About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines check see here.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global HR-tech space as Legal Operations Expert joining our Legal team, reporting to Associate General Counsel - Core legal.

Remote’s Legal Operations function supports the Legal Team’s scalability, efficiency and operational effectiveness through a mix of technology, data-driven decision making, process improvement, strategic direction and new ways of working. The mission is to keep Legal support fast, effective and relevant, while also managing scale.

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Computer Science, or related field
Substantial experience in a in-house legal department, law firm, consulting firm, or comparable experience, in both legal and legal operations capacities
Demonstrable project management skills and experience owning end-to-end legal optimisation initiatives with clear impacts
Strong technical proficiency, particularly in Slack, Notion, task management systems, workflow automation tools (e.g. Zapier), BI tools (e.g. Sigma).
Relevant experience in programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript) and data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, Python).
Good understanding of the legal technology market and landscape, particularly ALSPs, CLM, ELM tools, AI tools and expert systems
Experience designing, building and implementing complex legal technology solutions, particularly tools using existing enterprise systems
Strong data analysis skills and ability to gather insights from unstructured datasets;
Demonstrable experience in legal process engineering and improvement; and
Ability to apply systems thinking and information architecture principles to solutions
Global employment law experience is a plus
Background in a scale-up, HR-tech or fast-paced work environment is a plus
Interest and understanding of complimentary disciplines and how to apply them to legal use cases, such as service design, product thinking, information architecture or UX design
Good understanding of Artificial Intelligence and various Machine Learning methodologies

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop legal technology solutions and automation tools
Create and maintain document automation systems
Implement and optimize legal workflow processes
Collaborate withrelevant teams to identify opportunities for technological improvement. Partner with technical teams to design, build and implement technical solutions, both internally developed solutions (e.g. Slack, Notion, Zapier) and external tech tools (e.g. CLM, Coupa)
Develop and maintain legal knowledge management systems, including improvements to knowledge management, such as actioning new knowledge actions, improving processes around same and supporting the scalability of Project Watchtower and any other legal-driven knowledge management initiatives
Provide technical support for legal software applications
End-to-end ownership of strategic optimisation projects and tasks, including scoping, ideation, planning, execution, reporting and stakeholder management
Identify and propose solutions to Legal’s operational pain points, balancing quick wins with scalable solutions
Drive improvements between cross-functional teams and Legal, such as self-help solutions, improved knowledge management and improving engagement processes
Drive improvement of Remote’s external counsel management, including engagement models, panel composition, alternative market solutions and financial management
Working with local counsel to handle higher risk events related to our products or services and ‘project managing’ these engagements
Additional ad hoc legal support as required (based on individual skillset and expertise)
Support with implementation of CLM tools and document generation solutions
Build, manage and operationalise data cleansing, analysis, metrics and reporting with BI Tools (e.g. Sigma).
Act as ‘product owner’ for Legal’s tech stack, including internally developed systems and tools
Ad hoc legal / paralegal support to Legal team members

Practicals

You’ll report to: Associate General Counsel, Core Legal
Direct reports: N/A
Team: Legal - Legal Operations
Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify;
Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $44,000 to $99,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

Application process

Interview with recruiter
Take-home exercise
Interview with team members
Interview with team members
Bar raiser interview
Prior employment verification check

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

work from anywhere
flexible paid time off
flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
mental health support services
stock options
learning budget
home office budget & IT equipment
budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

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