We’re seeking an experienced and highly proactive Legal Operations Manager to support and elevate one of our tech client’s legal department. This contract-to-perm role is ideal for someone with a proven track record of running legal operations with independence, resourcefulness, and speed. You’ll be instrumental in managing systems, streamlining workflows, and partnering across teams to enable the client’s legal function to run efficiently in a fast-paced tech environment.

If you're a tech-savvy professional who excels at bringing structure to legal operations, managing contracts end-to-end, and working collaboratively in a remote environment, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities for a Legal Operations Manager (Full-Time, Temp to Perm):

Own and optimize legal tech stack, including CLM (LinkSquares), Zendesk (legal intake), Docusign (e-signature workflows), Notion (knowledge management), and other tools. Identify integration gaps, streamline workflows, and drive automation where possible.
Design and implement legal operational structures and KPIs to improve visibility, prioritization, and efficiency across the legal team. Support legal intake, triage, and reporting processes.
Assist with the drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of commercial agreements. Help build and maintain templates and contract playbooks.
Participate in legal reviews of internal or third-party processes to mitigate legal risk and ensure compliance with applicable laws and policies.
Collaborate with teams like Sales, Finance, People, and Product to align legal processes with broader business operations.
Jump in on legal assistant-type work when needed— be ready to roll up your sleeves wherever needed.

Qualifications for a Legal Operations Manager (Full-Time, Temp to Perm):

5–10+ years of experience in legal operations or similar roles within in-house legal departments, preferably at fast-paced or high-growth companies
Demonstrated experience managing legal systems and tooling—LinkSquares or similar CLM experience is a must.
Strong experience working independently with minimal oversight; you're known for anticipating needs and finding solutions.
Solid understanding of legal workflows, contract management, and basic compliance practices
Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Comfort working across time zones in a fully remote, collaborative environment.
Previous experience building new legal ops functions from scratch.

Position Details of Legal Operations Manager (Full-Time, Temp to Perm):

Type of role: Engagement. Willingness to transition to a permanent full-time role based on performance.
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Location: Remote

Compensation
The annualized compensation for this position on a full-time basis ranges from $90,000 to $140,000 or more. Pay is based on numerous factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials and location. In addition to salary, Latitude Engaged Professionals are W2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week, including a Qualified 401k plan. Benefits-eligible Latitude employees receive complimentary Group Life, LTD and AD&D and professional liability insurance. Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality
Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service national legal services company that specializes in providing high-end, flexible contract engagements and permanent positions to outstanding attorneys, paralegals, compliance officers and legal operations professionals. We work closely with our candidates to understand their career goals and match them with the substantive engagements they want with our clients, who range from Fortune 500 corporations to small companies and Global 50 law firms to boutiques. With offices coast-to-coast, we employ legal professionals across the country. Latitude’s client service leaders and recruiters are all former practicing attorneys and understand the demands faced by those we serve.

Latitude Engagements
Great attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking contract engagements or consulting roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, a chance to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Latitude engaged professionals have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running.

If you have the right skills, personality and experience, Latitude helps you do what you are good at in a more rewarding way. Latitude engaged professionals serve on a full- or part-time engagement basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

While we are able to work only with a select few of the most outstanding candidates, our customized approach results in a high success rate for those candidates we recommend.

For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.

Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Legal Operations Manager (Full-Time, Term to Perm)

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