Cariad, Inc. - Legal Operations Lead
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Requirements
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities. • High attention to detail and accuracy in managing legal data, internal records, and matter information across systems. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders. • Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion. • Ability to independently identify process gaps, recommend, and implement operational improvements. • Legal operations management, including triage, assignment, and tracking of requests. • Leading contract lifecycle management (intake, review coordination, execution, and renewal tracking). • Administering and owning legal technology tools, with a strong preference for tools currently in use by CARIAD Legal (e.g. Ironclad, Streamline, Legora). • Corporate governance support, including supporting ongoing compliance initiatives. • Familiarity with supporting legal matters in regulated industries (e.g. automotive, technology) • Workplace Flexibility: • May require occasional travel and flexible hours • 8+ years of relevant experience in legal operations and/or paralegal roles within an in-house legal department or law firm. • Demonstrated experience operating as a senior individual contributor, independently determining approaches within established legal and business frameworks. • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience • Desired Education: • Desired Education: • Paralegal certification or advanced legal operations training.
Responsibilities
• Legal Operations Management (55%) • Own, maintain and continuously optimize legal processes, workflows, and tools to improve efficiency, consistency, and visibility. • Own and administer legal technology platforms (e.g. Ironclad, Streamline, Legora), ensuring data integrity and leading vendor coordination. • When required, represent Legal on cross-functional calls and initiatives related to legal operations, leveraging familiarity with legal matters, established policies, and outstanding items. • Support departmental budgeting and forecasting, including outside counsel spend and vendor cost tracking. • Lead functional-level legal operations initiatives, serving as the Legal team’s subject matter expert to drive adoption, consistency, and data integrity across processes and tools. • Senior Paralegal Support (45%) • Draft, review, and manage a broad range of contracts and legal documents, coordinating with counsel and stakeholders throughout the negotiation lifecycle. • Act as a key liaison between Legal and business teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment on priorities. • Support legal leadership with ad hoc projects and operational initiatives, including corporate governance and compliance activities. • Coordinate with internal and external counsel on active matters. • Maintain accurate legal records and information across internal systems.
Benefits
• Salary range is dependent on factors such as geographical differentials, credentials or certifications, industry-based experience, qualification and training. The salary range for this position is $138,978.00 - $180,353.00. • CARIAD, Inc. provides performance based merits and annual bonus along with a competitive benefits package. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match and defined contribution plan, short and long term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment plans, maternity and non-primary caregiver leave, adoption assistance, employee referral program and vacation and paid holidays. We also offer a unique vehicle lease program that covers registration and insurance fees.
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