We are seeking an experienced Legal Operations professional to join a high-performing in-house legal function on an initial 6-month contract (starting immediately). Working closely with the wider Legal Affairs team, you will play a key role in delivering efficient, scalable, and forward-thinking support to a fast-growing business. The team is responsible for contract management, outside counsel oversight, strategic planning, and driving legal operations initiatives.
In this position, you will support both day-to-day legal operations activities and key ongoing projects, with a particular focus on Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Partner with business and finance teams to support the deal lifecycle, ensuring contracts are executed efficiently and in compliance with internal policies
* Provide day-to-day administration and support for the CLM system
* Assist with system management and track enhancement requests within matter management tools
* Oversee payments and renewals for legal subscriptions
* Support and help optimise legal technology solutions, including automation tools and AI-driven workflows
* Contribute to a range of legal operations projects, coordinating with legal and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
* Provide operational support to the Privacy Programme on day-to-day activities
About You
* Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in a Legal Operations role, ideally within a global organisation or large international law firm
* Strong understanding of legal processes, contract management, and corporate governance frameworks
* Comfortable working across legal, technical, and business teams, with the ability to align competing priorities
* Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects, ideally across multiple jurisdictions or time zones
* Able to make sound, risk-based decisions independently
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex information
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.