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VP, Client Strategy at Priori

There are some reasons to feel encouraged by the legal ops job market in the last few weeks. Here’s a roundup of the things I saw in July (outside of publicly posted opportunities). One of our Fortune 500 clients converted a strategic legal ops leader from a consultant to a full-time director-level position last month. The GC of a publicly-traded company with $50B+ revenue secured buy-in to backfill a high-level legal ops headcount. The GC of a technology startup secured funding to hire its first legal ops consultant on a temp-to-perm basis. A legal ops leader upgraded to a new role upon being recruited to an unposted director-level legal ops position. This isn’t the only legal ops pro I spoke to this month being recruited to an unposted role. It can pay to be visible / network. Budget for flexible / consulting engagements often precedes buy-in for full-time headcount in my experience. So it should be a positive sign that Priori has had 10+ flexible legal ops engagements in the last six weeks ranging from Fortune 500s to startups. These have been mostly mid-level roles in some unexpected industries (not tech) and geographies (lots of activity in the Midwest). I know job searches can be frustrating, and I’m not suggesting that there has been a massive influx of legal ops jobs at all levels being posted. Just that there are some positive indicators out there. And if you’re on the legal ops job hunt, I’m here to support you however I can.

Colin Levy

Director of Legal @ Malbek - CLM for Enterprise | Legal Tech Author and Speaker | Fastcase 50 2022 Honoree | Legal Tech Startup Advisor and Investor | Mental Health Advocate

3mo

This is encouraging to read after reading reports of legal ops functions being downsized, eliminated, or losing funding/support Matthew Wheatley. Those who support a legal ops function or build one out will be the winners of you ask me.

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