Sarah Ruttan Bates
Ms. Ruttan-Bates eight-year tenure with Lexicon has seen her ascend to the top leadership position of the company’s Legal Operations & Training team. Currently serving as Lexicon’s Director of Legal Operations & Training, Sarah’s operational skills and passion for leading, educating, and developing others serve as the foundation for managing a supervisory team that oversees 78+ legal staff team members across the United States and United Kingdom. Her direct accountability extends to developing all training programs for company-wide initiatives as well as guiding all service offerings for legal operations, budget management, and serve in project management roles for multiple law firm initiatives.
Prior to joining Lexicon, she progressively held litigation, project, and paralegal management roles during an eight-year stint with a St. Louis, MO-based plaintiff’s litigation firm with offices in Illinois, Missouri, and Florida.
Ms. Ruttan-Bates’ education and training was completed at Lindenwood University (St. Charles, MO) with a degree in Criminal Justice/Legal Studies.