Legal Operations Specialist - Palantir

Job Title: Legal Operations Specialist
Job Location: Washington, D.C.
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/62be3272-0228-42c4-ae16-5f2daee0fb7f
Job Description: A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

The Role

Palantir’s in-house legal team works to proactively address legal issues and enable the growth of our business so that Palantir can continue to drive positive impact in the world. Legal Operations is the backbone of the legal team and is key to fulfilling Palantir’s mission. In that pursuit, we strive to cultivate Palantir's philosophy, develop relationships across the company, and operate with a service mindset. We develop a strong understanding of business strategy and have a passion for helping others, making us an invaluable resource. We’re a team that values both creativity and teamwork - whether operating solo or collaboratively, we endeavor to achieve great results.

As a Legal Operations Specialist, you will be a driving force of innovation, scale, technology and automation. You will be responsible for building, streamlining, and executing on strategic processes and operational functions of the legal team. You will work with other Legal Operations teammates to help implement key systems, optimize processes, manage projects, and create objectives and performance metrics. You will also partner closely with Palantir’s attorneys and paralegals to understand the needs and develop and execute solutions that scale alongside the business. This position requires a combination of project management, process optimization, and execution skills.

Our ideal candidate will take initiative, operate with discretion and resourcefulness, and thrive off of executing on and supporting the processes, systems and platforms of the Legal team. Most importantly, they have a true desire to be helpful and go above and beyond to solve challenges.
Core Responsibilities
Execute legal operational workflows and procedures, looking for ways to continuously improve and drive efficiency
Implement legal processes, strategic initiatives and team-wide projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements, including reporting and dashboard creation
Scale the operations, systems, and ongoing innovation of the legal team in partnership with existing Legal Operations leaders and teammates
Craft and implement processes to reduce friction and enable team members, leaders, and business counterparts to spend time on what they do best
What We Value
Passion for legal operations and learning enterprise technology; energized by the challenges of serving a growing a team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Demonstrated experience identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve processes and tools to enhance efficiency and drive results
Evidence of proactive, efficient and resourceful project or program management skills
Experience building cross-functional relationships with key resources and business partners across a legal team, advising, influencing decisions, managing change, and balancing multiple business function priorities
Extraordinary judgment and composure in high-pressure situations
A creative approach to project management centered around lightweight frameworks that enable rapid iteration and low-overhead methods
What We Require
3+ years of project/program management experience, preferably in a fast-paced or dynamic legal team environment
Experience with technical tooling and data analysis project management software
Meticulous attention to detail, including maintaining accurate records and diligently tracking key project metrics
Implementing and scaling legal technology solutions (e.g. contract and document management, workflow automation, spend management, e-signature processes, amongst others)