Legal Operations & Governance Manager (Hybrid / Full-Time In-House Engagement)

Latitude is seeking an experienced Legal Operations & Governance Manager for a full-time, hybrid in-house engagement with a large Chicago-based health system. This is a highly visible opportunity for a resourceful, technologically proficient legal operations professional to serve as a key operational partner to the General Counsel, helping manage a busy legal department while driving meaningful improvements in efficiency, organization, and service delivery.

The ideal candidate will combine substantive legal department experience with exceptional organizational, project management, and technology skills. This individual will serve as the General Counsel's operational right hand, independently managing critical administrative and operational functions, coordinating board governance activities, and implementing processes and technology solutions that allow the legal department to operate more efficiently.

The successful candidate must be a proactive problem-solver who can anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, take ownership of complex initiatives, and independently move projects forward with minimal supervision. The selected candidate will be contracted through Latitude and work as an embedded member of the client's legal function for the duration of the engagement.

Basic Requirements for the Legal Operations & Governance Manager

• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, legal department administration, senior-level legal support, paralegal services, project management, or a related function

• Demonstrated experience supporting a General Counsel, senior legal executive, or in-house legal department in a complex organizational environment

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate multiple initiatives, and ensure critical matters are addressed promptly

• Strong technological proficiency, including advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience leveraging technology to improve workflows, reporting, document management, and operational efficiency

• Experience developing and implementing legal department processes, tracking systems, dashboards, reporting tools, and other operational improvements

• Experience coordinating executive-level meetings, managing complex calendars, preparing materials, and supporting senior leadership

• Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, identify operational gaps, and proactively implement practical solutions

• Excellent analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail, discretion, professionalism, and the ability to interact effectively with senior executives, attorneys, board members, and other stakeholders

• Ability to work onsite in Chicago at least four days per week

• Outstanding professional references

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the legal department of a hospital, health system, or similarly complex, highly regulated organization

• Paralegal experience or substantive familiarity with legal processes, terminology, and documentation

• Experience supporting corporate governance functions, including board and committee meeting coordination, agenda preparation, minute-taking, and records management

• Experience managing subpoenas, legal correspondence, litigation-related documentation, or other high-volume legal administrative processes

• Experience developing operational dashboards, performance metrics, and management reporting

• Proficiency with SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Excel, and other enterprise collaboration, document management, and workflow automation tools

• Experience partnering with Information Technology to implement process improvements and technology solutions

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, legal operations certification, or relevant advanced degree

Position Details of the Legal Operations & Governance Manager

• Type of Role: Contract In-House Engagement

• Schedule: Full-time

• Location: Chicago, Illinois

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid; minimum four days onsite per week, with flexibility for one remote/WFH day

• Start Date: ASAP

• Duration: Initial engagement with potential for extension or longer-term opportunity

Duties of the Legal Operations & Governance Manager

• Serve as a trusted operational partner to the General Counsel, helping coordinate departmental priorities, manage competing demands, and ensure the legal function operates efficiently

• Oversee day-to-day legal department administration, including scheduling, correspondence, matter coordination, document management, and workflow tracking

• Proactively identify operational inefficiencies and develop practical solutions to streamline processes, reduce manual work, and improve departmental productivity

• Develop and maintain dashboards, tracking systems, reports, and performance metrics to provide greater visibility into legal department workload, priorities, and operational effectiveness

• Coordinate board and committee governance activities, including meeting scheduling, agenda preparation, distribution of materials, minute-taking, and maintenance of centralized corporate governance records

• Serve as an administrative and technology resource for board members, assisting with meeting logistics, virtual meeting access, and other governance-related needs

• Manage the intake, tracking, routing, and coordination of subpoenas and other legal notices, ensuring timely review, appropriate escalation, and consistent documentation

• Partner with Information Technology and internal stakeholders to improve and automate subpoena processing, document management, and other high-volume legal workflows

• Coordinate the receipt, review, and distribution of legal correspondence, government notices, and other sensitive materials received by the department

• Support legal department initiatives involving process improvement, technology implementation, knowledge management, and operational reporting

• Maintain organized and accessible electronic records, departmental resources, procedures, and governance documentation

• Coordinate with attorneys, executive leadership, administrative personnel, and other departments to facilitate timely communication and completion of critical matters

• Anticipate departmental needs, independently resolve operational challenges, and provide reliable, high-level support to the General Counsel and legal team

Compensation

The annualized compensation range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000. Pay is based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply and demand, and candidate preferences. The compensation listed is an estimate and not guaranteed.

Benefits

Latitude contract professionals are usually W-2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week. Benefits-eligible Latitude contract professionals receive complimentary Group Life, LTD, and AD&D coverage. A qualified 401(k) plan is also available.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally ranked flexible legal staffing company.

Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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