Legal Operations Manager
| Company | Hippocratic AI |
|---|---|
| Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA, JD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in legal operations, legal project management, or contract operations.
- Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle management platforms and administration of contract management systems (e.g., ContractSafe, Agiloft, or similar).
- Strong understanding of legal department functions, law firm operations, and legal tech landscape.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Comfortable working independently and managing multiple priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree required; JD or MBA a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Lead the administration, optimization, and ongoing improvement of the contract lifecycle management process, ensuring consistency, visibility, and efficiency across contract intake, review, execution, and post-signature obligations.
- Serve as the system owner for the contract management platform, managing user access, workflows, templates, metadata, reporting, and integrations with other enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, procurement tools).
- Streamline legal processes and implement best practices to increase efficiency and reduce friction across the department.
- Oversee the selection, implementation, and maintenance of legal technology platforms, including CLM, e-billing, matter management, and knowledge management tools.
- Develop and maintain internal knowledge bases, templates, and playbooks to support consistent legal guidance and reduce repetitive work.
- Define and monitor KPIs for legal performance and provide actionable insights through regular reporting to legal leadership.
- Act as a liaison between legal and other departments (e.g., sales, procurement, finance, IT, compliance) to ensure smooth communication and alignment.
- Lead or support legal department projects, including compliance initiatives, audits, and strategic planning efforts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a corporate legal department at a fast-growing company.
- Familiarity with legal process automation and data visualization tools.
- LegalOps certification (e.g., CLOC) or project management credentials (e.g., PMP).