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Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About The Role
As a key member of Lyra’s legal team, you will be instrumental in supporting the department's expanding operations and furthering Lyra’s mission to provide mental health solutions to employers nationwide. You will be responsible for supporting scalable processes that enhance the efficiency and operational excellence of the legal team. A core aspect of this role involves optimizing and managing legal technology systems. This includes leveraging and maximizing the capabilities of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool, Ironclad, as well Salesforce, ServiceNow, Coupa and other management systems. The successful candidate will be a highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven professional with a minimum of five years of experience working with CLM tools and legal technology systems. You must be proactive, customer service-oriented, and capable of operating autonomously with limited day-to-day oversight. This role requires the ability to adapt to shifting priorities, business drivers, and organizational needs, thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while executing effectively and collaborating proactively with various cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
The Legal Operations Specialist will play a key role in supporting the Legal team's efficiency and organization. This includes:
Contracting Workflow Management
- Manage the operational maintenance of contract-related workflows, including the repository, templates, and performance metrics
- Coordinate and meticulously manage the coordination, tracking, assignment, and execution (signatures) of contracts
- Archive and maintain contract metadata to ensure full compliance
Operational And Project Support
- Provide direct support to various practice areas within the Legal team
- Assist in resolving both internal and external department requests
- Develop and generate essential department dashboards and reports on performance, productivity, and key metrics
- Provide comprehensive project management support for various initiatives
- Handle the distribution of departmental mail
Process Improvement And Collaboration
- Identify opportunities to enhance and streamline existing legal processes
- Stay current with the latest legal operations industry trends and technology advancements
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional business stakeholders at all levels of the company
- Provide support to users on legal tools and processes
Qualifications
- Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree required. 5+ years of relevant experience in a field like project management, sales, or business operations. Preference for experience in a law firm or in-house legal department (e.g., legal operations, contracts administration, paralegal), with a background in the healthcare sector being a plus
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with legal management tools such as Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM), supplier/procurement software, and CRM systems (specific experience with Ironclad, ServiceNow, Brightflag, Coupa, and Salesforce is preferred)
- Adaptability and Initiative: Ability to quickly learn, design, and manage the ongoing maintenance of new software and technology. Must be comfortable enough with technology to effectively communicate and support users
- Organizational and Execution Skills: A detail-oriented, organized problem solver capable of taking initiative to drive strategic and tactical objectives. Must be able to manage competing priorities, seamlessly shift between tasks/projects, and ensure projects are completed
- Mindset and Collaboration: Possesses an entrepreneurial, ownership mentality to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Must be a supportive team player who operates autonomously, brings a positive attitude, and demonstrates exceptional customer service, listening, and collaboration skills when navigating sensitive issues and engaging multiple partners
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. Through this application, to the extent permitted by law, we will collect personal information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, gender identity, employment information, and phone number for the purposes of recruiting and assessing suitability, aptitude, skills, qualifications, and interests for employment with Lyra. We may also collect information about your race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, which is considered sensitive personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and special category data under the UK and EU GDPR. Providing this information is optional and completely voluntary, and if you provide it you consent to Lyra processing it for the purposes as described at the point of collection, for example for diversity and inclusion initiatives. If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form. This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA. Outside of the United States, for example in the EU, Switzerland and the UK, you may have the right to request access to, or a copy of, your personal information, including in a portable format; request that we delete your information from our systems; object to or restrict processing of your information; or correct inaccurate or outdated personal information in our systems. These rights may be subject to legal limitations. To exercise your data privacy rights outside of the United States, please contact globaldpo@lyrahealth.com. For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, summarizing interviews, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
As a full-time Legal Operations Specialist, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $76,000 to $104,500. The base range is determined by role and level, and placement within the range will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Benefits
Annual salary is only one part of an employee’s total compensation package at Lyra. We also offer generous benefits that include:
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
- Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
- Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
- Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401K retirement benefits
- Monthly tech allowance
- We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, free food, regular community celebration…and more!
We can’t wait to meet you.
About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About The Role
As a key member of Lyra’s legal team, you will be instrumental in supporting the department's expanding operations and furthering Lyra’s mission to provide mental health solutions to employers nationwide. You will be responsible for supporting scalable processes that enhance the efficiency and operational excellence of the legal team. A core aspect of this role involves optimizing and managing legal technology systems. This includes leveraging and maximizing the capabilities of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool, Ironclad, as well Salesforce, ServiceNow, Coupa and other management systems. The successful candidate will be a highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven professional with a minimum of five years of experience working with CLM tools and legal technology systems. You must be proactive, customer service-oriented, and capable of operating autonomously with limited day-to-day oversight. This role requires the ability to adapt to shifting priorities, business drivers, and organizational needs, thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while executing effectively and collaborating proactively with various cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
The Legal Operations Specialist will play a key role in supporting the Legal team's efficiency and organization. This includes:
Contracting Workflow Management
- Manage the operational maintenance of contract-related workflows, including the repository, templates, and performance metrics
- Coordinate and meticulously manage the coordination, tracking, assignment, and execution (signatures) of contracts
- Archive and maintain contract metadata to ensure full compliance
Operational And Project Support
- Provide direct support to various practice areas within the Legal team
- Assist in resolving both internal and external department requests
- Develop and generate essential department dashboards and reports on performance, productivity, and key metrics
- Provide comprehensive project management support for various initiatives
- Handle the distribution of departmental mail
Process Improvement And Collaboration
- Identify opportunities to enhance and streamline existing legal processes
- Stay current with the latest legal operations industry trends and technology advancements
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional business stakeholders at all levels of the company
- Provide support to users on legal tools and processes
Qualifications
- Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree required. 5+ years of relevant experience in a field like project management, sales, or business operations. Preference for experience in a law firm or in-house legal department (e.g., legal operations, contracts administration, paralegal), with a background in the healthcare sector being a plus
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with legal management tools such as Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM), supplier/procurement software, and CRM systems (specific experience with Ironclad, ServiceNow, Brightflag, Coupa, and Salesforce is preferred)
- Adaptability and Initiative: Ability to quickly learn, design, and manage the ongoing maintenance of new software and technology. Must be comfortable enough with technology to effectively communicate and support users
- Organizational and Execution Skills: A detail-oriented, organized problem solver capable of taking initiative to drive strategic and tactical objectives. Must be able to manage competing priorities, seamlessly shift between tasks/projects, and ensure projects are completed
- Mindset and Collaboration: Possesses an entrepreneurial, ownership mentality to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Must be a supportive team player who operates autonomously, brings a positive attitude, and demonstrates exceptional customer service, listening, and collaboration skills when navigating sensitive issues and engaging multiple partners
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. Through this application, to the extent permitted by law, we will collect personal information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, gender identity, employment information, and phone number for the purposes of recruiting and assessing suitability, aptitude, skills, qualifications, and interests for employment with Lyra. We may also collect information about your race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, which is considered sensitive personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and special category data under the UK and EU GDPR. Providing this information is optional and completely voluntary, and if you provide it you consent to Lyra processing it for the purposes as described at the point of collection, for example for diversity and inclusion initiatives. If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form. This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA. Outside of the United States, for example in the EU, Switzerland and the UK, you may have the right to request access to, or a copy of, your personal information, including in a portable format; request that we delete your information from our systems; object to or restrict processing of your information; or correct inaccurate or outdated personal information in our systems. These rights may be subject to legal limitations. To exercise your data privacy rights outside of the United States, please contact globaldpo@lyrahealth.com. For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, summarizing interviews, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
As a full-time Legal Operations Specialist, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $76,000 to $104,500. The base range is determined by role and level, and placement within the range will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Benefits
Annual salary is only one part of an employee’s total compensation package at Lyra. We also offer generous benefits that include:
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
- Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
- Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
- Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401K retirement benefits
- Monthly tech allowance
- We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, free food, regular community celebration…and more!
We can’t wait to meet you.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Legal Operations Specialist
Target law firms and corporate legal departments directly
In-house legal teams at Fortune 500 companies and AmLaw 100 firms regularly hire Legal Operations Specialists and have established immigration infrastructure. They're far more likely to sponsor OPT and H-1B than smaller boutique practices with no prior sponsorship experience.
Lean into your technology and process skills
Legal Operations roles increasingly require proficiency with contract lifecycle management software, e-billing platforms, and legal analytics tools. Candidates who demonstrate hands-on experience with these systems stand out and justify the specialty occupation classification sponsors need.
Clarify your OPT authorization timeline upfront
Before your first interview, know your OPT start date, end date, and whether your degree qualifies for the STEM extension. Being able to answer these questions confidently signals maturity and reduces the perceived hiring risk for sponsorship-hesitant employers.
Frame your EAD card correctly when asked about authorization
When employers ask about work authorization, say you're authorized to work on OPT and are seeking H-1B sponsorship for long-term employment. Avoid vague language. Clarity reduces confusion and keeps the conversation moving toward your qualifications.
Pursue legal operations certifications to strengthen your case
Credentials from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) or similar organizations signal professional commitment. Certifications also help employers justify the specialty occupation requirement USCIS scrutinizes when approving H-1B petitions for legal operations roles.
Build relationships with legal department hiring managers, not just recruiters
General recruiters often screen out OPT candidates before resumes reach decision-makers. Connecting directly with legal operations directors or General Counsel offices at target companies keeps you in front of people who understand the role's complexity and sponsorship value.
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Get Access To All JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Legal Operations Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Legal Operations Specialist positions generally qualify as specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as law, business administration, or information systems. The role's complexity, involving process improvement, legal technology, vendor management, and data analysis, supports the specialty occupation argument. That said, USCIS scrutinizes each petition individually, so the job description needs to reflect genuine complexity rather than general administrative duties.
Can I work as a Legal Operations Specialist on OPT without any additional authorization?
Yes. If your F-1 OPT is approved and your Employment Authorization Document is valid, you can work as a Legal Operations Specialist without any additional filing. The position must be directly related to your field of study. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as information systems or business analytics, you may also be eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension after your initial 12 months.
Where can I find Legal Operations Specialist jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by sponsorship willingness, so you're not wasting time on roles that won't consider candidates on work authorization. General job boards don't surface this information reliably. Browsing Migrate Mate lets you focus your energy on employers who have sponsored international candidates before and are open to doing so again.
Does my degree field affect my eligibility for Legal Operations Specialist roles on OPT?
Your OPT must be tied to employment directly related to your major. Legal Operations roles typically align with degrees in legal studies, business administration, information systems, or data analytics. If your degree is in an unrelated field, you may have difficulty demonstrating the required connection. For STEM OPT extension eligibility, your degree program must appear on the official DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List.
How should I handle the H-1B sponsorship conversation during a Legal Operations job interview?
Raise sponsorship after you've established your qualifications, not at the start of the conversation. When the topic comes up, explain your OPT status clearly, confirm your authorized work period, and note that H-1B sponsorship would be needed for continued employment beyond your OPT window. Emphasize that the employer's legal team or outside counsel handles the process, and that your job is simply to perform well. Confidence and clarity reduce employer hesitation significantly.
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