Legal Associate

Legal Ops AssociateReady to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called "surges."As a Legal Ops Associate on the Legal Operations team, you'll build and run the systems and processes that power Coinbase's outside counsel spend and management program. This team drives operational excellence across the Legal department by leveraging technology, automation, and AI-first workflows to manage vendors, budgets, and e-billing at scale. You'll partner closely with the Sr. Manager, Outside Counsel Spend & Strategy to optimize how Coinbase engages, evaluates, and pays outside counsel, directly impacting cost efficiency and program effectiveness.What you'll do:Build and enhance automated, AI-first processes for legal e-billing and outside counsel management, driving operational excellence across the program.Drive implementation of OC spend strategy, including reviewing and benchmarking law firm billing rates and fee structures against industry standards and peer companies.Own the monthly accruals process and legal vendor onboarding workflows, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in close partnership with FP&A.Administer and maintain the legal e-billing system (Brightflag), serving as the team's resource for system optimization and stakeholder training.Analyze OC spend data to produce reports, scorecards, and actionable insights that inform program improvements and leadership decisions.Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Sourcing, and EAA to enhance program effectiveness and align on budgets, forecasting, and vendor strategy.Own and manage onboarding of law firmsRequired Skills and Experience:Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of outside counsel management experience at an in-house legal practice, preferably at a high-growth technology company.Demonstrated experience managing legal accruals, forecasting inputs, and month-end financial processes in partnership with FP&A.Hands-on experience with legal e-billing platforms (Brightflag or comparable) and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including formulas, data manipulation, reconciliation, and building trackers and analyses.Proven ability to project manage operational initiatives from inception to execution, including process design, tool implementation, and vendor onboarding workflows.Experience with data tools (SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar) for building reports and dashboards that drive spend visibility and decision-making.Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $99,365—$116,900 USDApplication Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.