Legal Office Manager

Peraton is seeking a highly organized, detail-driven Legal Office Manager to support the day-to-day operations of our Legal Department. This role entails legal office management and executive-level administrative support, ensuring seamless legal office management and operations.

You will play a pivotal role in managing corporate governance and compliance workflows, coordinating litigation and investigations support, maintaining key corporate legal records, and serving as a trusted executive partner the senior legal leadership team. This opportunity is onsite at our headquarters in Reston, VA.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal Operations & Office Management:

• Manage and maintain legal department workflows, ensuring alignment with internal procedures and deadlines.
• Oversee corporate registrations and entity management, ensuring all business licenses and corporate filings are current.
• Support governance activities including preparation of board and committee materials, meeting coordination, and records management.
• Administer company policies and procedures across departments, ensuring accessibility, version control, and policy compliance.
• Maintain and enhance the legal document management system for accessibility, security, and compliance.

Litigation & Investigations Support:

• Coordinate with outside counsel on litigation matters; manage billing, document production, and calendaring.
• Provide support to internal investigations, including scheduling and administering witness interviews and managing document review workflows.

Compliance & Training Administration:

• Assist in the creation, rollout, and tracking of legal, regulatory, and compliance training across the organization.
• Maintain documentation of employee training completion and assist in audit preparation as needed.

Executive Support:

• Provide high-level administrative support to Legal Department senior leadership.
• Prepare presentations, correspondence, and reports on behalf of the Legal Department.
• Serve as liaison between the Legal Department and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring timely communication and follow-up.

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience or Masters degree and 3 years of experience in legal operations, legal administration, or executive assistant roles (preferably in a corporate legal environment). 9 years of applicable experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Proven experience supporting senior executives with a high level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, document management systems, and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, DocuSign, Concur).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Paralegal certification or legal studies background preferred.
• US Citizenship.