Legal Operations Practice Manager

Overview

An independent contract opportunity is available for a Legal Operations Practice Manager to support a Senior Partner's Corporate and M&A practice. This fully remote role operates on Eastern Standard Time (EST) and involves managing high-volume, complex transactions for founders, executives, and private capital clients.

Responsibilities

• Implement AI-driven workflows to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Maintain end-to-end visibility and structured tracking of all active matters, including status, timelines, dependencies, and client commitments.
• Coordinate across attorneys, co-counsel, clients, and external parties to advance multi-party transactions.
• Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the managing partner.
• Prepare concise, decision-ready matter summaries and status updates to support senior partner decision-making.
• Anticipate and resolve potential gaps, misalignments, and delays proactively.
• Support transaction pipeline visibility and business development follow-through in coordination with the senior partner.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI workflows in a professional setting.
• Experience in practice management, legal operations, or transactional coordination within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Legal background preferred; J.D. or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with U.S. corporate and M&A law is a strong plus.
• Native or full professional fluency in English.
• Structured, systems-oriented mindset with the ability to introduce clarity without over-engineering.

Success Metrics

• Establish full matter visibility within 30 days, tracking status, timelines, and commitments precisely.
• Enable the senior partner to operate with complete situational awareness without needing to request updates.
• Replace manual workflows with AI-enabled processes.
• Enhance system scalability and develop plans for further scalability projects.
• Achieve more predictable execution as complexity and volume increase.

Location

• 100% Remote
• Working hours aligned with Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Contract

• Independent Contract