Legal Assistant & Contracts Administrator

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      "text": "What You'll Do:",
      "content": "<div>\n<p><strong>Contract Lifecycle Management</strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Serve as the primary coordinator for contract intake, workflow tracking, and document management.</li>\n<li>Manage a high volume of agreements, including:</li>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Professional services agreements</li>\n<li>NDAs</li>\n<li>Vendor and subcontractor agreements</li>\n<li>Licensing and technology agreements</li>\n<li>Amendments and related documents</li>\n\n<li>Maintain and continuously improve the contract tracking system</li>\n<li>Assist with initial contract triage by summarizing key terms, identifying non-standard provisions, and escalating risks to the Legal Director</li>\n\n<p><strong>Legal Operations &amp; Process Improvement</strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Support the development and evolution of legal department processes, systems, and policies</li>\n<li>Maintain templates, playbooks, and knowledge management resources</li>\n<li>Build and optimize workflows to ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability</li>\n<li>Prepare and format legal documents, reports, presentations, and correspondence for internal stakeholders and leadership</li>\n<li>Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, technology, and AI-enabled tools</li>\n\n<p><strong>Research &amp; </strong><strong>Regulatory Support</strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Conduct preliminary legal and business research to support decision-making</li>\n<li>Monitor regulatory developments and industry trends, providing concise summaries and actionable insights</li>\n\n<p><strong>Stakeholder &amp; External Coordination</strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Act as a key liaison between Legal and internal teams to gather information and support contract review and execution</li>\n<li>Build strong cross-functional relationships to facilitate efficient legal support and issue resolution</li>\n<li>Support management of external counsel, including coordinating communications and tracking invoices</li>\n\n<p><strong>Training &amp; Innovation</strong></p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Assist with coordination and administration of internal legal training programs</li>\n\n<p><strong>AI Integration &amp; Departmental Efficiency</strong></p>\n\n<li>Champion the use of AI-powered legal tools, including contract review assistants, document drafting platforms, and research tools, to accelerate the department's output and reduce manual workload.</li>\n<li>Identify opportunities to automate or streamline repetitive legal operations tasks (e.g., contract routing, deadline tracking, template management) by leveraging technology under the Legal Director's guidance.</li>\n<li>Serve as a force multiplier for the Legal Director by taking full ownership of execution-level tasks, ensuring that the Legal Director's time is reserved for high-judgment, attorney-only work. The ideal candidate actively looks for ways to do more with less, using AI and process improvements where appropriate to expand what this two-person department can accomplish.</li>\n\n</ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></div>"
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      "text": "What You'll Bring:",
      "content": "<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>3–5 years of experience in a Legal Assistant, Contracts Administrator, or Legal Operations role (preferably in-house)</li>\n<li>Strong experience with contract management systems, document organization, and workflow tracking</li>\n<li>Familiarity with legal technology tools and a willingness to adopt AI-enabled solutions</li>\n<li>Ability to review contracts at a high level, identifying key risks and non-standard terms under attorney supervision</li>\n<li>Excellent organizational, project management, and multitasking skills</li>\n<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li>\n<li>High level of discretion and ability to manage confidential information</li>\n<li>Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset</li>\n<li>Experience building or improving processes from the ground up is strongly preferred</li>\n<li>Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.</li>\n<li>Continuous Learning Mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies</li>\n<li>Comfort working with AI-assisted legal tools (e.g., contract review platforms, AI drafting assistants, legal research tools) or a demonstrated eagerness to adopt and learn new technology quickly.</li>\n\n</ul></div>"
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      "text": "Qualifications:",
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