Legal Ops Manager

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Waste Solution Services (WSS)

Location: Deerfield Beach, FL

Job Type: Full-Time, In-Office

Compensation: $100,000–$130,000 base salary, plus bonus depending on experience and qualifications

About the Role

Waste Solution Services (WSS) is seeking a highly organized, business-minded Senior Corporate Paralegal to support the company's legal and corporate operations. Reporting directly to the CEO, this individual will serve as a key resource for legal matters across the business, helping manage contracts, coordinate outside counsel, support collections-related matters, and improve internal legal processes.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and help the company address routine legal matters efficiently while escalating more complex issues to outside counsel when appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Support: Manage incoming legal requests from internal departments, prioritize matters, and coordinate appropriate next steps.
• Contract Management: Draft, review, and revise routine commercial agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, and other business documents using established templates and guidelines.
• Contract Administration: Maintain organized contract records, track key dates and obligations, and improve document management processes.
• Collections Support: Assist with demand letters, collection documentation, small-claims preparation, lien-related processes, and coordination with external collection firms and counsel.
• Outside Counsel Coordination: Coordinate with external attorneys, organize supporting documentation, track deadlines, and monitor matter progress and deliverables.
• Corporate Administration: Support general corporate and business legal matters, maintain records, and assist with documentation and filing requirements.
• Risk and Compliance Support: Help identify issues requiring legal review and ensure matters are appropriately documented and escalated.
• Process Improvement: Develop and refine templates, workflows, tracking systems, and procedures to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Executive Support: Provide the CEO with organized updates on open legal matters, outstanding decisions, deadlines, and priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in corporate or commercial paralegal work.
• Experience working in-house or within a small law firm supporting business clients.
• Strong experience with commercial contracts, NDAs, and general corporate documentation.
• Experience supporting collections, demand letters, or related legal processes.
• Ability to manage matters independently and determine when attorney involvement is necessary.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and deadline management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A practical, solutions-oriented mindset with an interest in building efficient processes.
• Comfortable working directly with executive leadership in a fast-paced business environment.

Florida notary status and experience supporting businesses across multiple states are a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a proactive legal professional who combines strong paralegal fundamentals with an operational mindset. They can handle routine matters independently, keep legal work organized, coordinate effectively with outside counsel, and help leadership maintain visibility into important legal issues without unnecessary administrative burden.

This position offers the opportunity to take meaningful ownership of legal operations while working directly with executive leadership at a growing company