Legal Operations Manager

CHAOS Industries

$90K — $120K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of relevant experience in legal operations or project management
  • Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate
  • Strong understanding of legal department workflows
  • Experience with legal technology including CLM, e-billing, and matter management
  • Proven project management skills with cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical and financial modeling abilities
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable legal workflows and cross-functional initiatives
  • Own the selection and management of the legal tech stack
  • Evaluate and optimize legal workflows via automation
  • Serve as the liaison between the Legal and IT/Security teams
  • Manage relationships with outside counsel and oversee budget controls
  • Track and analyze legal spend alongside budget forecasting
  • Define and track performance metrics for the legal function

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k plan with 50% company match up to 6%
  • Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
  • Life insurance coverage and additional benefits
  • Perks including free daily lunch and "No meeting Fridays"
  • Unlimited PTO and casual dress code
Full Job Description
Role Overview:

We are seeking a Legal Operations Manager to build and scale the operational backbone of our legal function. This role will partner closely with the General Counsel and legal team to drive efficiency, implement and manage systems, and ensure legal and compliance keep up with the fast pace of our business.

This role will be foundational in scaling the legal function. You'll have the opportunity to build systems and processes from the ground up, shape how Legal partners with the business, and directly impact company efficiency and risk management.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement scalable processes across legal workflows, as well as cross functional initiatives with other teams (e.g., Sales, Finance, HR)
  • Own selection, implementation, and management of legal tech stack (including CLM, e-billing, and matter management)
  • Evaluate and optimize workflows through automation and tooling
  • Act as primary liaison between Legal and IT/Security teams
  • Help manage outside counsel relationships, including overseeing bill reviews and spend controls
  • Help manage the Legal and Compliance budget and forecasting processes; track and analyze legal spend and generate related reporting
  • Define and track metrics for legal performance
  • Develop and maintain legal playbooks, templates, and other internal resources
  • Support compliance programs and investigations

Minimum Requirements:
  • 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's and/or paralegal certificate
  • Strong understanding of legal department workflows and pain points
  • Experience with legal technology (CLM, e-billing, matter management, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects and drive cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Preferred Requirements:
  • Experience at a high-growth or technology company preferred
  • At least 2 years' experience at a nationally recognized law firm or in-house strongly preferred

Why CHAOS?
  • Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
  • Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
  • Our Perks: Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO, casual dress code
  • Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
  • Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

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