Legal Operations Manager, AtkinsRéalis
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World-class engineering services and nuclear organisation
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World-class engineering services and nuclear organisation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.
Role
Who you are
- Operational experience in Legal, professional services, or a related corporate environment
- Demonstrated ability to run structured projects or programmes with multiple stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills and experience generating insights from reporting, data, and metrics
- Understanding of legal operations, digital tools, workflow optimisation, and service delivery models
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with senior leaders globally
- Practical, execution‑driven, and capable of balancing detail with broader strategic context
- Experience with legal technology (CLM, matter management, AI tools, knowledge platforms)
- Exposure to vendor management or managed services/offshoring
- Certifications in project management, business analysis, or operational disciplines
- Degree in Law, Operations, Business, Technology, or a related field
- Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications are beneficial
- Pragmatic, delivery‑focused, and committed to increasing velocity and reducing friction
- Highly collaborative and able to build trust across regions and functions
- Strong communicator with the ability to simplify complexity
- Embraces innovation and continuous improvement to help Legal operate at its best
- Acts with integrity, ownership, and accountability
- Energised by helping teams win and enabling the business to grow
- Global remit with flexibility across time zones and cultures
- Some international travel may be required
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
What the job involves
- The Manager, Legal Operations plays a pivotal role in driving the Legal function’s strategy, operational excellence, and service quality
- The role leads and executes key operational activities across Legal Operations, Technology, and Innovation, supporting global stakeholders and enabling Legal to operate with greater velocity, consistency, and impact
- Working directly with senior legal and enterprise leaders, this role helps Legal modernise how it operates, supports the company’s ambitions for winning work and driving business growth, and ensures Legal remains a high‑performing, data‑driven, reliable partner to the organisation
- Support creation and delivery of the global Legal 3-Year Strategy, new operating model, annual priorities, and all strategic roadmaps
- Run Legal Operations governance routines, including KPIs/OKRs, dashboards, portfolio reviews, and operational performance tracking
- Maintain service standards and operational controls that enable efficient, scalable, high‑quality support across regions
- Contribute and lead elements of global assessments, benchmarking, and operational insights that increase Legal’s agility and decision‑making velocity
- Lead and execute improvements across intake, matter management, contract workflows, playbooks, and knowledge tools
- Identify friction points and redesign processes to improve speed, consistency, and client experience
- Embed a data‑driven, continuous‑improvement mindset across Legal, ensuring insights become part of everyday operations
- Support adoption of new ways of working across the function, enabling Legal to operate with greater velocity and reliability
- Support Legal leads and execute delivery of the Legal Technology and Innovation roadmap, including CLM, AI‑enabled drafting tools, matter systems, analytics, and automation
- Lead operational readiness, testing, user engagement, and rollout activities to ensure tools land effectively and accelerate work
- Maintain dashboards, data models, and reporting that enhance visibility into workload, cycle times, risk trends, and service performance
- Promote responsible innovation and help Legal use technology to increase efficiency and support business growth
- Support administration of the global Legal budget, including forecasting, tracking, and investment case support
- Assist in managing the global vendor ecosystem, including outside counsel, ALSPs, and service partners
- Contribute to vendor performance assessments, pricing models, and sourcing decisions that increase value and reduce cost
- Ensure compliant and effective use of third‑party platforms in collaboration with IT, Security, Procurement, and Compliance
- Lead projects and key workstreams on behalf of the VP, Legal Operations, ensuring momentum and measurable outcomes
- Provide structured governance, reporting, risk oversight, and stakeholder coordination for priority initiatives
- Work cross‑functionally within Legal Operations team and IT, Digital, HR, Finance, Risk, Operations, as well as regional Legal teams to deliver aligned, enterprise‑ready outcomes
- Ensure initiatives drive higher velocity, stronger business partnering, and improved support for the company’s strategic goals
- Collaborate with senior Legal leaders, practice groups, and enterprise stakeholders to support a modern, scalable operating model
- Create, own and prepare clear updates, dashboards, presentations, and communication materials for Legal leadership and function‑wide engagement
- Influence and lead adoption of new tools, processes, and behaviours across regions and practice areas
- Act as a connector across Legal, helping teams accelerate their work and align to business priorities
Application process
- This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance
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Our take
Connected energy systems and infrastructure require connected companies, and AtkinsRéalis is the result of a web of businesses integrating into one large engineering and nuclear services enterprise. With companies under its umbrella dating back to 1911, it’s a major player in the energy services and consulting space.
Covering the whole lifecycle of energy assets, AtkinsRéalis is hired to consult and advise on energy and infrastructure projects, building the tech and data surrounding its clients' projects. Services include intelligent networks & cybersecurity, project and construction management, decommissioning and environmental services.
Having been acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, AtkinsRéalis is one of the most trusted voices in the energy and infrastructure sector, and its global client base means it’s only set to continue on an impressive growth trajectory.
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Company
Company HQ
Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, QC
Leadership
Ian Edwards
(President & CEO)Previously the President & CEO of SNC Lavalin, Managing Director of Leighton Asia, Division Director of Gammon Construction and studied Civil Engineering at the University of Lancashire.
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