Legal Operations Specialist(French Speaking)

Lyft; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist (French Speaking) to join their expanding Legal Operations Team in Toronto. The role involves improving operational processes, managing vendor relationships, and supporting e-billing. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and fluent in French, with a background in legal operations.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, life, and disability insurance

Mental health, family building, child care, and pet benefits

Health Care Savings Account funded by Lyft

RRSP savings plan

Flexible paid time off policy

18 weeks paid parental leave

Subsidized commuter benefits

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years of legal operations experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Understanding of financial management principles.
• Litigation experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with legal and cross-functional teams to improve operational processes.
• Manage outside counsel and vendor relationships.
• Support e-billing and matter management.

Skills

Fluency in French

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Onit

Legal Tracker

Ironclad

Evisort

Tonkean

Google Suite

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Role Overview

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

We are looking for an impactful Legal Operations Specialist to join our expanding Legal Operations Team! The ideal candidate is tech-savvy, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to juggle competing priorities with a collaborative and transparent approach. This is a generalist role focusing on all Legal Team functional groups with responsibilities including process improvement, cross-functional engagement, litigation, e-discovery, outside counsel and vendor management, project management, and departmental initiatives to manage costs and maximize efficiencies. The position reports to the Head of Legal Operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with legal and cross-functional teams to improve operational processes.
• Assist in implementing programs, processes, and tools to enhance workflows, including creating playbooks and intake templates.
• Develop and iterate metrics and benchmarking through data analytics to measure team performance and efficiency.
• Manage outside counsel and vendor relationships, including engagement agreements, budgets, and billing compliance.
• Support e-billing and matter management in partnership with the Legal Operations e-Billing Lead, optimizing platform efficiencies.
• Respond to and manage e-billing inquiries.
• Improve personnel management processes, such as onboarding and training materials, to realize organizational efficiencies.

Experience & Qualifications

• Must be fluent in French.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
• At least 2+ years of legal operations experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels.
• Understanding of financial management principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical mindset, and process improvement experience.
• Litigation experience.
• Business partnering skills with professionalism, collegiality, and transparency.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving.
• Ownership and strong follow-through skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills to handle multiple projects.
• Flexibility to adapt to change.
• Experience with tools like Onit, Legal Tracker, Ironclad, Evisort, Tonkean, or similar, plus Google Suite, is a plus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Mental health, family building, child care, and pet benefits.
• Health Care Savings Account funded by Lyft.
• RRSP savings plan.
• Flexible paid time off policy, including 15 days for salaried employees plus additional days per year of service.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for new parents.
• Subsidized commuter benefits.

Lyft is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing equal employment opportunities and accommodating persons with disabilities during the hiring process upon request. This role is hybrid, requiring in-office work at least 3 days per week, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year.

The base pay range in Toronto is CAD $71,200 - CAD $89,000, dependent on experience and qualifications. Salary is exclusive of bonuses, equity, or benefits.