Legal Operations Manager, 1 Year Contract

Textile Exchange

Legal Operations Manager supporting Textile Exchange's Legal team with compliance, efficiency, and legal document management. Focused on enhancing legal operations and leveraging technology for improvements.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide essential support to Textile Exchange Legal Counsel
Legal compliance and tracking, managing state and charitable registrations, and helping identify compliance risks
Identify opportunities for improvement and greater efficiency
Ensure the Legal team leverages technology and innovation
Promote continuous improvement and training
Develop an effective know-how system to capture and propagate knowledge
Document preparation, review, tracking deadlines, and maintaining digital records
Support CLM data governance to ensure data consistency, compliance, and accuracy across systems
Monitor and maintain data integrity and resolve quality issues
Maintain contract and other legal templates
Track contracts through the contract lifecycle
Conduct legal research and assist with managing legal matters
Submit invoices and assist with tracking legal expenses

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years experience
Bachelor’s degree combined with experience in legal operations, legal technology, and project management
Advanced degrees in law or MBA an added bonus
Experience with data governance and data management
Significant experience with contract management and working with Contract Lifecyle Management (CLM) software
Experience with signing software, e.g., Adobe Sign, DocuSign
Proven success in project coordination
A strong attention to detail and solid organization skills
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives

Benefits

Comp & perks

Required travel: less than 5%
Flexibility to communicate with multiple time zones
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal compliancedata governancedata managementcontract managementContract Lifecycle Management (CLM)legal researchdocument preparationproject managementtracking deadlinesdigital records management

Soft Skills

attention to detailorganizational skillscommunication skillsproject coordinationcontinuous improvementinnovationknowledge managementproblem-solvingcollaborationcultural awareness

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeadvanced degrees in lawMBA