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Legal Operations Manager

Toronto, Canada

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Serve as a strategic partner to the Chief Legal Officer and work closely with the entire Legal team, as well as cross-functional stakeholders, to ensure Legal programs run smoothly.

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Budget Management: Oversee the department budget by partnering with FP&A and Accounting on monthly accruals, forecasts, and annual planning.

Vendor Management: Oversee law firm and other vendor billing, manage POs and invoices, and track vendor spend.

Technology Implementation: Play a key role in driving AI initiatives and pushing adoption across the team.

Process Development & Improvement: Identify resource gaps, streamline workflows, and drive operational efficiencies across the Legal team.

Team Leadership & Culture: Promote team culture through events, recognition, and operating cadences that keep the Legal team connected and engaged.

Reporting & Analytics: Collect and analyze team metrics, compiling them into monthly and quarterly business reports.

Strategic Initiatives: Manage team-wide and cross-functional projects to support strategic initiatives.

Requirements & Eligibility

5+ years of experience in Legal operations, business operations, strategic project/program management, or related fields with progression into increasing responsibility and strategic scope
Strong financial acumen with experience managing a department budget
Experience using AI and automation tools to improve efficiency
Exceptional communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Ability to influence across all levels of the organization
Ability to scale operations as the department grows
Proven record of deploying systems end-to-end, and developing solutions to reduce routine escalations to senior team members
Demonstrated success managing complex initiatives in a fast-paced environment

Required Skills & Tech

Budget ManagementVendor ManagementAI InitiativesProcess ImprovementLegal OperationsProject Management

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Role Highlights

Posted Date

3 Oct 2026

Salary

Competitive

Experience

5+ years