Manager- Legal Operations

Career Connect Hr Solutions; Vadodara; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Axentra Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an experienced Manager Legal Operations to lead and strengthen our legal-services operations.

The role will combine operational leadership with client identification and business-development support for US-focused paralegal, contract lifecycle management, and legal research services. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of legal support delivery, can build efficient operating processes, and can identify potential US clients and opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or related field; law degree preferred.
• Experience in legal operations, paralegal services or CLM.
• Experience identifying US-based clients for legal services.
• Strong writing, verbal communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and qualify prospective US clients requiring paralegal services, CLM, and legal research support.
• Support business-development activities including market mapping, lead generation, outreach, and proposals.
• Lead and improve legal-operations processes for reliable, timely service delivery.
• Establish SOPs, workflows, quality controls, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Oversee delivery of paralegal services including document review and matter management.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities including intake, drafting support, and renewals.
• Coordinate legal research assignments ensuring accuracy and client alignment.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to resolve issues and improve satisfaction.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing legal-operations team.
• Monitor market trends, risks, and opportunities to grow accounts.
• Maintain confidentiality, data security, and client-specific processes.

Skills

Legal operations

Paralegal services

Contract lifecycle management

Business development

Leadership

Process improvement

Project management

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law

Law degree preferred

Tools

CLM platforms

Matter management

Document management systems

Legal research platforms

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Role Overview

Axentra Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Manager Legal Operations to lead and strengthen our legal-services operations. The role will combine operational leadership with client identification and business-development support for US-focused paralegal, contract lifecycle management, and legal research services.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of legal support delivery, can build efficient operating processes, and can identify potential US clients and opportunities for growth.

Preferred candidate profile

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and qualify prospective US clients requiring paralegal services, contract lifecycle management (CLM), and legal research support.
• Support business-development activities, including market mapping, lead generation, client outreach support, and proposal development.
• Lead and improve legal-operations processes to ensure reliable, accurate, timely, and scalable service delivery.
• Establish standard operating procedures, workflows, quality controls, reporting mechanisms, and performance metrics for legal support services.
• Oversee delivery of paralegal services, including document review, litigation support, legal documentation, matter management, and administrative legal support.
• Manage contract lifecycle management activities, including contract intake, drafting support, review coordination, approvals, execution tracking, repository management, renewals, and compliance monitoring.
• Coordinate legal research assignments and ensure research outputs are accurate, well-structured, and aligned with client requirements.
• Work closely with internal teams and clients to understand service needs, resolve operational issues, and enhance client satisfaction.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing legal-operations team as the function grows.
• Track market trends, client feedback, operational risks, and opportunities to improve services and expand accounts.
• Ensure confidentiality, data security, quality standards, and client-specific processes are consistently maintained.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Law, Legal Studies, Business Administration, or a related discipline. A law degree is preferred.
• Relevant experience in legal operations, paralegal services, legal process outsourcing, CLM, or a comparable legal-services environment.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and qualifying potential US-based clients for legal support or professional services.
• Strong knowledge of paralegal services, contract lifecycle management, and legal research workflows.
• Experience managing operational processes, service delivery, quality assurance, and team performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with US clients and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving abilities.
• High level of discretion and commitment to confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to business development, client acquisition, account growth, or proposal preparation in the legal-services domain.
• Experience setting up or scaling operational processes for paralegal, CLM, legal research, or legal process outsourcing services.
• Familiarity with CLM, matter-management, document-management, and legal research platforms.
• Experience working with US law firms, corporate legal departments, or US-focused legal-service providers.
• Prior experience leading cross-functional or remote teams.