Legal Operations Lead

Twelve Labs

. Own Legal intake, triage, matter tracking, workflow administration, and status reporting .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $126,000 - $157,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal operations, including matter tracking, compliance management, and process automation. Proficient in managing corporate governance and supporting legal technology initiatives while ensuring adherence to privacy and security standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Legal Operations ExperienceContract Lifecycle Management (CLM)Project Management SkillsCorporate Governance RecordkeepingCompliance Program Support

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Hard Skills

Matter TrackingWorkflow AdministrationProcess DesignContract Repository ManagementCompliance Calendar MaintenancePolicy Inventory ManagementDocument ManagementData TrackingLegal Playbook DevelopmentTraining Material Creation

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailGood JudgmentAutonomous WorkCross-Functional CollaborationCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

SpotDraftIroncladDocuSignHubSpotCarta

Certifications & Qualifications

Paralegal CertificateProject Management CredentialLegal-Ops Certification

Industry Keywords

Corporate GovernanceComplianceSOC 2CMMCGDPRPrivacySecurityAI GovernanceAccessibility ComplianceVenture-Backed Companies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Legal intake, triage, matter tracking, workflow administration, and status reporting
Replace repetitive manual work with standardized workflows, self-service tools, or automation
Serve as operational owner of the existing CLM
Lead requirements gathering for future legal technology
Maintain corporate records, governance calendars, and support board/committee meetings, filings, and entity administration
Maintain a consolidated compliance calendar covering policies, training, audits, certifications, filings, assessments, and recurring reviews
Coordinate compliance projects across Legal, Security, Engineering, Product, Finance, People, and other operational owners
Support legal and administrative components of SOC 2, CMMC, privacy, accessibility, AI governance, and similar initiatives
Maintain policy inventories, review cycles, approval records, version histories, and employee acknowledgments
Maintain Legal playbooks, standard operating procedures, decision trees, training materials, precedents, and internal guidance
Coordinate cross-functional Legal projects and document decisions, owners, deadlines, and follow-up actions
Serve as point of contact for Legal processes, intake, contract status, signatures, records, and documentation
Train employees on Legal systems and workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in legal operations, senior paralegal, corporate governance, contract operations, or compliance operations
Ideally, experience in-house at a tech/software/AI company
Track record of designing and owning processes
Experience with a CLM or matter-management system
Experience with contract repositories, metadata, and renewals
Experience with corporate governance recordkeeping
Experience tracking outside-counsel budgets, invoices, or matter data
Strong project management across functions
High attention to detail and good judgment on when to escalate to an attorney
Comfort with confidential and privileged information
Ability to work autonomously while keeping Legal leadership informed
Paralegal certificate, project management credential, or legal-ops certification (preferred)
Experience with SpotDraft, Ironclad, DocuSign, HubSpot, Carta, or similar applications (preferred)
Experience supporting privacy, security, AI, or accessibility compliance programs, including SOC 2, CMMC, or GDPR (preferred)
Experience supporting an international business or venture-backed Series B/C company (preferred)
Ability to travel up to 10% annually
Ability to participate in on-site interviews and/or in-person onboarding processes as required

Benefits

Comp & perks

An open and inclusive culture and work environment
Work closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team on cutting-edge AI technology
Full health, dental, and vision benefits
Extremely flexible PTO and parental leave policy
Office closed the week of Christmas and New Years
Monthly wellness stipend
Annual Learning & Development stipend
Global offices in San Francisco and Seoul
Coworking office memberships for remote team members
VISA support where applicable
Transportation stipend (SF onsite only)
Daily lunch & dinner provided (SF onsite only)
Equity