Legal Operations Administrator

Location: CR-GBS-HEREDIA-OFFICE-4476   
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Maripaz Chaves  
Sponsorship Available: No  Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Join the Goodyear Legal Pit Crew!

Are you ready to accelerate your career with one of the most iconic names in the tire industry? Goodyear is looking for a detail-oriented and driven individual to join our financial team and help us steer our financial operations to success.

Primary Purpose of the Position

The primary purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive support to the law department, ensuring efficient and effective operations.The Legal Administrator will be responsible for new vendor onboarding and will serve as the primary contact with vendors regarding onboarding and invoice questions.They will also handle data entry, data management, and reporting for key law department systems, and provide day-to-day direct support to the members of the law department.
 

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Data Entry: Set up new matters and accurately input data into key legal department systems, ensuring that all data is up-to-date and correctly formatted. Communicate with clients and other parties to gather information and provide updates.
• Legal Vendor Onboarding: Set up and onboard new law firms and legal vendors, ensuring that all stakeholder requirements are met. Serve as primary contact with legal vendors on onboarding and invoice matters.
• Improve and maintain Law Department efficiency including coordinate communications, schedule meetings, make travel arrangements, process expense reports, process invoices and maintain electronic files.
• Monitor service of process and ensure all matters are properly assigned and documented.

Education & Certifications

Required:

• Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, or a related field
• Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in English (both verbal and written communication) to effectively fulfill job responsibilities

Desired:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with data entry/vendor management.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with data entry/vendor management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Highest level of ethical conduct and integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to establish good working relationships with legal team and legal vendors.
• Highly motivated, efficient, organized and detail oriented.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Committed to delivering exceptional client service in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Ability to prioritize, work independently and manage multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience working with databases and document management tools.
• Experience working with outside counsel billing systems preferred.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.

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