Legal Operations Practice Manager

Reports to: Head of Corporate/M&APractice
Department:Corporate/M&A
Contract: Independent Contract
Location:100% Remote
Working Hours:Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Our Firm:

Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate litigation executive compensation and private wealth matters. As a firm we focus on theeconomicas well as the legal aspects of our matters. Among other strengths Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders senior executives and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses. Learn more at:

The Opportunity

Sterlington is looking for aLegal OperationsPractice Manager toimplement AI workflowsandoversee the execution layer of a Senior Partners Corporate and M&A practice a high-volume high-stakes environment serving founders executives and private capital clients on some of the most consequential transactions of their careers. This role sits at the center of the practice ensuring that complex multi-party matters progress with clarity continuity and control bringing structure to evolving prioritiesmaintainingvisibility across all active workstreams and ensuring that commitments internal and external are delivered without friction.

You will ensure that the operational dimension of the practice is reliable anticipatory and unobtrusive working in alignment with the broader support infrastructure of the firm never duplicating it.

What Youll Do:

• AIDrivenProcess Innovation:Drive continuous improvement by refining workflows for greater operational efficiency and scalability while integrating AI tools in a measuredhighjudgment manner to enhance matter tracking document summarization and internal coordination.
• Matter Management:Maintainend-to-end visibility and structured tracking across all active matters overseeing status timelines dependencies and client-facing commitments within a high-volume transactional practice to ensure clarity and control without unnecessary process overhead.
• Stakeholder Management:Coordinate seamlessly across attorneys co-counsel clients and external counterparties to advance complex multi-party transactions while serving as the primary liaison for internal and service-provider stakeholders on behalf of the managing partnerdriving follow-through accountability andtimelyescalation where needed.
• Decision Support: Prepare concise decision-ready matter summaries and status updates that allow the senior partner to act quickly and with confidence and then drive execution for those actions.
• Risk Mitigation: Anticipategaps misalignments and potential delays and resolve them before they surface.
• AIDrivenProcess Innovation:Drive continuous improvement by refining workflows for greater operational efficiency and scalability while integrating AI tools in a measuredhighjudgmentmanner to enhance matter tracking document summarization and internal coordination.
• Pipeline Management: Support transaction pipeline visibility and business development follow-through in coordination with the senior partner.

What Success Looks Like

• Full matter visibility established within 30 days: status timelines and commitments tracked with precision across the entire practice
• The senior partner operates with complete situational awareness without having to ask for it
• Manual workflows are replaced by AI-enabled processes
• System scalability is enhanced and plans for further scalability projects are planned out
• Execution becomes more predictable as complexity and volume grow

What Were Looking For:

• Hands-on AI fluency: You have built and deployed workflows in a professional context
• Experience in practice management legal operations or transactional coordination within a law firm or professional services environment
• Legal background preferred: J.D. or equivalent; US corporate and M&A familiarity is a strong plus
• Native or full professional English fluency required
• Structured systems-oriented mindset: You introduce clarity without over-engineering

At Sterlington we believe that world-class talent has no boundaries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where unique perspectives arevaluedand every individualhas the opportunity tothrive. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.