Legal Operations Manager

Scope of WorkTitle: Legal Operations Manager (contract)

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Remote (United States)

Hours: 40 Hours / Week

Duration: 6 Months

Pay Rate: $60 - $75 / hr ($120,000 - $150,000)

Benefits: Vision, medical, dental ,401k

Job description:

Investment organization is seeking a Legal Operations Manager to design and scale its Global

Legal Operations function. This role will build the foundation for a data-driven, efficient, and

tech-enabled legal department. You’ll partner across Legal, IT, and Procurement to streamline

operations, implement technology solutions, and establish performance metrics that enhance

decision-making and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:Operational Support

• Build and execute a scalable Legal Operations roadmap focused on efficiency, automation, and measurable impact.
• Define and track KPIs and metrics aligned with department and business goals.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and resource optimization to align processes and data across Legal, IT, Procurement and other business domains.

Technology and Systems

• Implement and integrate legal technologies including eBilling, matter management, and AI tools.
• Manage legal digital platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Microsoft).
• Serve as system administrator for legal tech tools (e.g., Spellbook, Coupa CLM, eBilling, etc.)
• Promote adoption through training, knowledge sharing, documentation, and change management.

Data, Analytics, and AI

• Build dashboards and reports to support data-driven decisions.
• Advance a data-first culture and translate insights into operational improvements.
• Experience designing or deploying AI-powered legal tools or OpenAI-based agents.

Financial and Vendor Management

• Oversee legal spending, budgeting, forecasting, and outside counsel management in partnership with Finance.
• Enforce Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines and launch eBilling system and processes to achieve legal spend savings.
• Manage performance and costs with external law firms and other legal service providers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Legal Operations or related experience.
• Proven success building or scaling a Legal Ops function as a first-time legal ops hire.
• Hands-on experience with CLM, data analysis, eBilling, AI and process automation tools.
• Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to manage personal and team priorities across busy schedules.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with familiarity and passion for leveraging AI togain efficiencies including OpenAI and CoPilot.

Preferred

• Experience with AI tools (e.g., OpenAI APIs or custom agent development).
• Familiarity with platforms such as Coupa, SharePoint, or Spellbook.
• Experience in a financial services or highly regulated environment.
• JD or MBA certification a plus.

Legal.io is committed to the principle of equal opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.