Legal Ops Associate, OC Management

Summary

Coinbase is a remote-first company focused on increasing economic freedom and building the future of finance. The Legal Ops Associate, OC Management will build and manage systems and processes for outside counsel spend, legal vendors, budgets, and e-billing, using technology, automation, and AI-first workflows. The role will analyze spend, manage accruals and onboarding, administer the Brightflag platform, and partner cross-functionally to improve program effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance automated, AI-first processes for legal e-billing and outside counsel management, driving operational excellence across the program
• Drive implementation of OC spend strategy, including reviewing and benchmarking law firm billing rates and fee structures against industry standards and peer companies
• Own the monthly accruals process and legal vendor onboarding workflows, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in close partnership with FP&A
• Administer and maintain the legal e-billing system (Brightflag), serving as the team's resource for system optimization and stakeholder training
• Analyze OC spend data to produce reports, scorecards, and actionable insights that inform program improvements and leadership decisions
• Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Sourcing, and EAA to enhance program effectiveness and align on budgets, forecasting, and vendor strategy
• Own and manage onboarding of law firms

Skills

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of outside counsel management experience at an in-house legal practice, preferably at a high-growth technology company
• Demonstrated experience managing legal accruals, forecasting inputs, and month-end financial processes in partnership with FP&A
• Hands-on experience with legal e-billing platforms (Brightflag or comparable) and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including formulas, data manipulation, reconciliation, and building trackers and analyses
• Proven ability to project manage operational initiatives from inception to execution, including process design, tool implementation, and vendor onboarding workflows
• Experience with data tools (SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar) for building reports and dashboards that drive spend visibility and decision-making
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of outside counsel management experience at an in-house legal practice, preferably at a high-growth technology company
• Demonstrated experience managing legal accruals, forecasting inputs, and month-end financial processes in partnership with FP&A
• Hands-on experience with legal e-billing platforms (Brightflag or comparable) and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including formulas, data manipulation, reconciliation, and building trackers and analyses
• Proven ability to project manage operational initiatives from inception to execution, including process design, tool implementation, and vendor onboarding workflows
• Experience with data tools (SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar) for building reports and dashboards that drive spend visibility and decision-making
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Benefits

• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility
• Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))
• Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company
• Quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges”