Contracts & Legal Operations Manager

DistributionNOW; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Growth

Casual and friendly work environment

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

DNOW is seeking an experienced legal assistant/paralegal to support the in-house legal department in Houston, TX. You will handle contract requests, file management, and prepare key documents to assist attorneys in daily workflows.

The role requires collaboration, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office and CLM/Diligent platforms. A proactive, detail-oriented approach is essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with a law firm or an in-house legal department.
• Background working with commercial/legal contracts is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively and empower business leaders and colleagues.
• Strong presentation skills to key stakeholders within the organization.
• Self-starter mentality with limited oversight.
• Ability to effectively communicate, draft legal documents, negotiate, and problem solve.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
• Goal-oriented with the ability to multi-task under pressure in fast-paced work environment.
• Follows established guidelines, policies and procedures and meets deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review and assign contract requests to attorneys and manage workflow.
• Track department numbers on contracts, litigation, and claims for quarterly metric reporting.
• Manage department inquiries on contract statues and coordinate with the attorneys.
• Create and manage electronic files for contracts, claims, litigation, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Update physical files as needed to included executed contracts as well as closing out dormant files.
• Draft, revise, and review Bills of Sale and Non-Disclosure Agreement requests and potentially Terms and Conditions or Master Service Agreements.
• Work with attorneys as needed on revisions and legal insertions specific to the request.
• Assist attorneys with tasks including converting contracts, formatting for signature, completing exceptions tables, locating contracts in Legal Files, and other miscellaneous tasks.
• Manage legal systems for daily usage including CLM platforms, Diligent, matter management trackers, etc.
• Code and process invoices for payment, including department expense reports.
• Coordinate with the Accounts Payable to set up new suppliers/vendors and monitor payment statuses.
• Complete special projects and other responsibilities, as assigned, including work on M&A activity, SEC work, litigation, corporate entity restructuring, etc.
• Review and distribute department mail as needed.
• Prepare outgoing mail and stock department supplies as needed.

Skills

Contract management

MS Office

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

CLM platforms

Diligent

Job description

DNOW is seeking an experienced legal assistant/paralegal to support the in-house legal department in Houston, TX. You will handle contract requests, file management, and prepare key documents to assist attorneys in daily workflows.

The role requires collaboration, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office and CLM/Diligent platforms. A proactive, detail-oriented approach is essential in a fast-paced environment.