Corporate Counsel - Contracts & Compliance

Summary

MOD Pizza is adding to our legal team, hiring a Legal Operations Administrator to organize and administer the operations of the Legal Department and support MOD’s legal operational efforts. As a member of a small in-house legal team, you come with a willingness and enthusiasm for supporting a diverse range of activities. You take pride in your ability to shift rapidly between ad-hoc projects as new priorities emerge and take precedence. You see focusing on opportunities instead of obstacles.

The Legal Operations Administrator is a hybrid position. At MOD this means Mon-Thur you will work onsite in our Support Center located in Bellevue, Washington. Your schedule is a standard business day and has flexibility to come in early or stay late based on your personal and work demands. 

Key Responsibilities

• Strong customer service mindset. Work as a key member of the Legal Department team, executing departmental operations.
• Support and communicate with business constituents; provide guidance and outstanding client service to internal business teams with respect to legal issue management.
• Manage customer incident reporting function, including serving as the primary liaison with insurance providers/adjusters, assisting in the conduct of investigations.
• Assist with the preparation of corporate legal filings; ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Perform a large variety of assignments and lead routine and non-routine projects, including drafting, reviewing and transmitting legal correspondence and documents.
• Assist the legal team with litigation projects, including document holds, insurance correspondence, and gathering of discovery.
• Check for and manage Service of Process received from our registered agent.
• Meet with MOD Leaders as representative of the Legal Department and work cross-functionally with all departments.
• Assist with transactions and attend to administrative matters.
• Manage the Legal Department calendar and deadlines, both independently and as requested by MOD’s in-house attorneys.
• Provide regular feedback and consultation to appropriate departments regarding the status of legal projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum two to four years’ experience in a legal administrative capacity, with significant oversight and operational responsibilities.
• Functional expertise in litigation and discovery processes, and contract management.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Prior experience prioritizing competing tasks. 
• Proven track record of accountability and ability to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

⦁    Retail or restaurant industry experience preferred.
⦁    Function expertise in government business filings.

Physical Requirements

Office work involves remaining in a stationary position most of the time in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse and telephone. Regularly operate a computer and other office equipment. Occasionally move about the work site to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc. Exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or regularly move objects. Communicate and exchange information with co-workers and other individuals in person and electronically.