Legal Operations Lead

Legal Operations Lead

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Location: USA - New York NY; Sun Prairie, WI; Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL Work Arrangement: Hybrid The salary range for this role is: $78,500-147,000

The Opportunity

As the first ever Legal Operations professional in the QBE North America Legal Department, you will build and shape the operational foundation that enables our attorneys to deliver high-quality, high-value legal support across the business. This role exists at the intersection of law, technology, process, and business operations, ensuring that the department functions with efficiency, transparency, and scalability in a complex insurance environment. You will partner closely with senior lawyers, business stakeholders, outside counsel, and cross-functional teams to streamline workflows, optimize legal spend, improve matter management, and drive adoption of modern legal technology solutions. This is a high-impact role suited to a detail-oriented, analytical, process-driven professional with a track record of building structure, enhancing systems, and driving measurable operational improvements.

Responsibilities

Reviewing a range of basic to moderately complex commercial agreements, including NDAs, T&Cs, engagement letters, and simple IT and supplier contracts. Assisting with major projects and coordinating actions. Attending internal and external meetings with the in-house legal team and stakeholders and taking minutes/notes of actions as appropriate. Handling general legal/non-legal queries (eg correct legal entity, signing of documents). Conducting legal research and providing insights to the legal team. Building an understanding of the business and establishing strong and effective relationships with department members and internal business clients. Providing a high level of administrative and matter/project support to team members, including research, drafting and preparation of legal advice. Identifying and evaluating legal risks and issues through document review and tracking relevant judicial, legislative and regulatory developments. Fulfilling regulatory requests by gathering, clarifying and organising complex information to draft and submit timely responses. Contributing to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to value performance and diversity.

Work Experience

Necessary Work Experience includes: Some relevant work...

Equal Employment Opportunity

The companies of QBE North America are committed to equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, citizenship, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. All personal information contained in this application will be kept confidential as required by law.