Legal Operations Manager scaling legal systems, processes, and vendor operations for Caseware’s global audit and accounting software business. Supporting a four-lawyer in-house team from Toronto.
Responsibilities
Administer and continuously improve the contract lifecycle management platform, e-signature tools, and matter management systems
Design, document, and maintain workflows for contract intake, review routing, approvals, and escalations
Drive adoption of legal technology systems across the business
Manage relationships and budgets with outside counsel and legal vendors, including negotiating rates, tracking spend, and reviewing invoices
Maintain the legal department budget and prepare spend and matter-volume reports
Build dashboards and metrics demonstrating the legal team’s business impact
Support the end-to-end contract process, including templates, playbooks, clause libraries, and self-serve tools
Maintain corporate records for all legal entities and handle statutory and annual filings
Ensure corporate compliance in all jurisdictions and respond independently to UBO and KYC requests
Design and maintain the department’s internal knowledge base, training materials, and onboarding resources
Identify gaps and design process improvements
Lead legal technology implementations and use of AI where appropriate
Maintain accurate, organized, and accessible legal documents and records
Provide support to lawyers and other stakeholders
Serve as the operational backbone of the in-house legal department, reporting directly to the General Counsel
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business, legal studies, or a related field; a paralegal diploma or equivalent experience is an asset
3–7 years of experience in legal operations, paralegal work, or a similar operational role
In-house legal team or law firm operations background strongly preferred
Hands-on experience implementing and using CLM and e-signature tools and other legal technology, including AI
Strong project management skills and ability to independently prioritize multiple concurrent initiatives
Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and outside counsel spend and invoicing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High degree of discretion and judgment when handling confidential and sensitive information
Experience building a legal operations function from the ground up in a small legal department is an asset
Exposure to data analytics or BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau is an asset
Successful candidates must complete a background check; candidates residing in the Netherlands and Germany are excluded from Certn.co background checks
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