Legal Operations Lead
Remote • New York • FullTime
Posted 6h ago
About the job
Modal is seeking a Legal Operations Lead to join their team as the first dedicated legal operations hire. This role will be responsible for owning the systems, records, and workflows that enable a small legal team to keep pace with a high-growth tech company. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, systems-oriented operator who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to build operational foundations. This position reports to the General Counsel and involves close collaboration with Finance, BizOps, GTM, and People teams.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain contract operations, including designing and improving contract lifecycle management workflows and approval logic.
- Design a legal intake process to support and route legal requests from internal stakeholders.
- Enhance legal function efficiency using AI and by building and configuring relevant tooling.
- Manage corporate administration and record-keeping, including board and stockholder matters, signature coordination, and developing a knowledge management system.
- Serve as the primary contact for corporate compliance, including entity management, filings, and coordinating with registered agents.
- Support stock administration and cap table hygiene.
- Manage outside counsel and legal spend.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in legal operations, contract operations, or a corporate paralegal role, preferably within a high-growth technology company.
- Proven ability to build and document processes from scratch, rather than solely executing existing ones.
- Experience configuring workflows and templates in Ironclad or a similar CLM system.
- Experience with AI tools and an understanding of their benefits and potential risks.
- Sound judgment for determining when to handle tasks directly and when to escalate issues.