm is currently in need of a legal assistant to assist in attorney scheduling, court filings, discovery, coordinating & scheduling meetings, and case management. The ideal or preferred ...

Document Management: Draft, review, and edit legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, and correspondence. Ensure accuracy and compliance with legal procedures and deadlines. * Client Interaction:

Legal Secretary

Montgomery, AL

$43K - $59K/yr

Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate appointments. * Organize and maintain ... Support tax-related legal matters by preparing and organizing documentation and correspondence.

Legal Cashier

Birmingham, AL · On-site

£27K - £30K/yr

Key Responsibilities Invoice Management Preparing and issuing client invoices in line with agreed ... legal finance systems such as Partner 4 Windows or similar

Legal Assistant Full-Time, Monday to Friday This position is responsible for providing secretarial ... Manage calendars, schedule meetings and coordinate court and other similar deadlines * Answer ...

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Legal Secretary

Mobile, AL · On-site

$43K - $59K/yr

... management, calendaring, timekeeping, and electronic-filing systems. Experience with Aderant is preferred but not required. Prior legal-secretarial or legal-assistant experience is strongly preferred.

Managing attorney's calendars. * Scheduling. * Preparing legal documents. * Coordinating meetings, depositions, and mediations. * Electronic filing of legal documents in both Federal and State Courts.

Are you a skilled multitasker capable of managing a high caseload without breaking a sweat? Do you thrive in a fast-paced legal environment, juggling cases from intake to settlement? Can you ...

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Legal Assistant

Opelika, AL · On-site

$50K - $60K/yr

Legal Assistant Full-Time, Monday to Friday This position is responsible for providing secretarial ... Manage calendars, schedule meetings and coordinate court and other similar deadlines * Answer ...

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Managing attorney's calendars. * Scheduling. * Preparing legal documents. * Coordinating meetings, depositions, and mediations. * Electronic filing of legal documents in both Federal and State Courts.

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How much do legal manager jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 25, 2026, the average yearly pay for legal manager in Alabama is $79,547.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $60,300.00 and $92,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a legal manager?

A legal manager provides oversight and advice for a company or business. The qualifications for this career include a law degree as well as experience with business laws and regulations around finance, economics, employment and human resources, mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiations. As a legal manager, your job duties include drafting and reviewing contracts, searching for relevant regulatory documents, and providing legal advice to company management. This job requires leadership skills, strong negotiating skills, and excellent communication skills.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a legal manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Legal Manager, you need a strong background in law, regulatory compliance, and contract management, typically supported by a law degree and relevant legal certification. Familiarity with legal research databases, document management systems, and compliance software is commonly required. Exceptional leadership, negotiation, and analytical skills help Legal Managers resolve complex legal issues and guide their teams effectively. These competencies are crucial for minimizing legal risk, ensuring organizational compliance, and supporting strategic business objectives.

What are some common challenges faced by legal managers when balancing business objectives with legal compliance?

Legal Managers often face the challenge of aligning business goals with legal and regulatory requirements. They must ensure that company operations and strategies are compliant with laws while also supporting business growth and innovation. This requires strong communication with both executive leadership and operational teams to provide practical legal advice and mitigate risks without hindering progress. Balancing these priorities can be complex, especially in rapidly changing industries or global organizations.

What is the difference between Legal Manager vs Legal Counsel?

AspectLegal ManagerLegal Counsel
Required CredentialsLaw degree, bar admission, management experienceLaw degree, bar admission, specialized legal expertise
Work EnvironmentOversees legal teams, manages legal projectsProvides legal advice, drafts contracts, handles legal issues
Employer & Industry UsageCorporate legal departments, large organizationsLaw firms, corporate legal teams, in-house legal departments

Legal Managers focus on overseeing legal teams and managing legal operations, while Legal Counsels provide direct legal advice and handle specific legal matters. Both roles require a law degree and bar admission, but their responsibilities and work environments differ significantly.

What are the most commonly searched types of Legal jobs in Alabama?

The most popular types of Legal jobs in Alabama are:

What are popular job titles related to Legal Manager jobs in Alabama?

For Legal Manager jobs in Alabama, the most frequently searched job titles are:

What cities in Alabama are hiring for Legal Manager jobs?

Cities in Alabama with the most Legal Manager job openings:

Infographic showing various Legal Manager job openings in Alabama as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 89% Full Time, 9% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 79% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 18% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $79,547 per year, or $38.2 per hour.

Legal Optimization Transformation Leader

Birmingham, AL • On-site


Regions Financial Corporation
Finance and Insurance • 10K+ employees

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Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 11 days ago


Job description

Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice.
Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored in accordance with regulatory requirements and in conjunction with Regions' Retention Schedule for a minimum of three years. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.
Job Description:
At Regions, the Legal Process Optimization Lead identifies, leads, and manages Legal-specific process improvement projects and transformation initiatives using structured improvement methodologies. This role partners closely with Legal leadership and practice areas to strengthen execution, drive operational excellence, mitigate risk, and create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement within the Legal group.
Primary Responsibilities
  • Identifies, recommends and implements best practices to optimize Legal processes, workflows and service delivery models
  • Partners with Legal senior leadership to embed process improvement methodologies into Legal strategy, planning and operations
  • Leads complex Legal transformation initiatives that frequently require cross-functional collaboration with Compliance, Risk, Technology, Finance and business partners
  • Improves end-to-end Legal processes that result in expense reduction, improved cycle time, increased capacity, enhanced service quality and reduced legal and regulatory risk
  • Coaches and mentors Legal associates and leaders on structured process improvement methodologies while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
  • Acts as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership on operational challenges, capacity constraints, risk mitigation and strategic opportunities
  • Conducts current-state Legal process assessments, identifies gaps and control weaknesses and designs future-state processes aligned with evolving regulatory and business requirements
  • Identifies Legal operational issues, performs root cause analysis and develops solutions that clearly articulate strategic improvement opportunities
  • Supports the full lifecycle of Legal strategic initiatives from ideation through execution including problem definition, solution design and implementation
  • Evaluates Legal processes, procedures, controls and roles to identify continuous improvement and risk reduction opportunities
  • Contributes to workflow redesign, documentation and risk and control identification in partnership with Legal Risk and Compliance stakeholders
  • Leads project-oriented work that synthesizes complex information and presents findings to support Legal leadership decision making
  • Translates complex operational, regulatory and financial insights into clear and actionable recommendations tailored for executives, attorneys and Legal staff
  • Builds strong relationships across Legal practice areas and with enterprise partners supporting Legal operations
  • Develops and delivers concise analyses for Legal leadership including opportunity assessments, recommendations and financial or capacity validation using standard presentation formats
  • Works toward attainment of company sponsored Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification if not already obtained

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is exempt from overtime pay.
This position is incentive eligible.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management or a related quantitative or analytical field
  • Ten (10) years of process improvement, project management or related experience with significant experience supporting Legal, Risk, Compliance or other highly regulated functions

Preferences
  • Master's degree
  • Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis, business intelligence and project management tools such as Sigma XL, Power BI and JIRA
  • Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) experience
  • Documented teaching and coaching experience
  • Experience supporting Legal, Compliance or regulatory-driven environments
  • Financial services or banking experience
  • Lean certification
  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification

Skills and Competencies
  • Ability to assess change management impact and operational and regulatory risk
  • Ability to demonstrate confidence and professionalism when advising senior Legal executives
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and deadline-driven Legal environment
  • Ability to think strategically and tactically with strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements and their impact on Legal operations
  • Strong organizational, communication and time management skills
  • Strong teaching, coaching and facilitation capabilities
  • Strong understanding of technology and operations concepts including SDLC, Agile methodologies, system integrations, Lean principles and project or program management

Position Type
Full time
Compensation Details
Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.
The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.
Job Range Target:
Minimum:
$143,354.00 USD
Median:
$192,650.00 USD
Incentive Pay Plans:
This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan. Employees are eligible to receive a discretionary award based on individual, business, and/or company performance.Opportunity to participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan.
Benefits Information
Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.
  • Paid Vacation/Sick Time
  • 401K with Company Match
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Associate Volunteer Program

Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions' benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser.
https://www.regions.com/about-regions/welcome-portal/benefits
Location Details
Regions Center
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.


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