The Legal Operations & Risk Management Specialist develops, implements, and improves the processes, practices, and systems that support the Legal Team's efficiency, effectiveness, cost management, and overall performance. This role provides cross-functional legal and compliance support across the Company.
Essential Functions
- Support the organization insurance program (coverage, certificate of insurance, etc.)
- Maintain the Legal Matter management system, including generating reports and ensuring matters and documents are properly classified and organized.
- Provide support on legal projects or other projects requiring legal support.
- Review legal spending and budgeting for insurance program; work with Accounts Payable to process payment to brokers and insurance carriers.
- Provide support to Outside Counsel management, including tracking spending, billing practices, and general counsel management.
- Identify and implement process improvements within Legal Team operations.
- Create master agreements.
- Provide general assistance with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence collection, organization, and APA negotiation.
- Support legal governance and entity management.
- Implement, draft, and review policies.
- Manage insurance applications, supporting documentation, and reports.
- Manage insurance vendor relationships.
- Receive, review, negotiate, and execute NDAs as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education & Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in legal operations, risk management, or a related field OR a high school diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in legal operations, risk management, or a related field.
- Basic knowledge of legal and compliance operations
- Experience in insurance matters-coverage, endorsement, etc.
- Exceptional oral (phone), written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Highly organized, with the ability to accurately document information
- Ability to present a positive, professional image of the Company to employees, external contacts, and the general public
- Self-starter and willingness to manage various projects at once.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience using Legal Files, ISN, Avetta, and Adobe Sign
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed Notary Public
Work Environment
Primarily indoor office environment; noise level is generally quiet. May require sitting for long periods. Regularly requires talking, hearing, seeing, and often reaching with hands. Regularly requires standing and walking. Regularly requires use of a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other office equipment
Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.
The anticipated salary range for this position is $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 annually, and includes benefits such as the following:
- Health, Dental and Vision insurance
- Wellness Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in legal operations, risk management, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 5 years of relevant experience
- Basic knowledge of legal and compliance operations
- Experience handling insurance matters, including coverage and endorsements
- Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to accurately document information
- Ability to present a positive, professional image to employees, external contacts, and the general public
- Self-starter with willingness to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience using Legal Files, ISN, Avetta, and Adobe Sign
- Licensed Notary Public
What We Do
Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC (HCC) is a national leader in the environmental services market, providing the smart alternative. Founded in 1999 by a team of seasoned industry professionals, HCC operates a nationwide network of branches serving the continental United States. HCC operates more than 85 service branches across the nation and multiple waste recovery centers, including an oil re-refinery, regional antifreeze recovery centers, and several waste water treatment facilities. HCC disposes of waste it collects in an environmentally sustainable way, focusing on recycling waste for reuse or disposing of in a waste-to-energy process.
