Senior Analyst, Legal Operations

Invenergy•Chicago, IL

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst, Legal Operations, you will lead the legal billing payment processes implemented through our e-billing system, Legal Tracker and Invenergy’s company-wide ERP system, Oracle Cloud, as well as track and provide reports of billing and spend data.

Requirements

GED/High School Diploma
2+ years of relevant work experience
Operational experience with Legal Tracker or Oracle Cloud
Ability to work with the legal department’s finance and accounting department representatives and external vendors, such as outside counsel.
Strong organizational and time management skills with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, depending on the situation.
Working knowledge of other MS Office products, including Excel.
Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
Operational experience with both Legal Tracker and Oracle Cloud strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead implementation of internal processes to support and comply with Invenergy’s financial procedures and ensure key deadlines are met
Lead relationships with Outside Counsel billing staff and provide support as needed
Design and lead training of new attorneys on Legal Tracker E-Billing
Lead the relationship with the Oracle administrator for the legal department to create requisitions for legal matters and track the input of invoices into Oracle Cloud
Lead departmental relationship with accounts payable team to resolve complex billing issues and process electronic invoices and respond to external vendors regarding various billing inquiries
Responsible for opening new matters in Legal Tracker for billing purposes in conjunction with engagement owners to ensure proper data tracking and nomenclature for reporting purposes
Conduct initial reviews of invoices and work through issues that may arise in Legal Tracker both for internal attorneys and Outside Counsel.
Maintain the Legal Tracker database with up- to date information
Track matter spend information and update engagement owners as required
Ensure the quality and timeliness of information entered into various databases such as Sharepoint and/or Oracle
Collaborate within the Legal Operations team to support team and departmental objectives, including but not limited to: Expansion of Legal Tracker capabilities for substantive matter reporting and data collection Creation of a tracking system that will provide quick access to data on each engagement and pricing model Development of pricing models and templates for use across the department Transparency around firm and matter-specific fee arrangements in partnership with managing attorneys Data collection and reporting to monitor pricing performance and savings Collection and organization of outside counsel data for leverage in pricing negotiations