Chanell Yates
Mountain House
Summary
Results-driven manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement. Excel in communication, problem solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless project execution, and team cohesion.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Legal Operations & Services, Litigation
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
12.2022 - Current
- Directed a multidisciplinary team supporting a broad portfolio of upstream and downstream litigation matters, ensuring seamless operations and strategic alignment.
- Oversaw litigation intake, tracking, calendaring, reporting, and service of process workflows, driving process improvements and automation.
- Served on the Outside Counsel Review Board, influencing counsel selection, performance evaluation, and spend management.
- Acted as a strategic partner to Chief Litigation Counsel, contributing to long-term planning and enterprise initiatives.
- Led discovery operations including document collection, processing, review, analysis, and production, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Managed litigation hold and preservation protocols across multiple business units.
- Developed and implemented dashboards, trackers, and templates to enhance data visibility and decision-making.
- Championed litigation technology adoption and data-driven process enhancements.
- Delivered executive communications and reports to support leadership decision-making.
Supervisor, Litigation Legal Services
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
03.2019 - 12.2022
- Supervised litigation analysts, fostering team development and operational excellence.
- Coordinated fact investigation and document workflows, improving turnaround times.
- Implemented process improvements that increased team efficiency and accuracy.
Team Lead, Litigation Legal Services
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
03.2017 - 03.2019
- Led and mentored litigation analysts, promoting standardized workflows and best practices.
- Facilitated cross-functional communication between attorneys, business units, and operational teams.
- Managed litigation matters, investigations and incident response.
Legal Analyst
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2017
- Supported litigation matters through document review, discovery coordination, legal research, and matter tracking.
- Managed subpoenas, information requests, and reporting obligations.
- Built foundational expertise in litigation operations and case management.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law
University of The Pacific
Stockton, CAStockton, CA
Skills
- Strategic litigation operations
- Document management and discovery
- Process automation and optimization
- Outside counsel management
- Litigation hold strategy
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Data analytics and reporting
- Team leadership and development
- Legal research tools
- Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
- MS Copilot integration
- TeamConnect utilization
Affiliations
Chevron "Gig" as a Ghost Writer for Chief Diversity Officer - 2021 -2022
Timeline
Manager, Legal Operations & Services, Litigation
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
12.2022 - Current
Supervisor, Litigation Legal Services
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
03.2019 - 12.2022
Team Lead, Litigation Legal Services
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
03.2017 - 03.2019
Legal Analyst
Chevron U.S.A Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law
University of The Pacific