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Innocap · 8 hours ago

Senior Specialist, Legal Operations

Innocap is the world’s leading firm of managed account platform services, seeking a Senior Specialist in Legal Operations to enhance the efficiency of their in-house legal function. This role involves leading process improvement initiatives, managing financial and vendor relationships, and implementing legal technology solutions to support the legal team and drive value for the business.

Business DevelopmentFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and continuously refine legal workflows, including intake, triage, document management, templates, and playbooks
Develop and maintain a legal operations strategy aligned with business and regulatory needs
Establish KPIs and metrics to track performance and drive improvements
Lead the centralization and optimization of legal document management systems
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, spend analysis, and financial reporting for the legal department
Monitor internal and external legal spend to ensure efficiency and value
Manage relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers
Support contract negotiation and vendor governance in collaboration with Finance and Corporate Legal
Evaluate, select, implement, and optimize legal technology solutions
Drive adoption of legal AI and workflow automation tools
Develop dashboards and analytics on workload, cycle times, spend, and risk
Build and maintain a legal knowledge management framework
Support legal team training and change adoption for new tools and processes
Maintain the legal risk register, internal controls, and support audit responses
Ensure processes support regulatory frameworks (e.g., financial services, conduct rules, data protection)
Assist in risk and compliance reporting to senior management and regulatory bodies
Support legal governance structures and business continuity documentation
Lead change initiatives for new processes, technologies, and service delivery models
Build strong relationships with Finance, Risk, Technology, and the wider business
Deliver training and communication materials to drive engagement and adoption
Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on legal operations, process optimization, and legal technology

Qualification

Legal operations experienceLegal technology proficiencyFinancial management skillsData analysis skillsProcess improvement expertiseCommunicatorStakeholder engagementChange managementLegal best practicesLegal AI tools

Required

Minimum 5–8 years' experience in legal operations, legal project management, or related roles (ideally within a regulated financial services environment)
Strong expertise in legal process improvement, financial management, and vendor/outsourcing oversight
Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives and delivering measurable improvements
Strong communicator who can engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
Solid financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and spend analysis
Proficiency with legal technology platforms (DMS, matter management, CLM, e‑billing, analytics tools)
Strong data analysis skills and experience with reporting or BI tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
Knowledge of legal operations best practices (e.g., CLOC 12 Core Competencies)

Preferred

Familiarity with legal AI tools and prompt-based efficiency workflows is a plus

Company

Innocap

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Innocap is a business development financial services company located in Montreal.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
Bain Capital Tech OpportunitiesAbu Dhabi Investment Authority
2025-10-29Private Equity
2025-01-14Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Francois Rivard
Chief Executive Officer
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