Occupation
Legal Operations Manager
A legal operations manager runs the business side of a corporate legal department, focusing on legal project management, process improvement, and vendor management to make attorneys more efficient. They implement and administer contract lifecycle management software and oversee legal spend and e-billing management to control outside counsel costs. The role has grown alongside the legal ops discipline and is typically filled by professionals with backgrounds in operations, finance, or paralegal work rather than practicing law.
Duties & responsibilities
- Manage contract lifecycle processes from intake through execution and obligation tracking
- Administer contract lifecycle management software and systems to streamline legal workflows
- Coordinate with vendors and outside counsel to control legal spend and manage costs
- Support corporate governance activities including board meetings and compliance documentation
- Build and scale operational processes to support growing legal teams
- Oversee entity management and regulatory compliance tracking across the organization
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How much does a Legal Operations Manager make?
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Last checked October 28, 2026
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Open Legal Operations Manager roles (4)
Legal Operations Lead
Modal
New York, NY · $160,000 – $210,000
Modal is seeking a Legal Operations Lead to establish and manage the legal department's operational infrastructure as the company scales rapidly from $1B ARR. You'll design contract workflows, manage compliance and corporate administration, and implement AI tools to improve efficiency—ideal for an organized operator who enjoys building systems from scratch.
Listed on Modal’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Legal Operations Program Manager
Bend Studio
Full-time · San Mateo, CA · $149,800 – $224,600
Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a program manager to lead strategic initiatives across the legal department's technology platforms and operational systems. The role bridges legal needs with IT and business partners, owning roadmaps for contract lifecycle management, eBilling, matter management, and emerging AI tools while driving process improvement and standardization.
Listed on Bend Studio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Manager, Legal Operations
Agility Robotics
Full-time · Remote · $145,000 – $227,000
This role leads legal operations for a public company, managing teams that handle corporate governance, securities compliance, and contract workflows. It suits experienced legal operations managers who excel at building efficient teams and scaling processes in fast-growing organizations.
Listed on Agility Robotics’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Legal Program Manager, Compute & Infrastructure
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $285,000 – $340,000
This role manages the contracting operations backbone for Anthropic's compute and infrastructure buildout, overseeing a high volume of datacenter, hardware, and construction agreements. It suits someone with legal operations or procurement experience who can design scalable processes, administer contract lifecycle management systems, and partner across technical teams to move agreements from intake to signature efficiently.
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
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