Remote Legal Ops Lead: Contracts & Process Improvement

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan and 401(k)

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist/Paralegal to assist in-house counsel across commercial, litigation, and government contracting matters. You will support contract review, case management, e-billing, template management, and continuous improvement of legal processes using lean principles.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of paralegal or legal operations experience, strong organization and communication skills, and proficiency with contract lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal, contract specialist, legal operations professional, or similar role in a corporate legal department or law firm.
• Working knowledge of commercial contract terms and litigation processes.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contract Support: Perform first-level review of commercial agreements against templates and playbooks, prepare issue lists and redlines for counsel, and manage contract intake, approvals, and execution.
• Litigation Support and Case Management: coordinate with litigation counsel on holds, discovery, and case materials; track matter budgets and milestones; prepare outside counsel engagement letters; manage e-billing workflows and accruals; support onboarding of law firms and vendors.
• Government Contract Support: Review solicitations, prime contracts, subcontracts, and track procurement compliance (FAR/DFARS, Buy American, SAM); maintain government contacts and internal reporting.
• Templates and Knowledge Management: Maintain contract templates and knowledge base with version control; coordinate reviews and create guidance for business users.
• Lean Process Improvement and Legal Operations: Apply lean principles to improve workflows; support legal tech tools and rollout improved processes.
• Team Meetings and Operating Rhythm: Coordinate meetings, track actions, book venues, and provide travel support.
• General Legal Team Support: Support compliance, governance, and entity management; triage requests to attorneys; handle special projects.

Skills

Contract terms knowledge

Litigation processes

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook/Teams/SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat/e-signature

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist/Paralegal to assist in-house counsel across commercial, litigation, and government contracting matters. You will support contract review, case management, e-billing, template management, and continuous improvement of legal processes using lean principles.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of paralegal or legal operations experience, strong organization and communication skills, and proficiency with contract lifecycle management.