Legal Operations Specialist / Senior Paralegal

Description

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Part-time contractor | Approximately 10–20 hours per week | Ongoing
Compensation: $32.00 – $45.00 per hour (based on experience and qualifications)

Help Build the Future of Soapy Joe's

Soapy Joe's is more than a car wash—we're one of San Diego's fastest-growing companies and a recognized leader in the customer experience industry. As we continue to expand, we're building the legal infrastructure needed to support a high-growth, multi-site organization.

We are seeking an experienced Legal Operations Specialist / Senior Paralegal to work closely with its General Counsel. This is a hands-on role for someone who can take ownership of legal matters, keep work moving across teams, and help build practical processes for a growing business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support real estate matters, including commercial leases, site development and construction projects, or employment and HR matters, depending on your experience.
• Manage legal requests and projects from intake through completion, including tracking next steps, deadlines and approvals and knowing when to escalate an issue to the General Counsel.
• Prepare, review and coordinate contracts, NDAs, correspondence and other legal documents.
• Assist with litigation, insurance claims and disputes by organizing records, coordinating with outside counsel and tracking developments.
• Support corporate governance, including entity records, board materials, resolutions and consents.
• Coordinate outside counsel engagements, invoices, budgets and matter updates.
• Maintain legal templates, files and trackers, and improve processes that make the legal function more efficient.
  

What we’re looking for

• At least five years of relevant experience as a senior paralegal, legal operations professional or in a similar legal support role.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least one of the following: commercial real estate matters, particularly leases, development or construction; or employment and HR matters.
• The judgment and organization to manage multiple assignments with limited day-to-day supervision, while raising legal or business decisions for review at the right time.
• Strong drafting, communication and follow-through skills.
• Comfort working with digital document systems and standard office tools. Experience with legal technology is helpful, but expertise in a particular platform is not required.
• Residence in the United States. California residence is not required.

What Makes You Successful

You are someone who:

• Loves creating structure and organization.
• Has exceptional attention to detail.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Can manage multiple projects simultaneously without losing sight of priorities.
• Communicates professionally with executives, attorneys, and business stakeholders.
• Takes initiative and works independently.
• Learns quickly and adapts to new challenges.
• Enjoys improving processes and solving problems.
• Operates with discretion and maintains confidentiality.
• Brings a positive, collaborative, and low-ego approach to teamwork.

Requirements

Required

• At least five years of relevant experience as a senior paralegal, legal operations professional or in a similar legal support role.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least one of the following: commercial real estate matters, particularly leases, development or construction; or employment and HR matters.
• The judgment and organization to manage multiple assignments with limited day-to-day supervision, while raising legal or business decisions for review at the right time.
• Strong drafting, communication and follow-through skills.
• Comfort working with digital document systems and standard office tools. Experience with legal technology is helpful, but expertise in a particular platform is not required.
• Residence in the United States. California residence is not required.

Preferred

• In-house legal department experience.
• Paralegal Certificate, Bachelor's Degree, law degree, foreign law degree, or equivalent legal training.
• Experience supporting board governance, entity management, or corporate secretarial functions.
• Experience with legal billing systems, contract management software, or matter-management platforms.
• Experience managing outside counsel relationships and legal budgets.

Why Join Soapy Joe's?

This is not a traditional legal support role.

You'll have the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, gain exposure to a wide range of legal and business matters, and help build a modern legal function from the ground up.

What you'll get:

Competitive hourly pay of $32–$45 per hour

Opportunity to work directly with executive leadership

Broad exposure across legal, HR, operations, finance, real estate, and compliance

Career growth and development opportunities

A collaborative and entrepreneurial culture

The chance to make a visible impact on a rapidly growing company

About Soapy Joe's

At Soapy Joe's, our mission is simple:

We're driven to clean cars, protect the environment, and shine in our communities.

We believe in building community, leading with heart, doing the right thing, creating fans, keeping learning, being proud of our work, and having fun along the way.

If you're looking for a role where you can grow your legal career while helping build something meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of legal operations at Soapy Joe's.