Hybrid Manager, Legal Support – Outside Counsel Panel Management

at GEICO

• Job title: Manager, Legal Support – Outside Counsel Panel Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $104,550 - $186,550 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chevy Chase, United States

About the role

• Manager leading Outside Counsel Panel Management at GEICO focusing on legal technology solutions and cost efficiency. Collaborating with multiple departments to optimize outside counsel usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the administration and optimization of outside counsel management technology platforms, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Manage law firm onboarding, rate negotiations, and invoice review processes to align with organizational objectives and cost-control strategies.
• Establish and enforce best practices for governance, reporting, and performance monitoring across the outside counsel network.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps and implementing innovative solutions to enhance legal spend management and strengthen vendor relationships.
• Manage panel development initiatives, including RFP coordination and leveraging data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and panel performance evaluation.
• Provide leadership in analytics, ensuring actionable insights for budgeting, forecasting, and relationship management.
• Maintain a high level of organizational agility, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering measurable results.

Requirements

• Experience with legal billing, LEDES files, e-Billing systems
• Well organized with good verbal and written communication skills
• 4-year degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Law or related field
• Minimum 3 year experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation.
• 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match.
• Performance and recognition-based incentives.
• Tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.