What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Legal Operations position at EchoStar Corporation?
Company Summary
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Department Summary
Our legal teams support the innovators driving the growth and success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. From identifying and supporting a variety of corporate legal matters to negotiating the industry’s evolving legal landscape, our corporate counselors bring their own kind of invention to effect positive change across the company and their own careers.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
We are currently seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations to establish our newly formed Legal Operations function. This role will help define, create and implement processes to increase the quality, efficiency, value, and effectiveness of the Legal Department’s operations and services. The Senior Manager, Legal Operations will focus on achieving these objectives through implementing and managing legal systems and technology, including existing and new legal-specific platforms, and harnessing, structuring and analyzing the Legal Department’s data and information. This role will play a key role in leading the Legal Department’s implementation and adoption of AI tools.
Key responsibilities include management of workflows ensuring policy adherence, structuring, organizing and improving accessibility of data, and leveraging technology for processing, tracking, and analysis. The Senior Manager, Legal Operations will also establish metrics for financial and performance management (e.g., matter volume, contract throughput, outside counsel spend) and assist with the budgeting process (forecasting, tracking spend, identifying cost savings).
Key Responsibilities
Education and Experience:
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $110,110.00/Year - $157,300.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Department Summary
Our legal teams support the innovators driving the growth and success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. From identifying and supporting a variety of corporate legal matters to negotiating the industry’s evolving legal landscape, our corporate counselors bring their own kind of invention to effect positive change across the company and their own careers.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
We are currently seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations to establish our newly formed Legal Operations function. This role will help define, create and implement processes to increase the quality, efficiency, value, and effectiveness of the Legal Department’s operations and services. The Senior Manager, Legal Operations will focus on achieving these objectives through implementing and managing legal systems and technology, including existing and new legal-specific platforms, and harnessing, structuring and analyzing the Legal Department’s data and information. This role will play a key role in leading the Legal Department’s implementation and adoption of AI tools.
Key responsibilities include management of workflows ensuring policy adherence, structuring, organizing and improving accessibility of data, and leveraging technology for processing, tracking, and analysis. The Senior Manager, Legal Operations will also establish metrics for financial and performance management (e.g., matter volume, contract throughput, outside counsel spend) and assist with the budgeting process (forecasting, tracking spend, identifying cost savings).
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the Legal Department’s budget and spend analytics, technology platforms, process improvement, data and document management, and vendor management
- Assist with selection, implementation, and ongoing administration of Legal Department technology tools, including AI tools, document management, contract management and law firm billing platforms
- Assist with establishing, documenting and improving Legal Department processes for knowledge management and governance to support AI implementation
- Identify and track data sources to generate dashboards and insights that will inform the Legal Department’s decision-making and efficiencies
- Support projects and initiatives to improve the Legal Department’s efficiency, service delivery and interactions with other departments throughout the company
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic credentials
- 7-10 years of professional experience, with 4 years of experience working with an in-house legal team or law firm, preferably in legal operations
- Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills
- Strong bias toward action and urgency in accomplishing key objectives on schedule
- Proficient with legal technology platforms such as e-billing, document management, and contract management software
- Strong analytical and strategic-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, derive meaningful insights and drive decisions
- Demonstrated program and project management experience
- Experience working with IT professionals to implement systems and tools
- Familiarity with emerging legal-specific AI tools
- Thorough knowledge and proficiency with software for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $110,110.00/Year - $157,300.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)
Salary : $110,110 - $157,300