Analyst, Legal Affairs

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Primary Purpose:

This role provides operational, financial, and administrative support to the Legal Department, with a primary focus on vendor invoice payment, legal spend tracking, accruals, budget-to-actual reporting, and finance partnership. The role supports a broad range of legal functions, including litigation, intellectual property, privacy, compliance, and legal operations. The role reports to the Vice President & Deputy General Counsel and is a hybrid role, with three days per week in our Hudson Yards, NYC office required, subject to change with Company policy. Key Responsibilities Own the review, coding, approval routing, payment tracking, and timely processing of external counsel and vendor invoices. Track legal budgets, accruals, forecasts, and budget-to-actual performance, and prepare clear spend reporting for Legal and Finance leadership. Partner with Finance and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice issues, improve payment workflows, maintain accurate matter and vendor data, and support month-end and quarter-end reporting. Manage settlement tracking and processing, including payment status, required documentation, and related reporting. Maintain physical and electronic legal records and oversee document retention processes. Prepare presentations, communications, dashboards, and status reports that translate legal operations and spend data into actionable insights. Assist with documentation and knowledge repositories in connection with contract lifecycle management. Coordinate and maintain departmental knowledge repositories. Assist with maintaining intellectual property and brand protection records. Assist with corporate entity management and maintenance of governance records. Maintain compliance calendars, documentation and knowledge management libraries, and internal tracking systems. Support compliance processes relating to data protection, third-party due diligence, and sanctions or export compliance. Assist with dispute and litigation management, including matter intake, document organization, legal holds. Monitor bankruptcy proceedings and support the preparation and filing of bankruptcy-related documents. The accomplished individual will possess . . . Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. At least 2 years of legal operations, finance, accounting, e-billing, or paralegal experience. Experience in a law firm or corporate legal department. Proficiency with legal billing, e-billing, invoice review, matter management, eDiscovery, CLM, and financial reporting systems. Working knowledge of invoice coding, purchase orders, accruals, payment workflows, budget tracking, and reconciliation processes. Experience supporting a broad legal function across multiple practice areas within a corporate legal department. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines effectively. Strong organizational and time-management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience managing relationships with outside counsel, vendors, Finance, and Accounts Payable teams. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite, systems, and legal research and litigation software, such as Westlaw/Lexis, PACER, and Relativity. High attention to detail. An outstanding individual will have . . . Proven ability to manage projects, prioritize work, multi-task effectively, analyze legal spend data, and respond to shifting priorities with minimal oversight. Demonstrated expertise building legal spend reports, dashboards, and finance tracking tools that support timely payment, accurate forecasting, and leadership decision-making. Hands-on experience supporting litigation matters, conducting document review and managing e-discovery processes. Prior experience in an in-house legal department supporting a global, publicly-listed organization. Proven ability to exercise sound judgment, handle sensitive information, and operate independently to meet deadlines, while partnering professionally with attorneys and business leaders. Our Competencies for

All Employees Courage:

Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

Creativity:

Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Customer Focus:

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with

Ambiguity:

Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for

Results:

Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Interpersonal Savvy:

Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Learning on the

Fly:

Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. Our Competencies for

All People Managers Strategic Agility:

Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.

Developing Direct Reports and Others:

Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.

Building Effective Teams:

Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com Visit Tapestry, Inc. Base Pay Range $80,000.00-$95,000.00 Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits. Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area. At Tapestry, we bring together the iconic brands of Coach and Kate Spade New York—uniting bold ideas, diverse voices, and boundless creativity to stretch what's possible. Driven by dreamers and makers, we turn passion into progress. By embracing differences and pushing boundaries, we create with purpose, uplift one another, and shape a more inclusive, sustainable future—together. Our Brands Spark Personal and Emotional Connections Our brands go beyond products—they inspire confidence, encourage self-expression, and build lasting emotional connections with consumers. Through constant innovation and deep customer insight, we anticipate where shoppers are headed and adapt to meet them with personalized, seamless experiences. Our digitally powered, unified shopping journey allows our brands to become part of people's lives—meeting them when, where, and how they choose to shop.