Associate General Counsel, Legal Operations - Military veterans preferred

JBT Corporation

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Associate General Counsel, Legal Operations

US-IL-Chicago

Job ID: 2025-13310
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Legal

JBT Corporation

Overview

At JBT Marel, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business.

Our purpose is to transform the future of food; this guides our vision of being the global leader in food and beverage technology, by harnessing the full power of JBT Marel to partner with our customers and pioneer sustainable innovation.

Our values show who we are at our best. As we Create with Collaboration, Serve with Integrity, Grow with Excellence, and Advance with Innovation.

As our Deputy General Counsel, Legal Operations you will report to the Executive Vice President & General Counsel.

On a given day, you may:

• Process Improvement: Implement process improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the legal team.
• Resource Management: Increase the use of resources, including personnel, technology, and external vendors, to ensure the legal team operates within its AOP and meets organizational goals.
• Reporting: Manage legal team metrics and reporting.
• Goals: establish goals, maintain reporting tools, and dashboards to monitor the performance of the legal team.
• Improve: identify areas for improvement.
• Technology: Implement technology solutions that enhance the efficiency of the legal team, such as contract management systems, e-discovery tools, e-billing and auditing, and legal research databases
• Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation within the legal team by encouraging the use of new technologies, processes and best practices
• Change Management: Lead change management projects to ensure smooth adoption of new technologies and processes within the legal team

Requirements for the role

• A Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an accredited law school
• Advanced degrees or certifications in business administration, operations management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of in-house legal experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a legal operations, legal management managing budgets, implementing technology solutions, and driving operational efficiency within a legal team.
• Experience working in a company with global business operations
• Experience with Legal Tracker or similar e-billing legal cost and matter management system
• Excel experience (can perform complex functions)
• PowerBI, Tableau or other data reporting tools used to manage business functions
• Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Travel & Location

This position is onsite with flexibility to work from home on occasion

• Travel up to 30%.
• #LI-Onsite
• #LI-SH1

• We are committed to our employees and will provide you with development and opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself at work, at home, and in your community.
• We foster a genuine inclusive team culture enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world-class projects.
• We encourage development - ensuring new experiences and challenges at JBT Marel to feed your growth!
• Benefits: JBT Marel offers benefits on day 1 of your employment. Including: Medical, Dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, family leave, vision coverage, and a matched 401(k) plan.

Commitment to Diversity: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is a fundamental value to JBT Marel and critical to our future success. A thoughtful, focused, and sustained effort to work towards our DEIB goals is not just a principled choice, but also a business imperative.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

JBT Marel provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and qualified applicants for employment. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. At JBT Marel, we apply this policy to all our employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. We make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit and business needs at the time. JBT Marel will reasonably accommodate applicants who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. If you require assistance or accommodation during the application process, please contact JBT Marel at 844-286-4524.

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