Legal & Contract Specialist
lightedge · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · hybrid
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and improve a contract database.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and summarize commercial agreements, including technology transactions and real estate leases.
- Serve as the point of contact for business teams such as sales or procurement on contract questions and guide stakeholders from intake through signature.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and clause libraries.
- Track contract obligations, renewal dates, and key milestones to support compliance and timely action.
- Prepare lease abstracts and support leases, amendments, LOIs, and construction and expansion agreements.
- Track lease expiration terms, options, renewal deadlines, notices, surrender conditions, and other key obligations.
- Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders on facility matters.
- Assist with corporate maintenance, registered-agent matters, and entity housekeeping.
- Assist with M&A diligence, closing checklists, and post-closing deliverables.
- Support insurance renewals and compliance documentation.
- Help the Legal Department respond to customer, vendor, and other dispute notices by gathering facts and records and coordinating follow-up with business teams.
- Assist with demand letters, collections, bankruptcy tracking, investigations, and document preservation or litigation holds.
- Select, implement, and manage legal technology systems, including SharePoint, LinkSquares (CLM), e-signature tools, and Salesforce.
- Improve legal workflows, reporting, automation, and the Legal Department's use of AI.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, law or related field or equivalent experience. Law background preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of legal experience, preferably in a law firm, in-house department, or related environment.
- Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) designation or Paralegal Certification from an accredited program is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to independently review, draft, and revise contracts and legal agreements with limited supervision.
- Experience with legal document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM) preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality.
- Actual compensation is based on various factors, such as geographic location, experience, education, and/or skill level, and is finalized at the time of offer.