Do you thrive on creating structure, streamlining processes, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks? Are you passionate about helping a growing law firm run efficiently and providing top-tier service to both clients and internal teams? If you’re an organized, tech-savvy professional who loves optimizing systems and keeping operations running like clockwork, this could be your next great opportunity. L. Echevarría Attorneys at Law is seeking a Legal Operations Specialist to join our dynamic, bilingual law firm in Lewes, DE. In this critical role, you’ll serve as the operational backbone of the firm—overseeing workflows, managing internal systems, ensuring compliance, and supporting the attorneys and paralegals who serve our valued business and real estate clients. You’ll play a key role in maintaining firm efficiency—from onboarding clients and managing case workflows to improving document management, billing, and reporting processes. Your efforts will directly contribute to the firm’s growth, client satisfaction, and overall operational excellence. We’re not a traditional law firm—we’re modern, business-driven, and people-first. We embrace innovation and believe that well-run operations are the foundation of exceptional client service. If you take pride in making complex systems simple and supporting a high-performing team, we’d love to meet you. Compensation & Benefits • $60,000 – $70,000 annual salary • 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) – 15 days • Additional Paid Holidays • Employer-sponsored medical benefits • Flexible in-person work environment • Career growth and development opportunities Responsibilities: • Oversee and continuously improve firm-wide operational systems, procedures, and workflows across both corporate and real estate practice areas. • Support client onboarding and matter setup for real estate and corporate transactions, ensuring smooth coordination between legal, administrative, and billing teams. • Manage case management software and ensure accurate data entry, documentation, and tracking of deadlines for real estate closings and business matters. • Work closely with attorneys and paralegals to ensure timely and accurate completion of client deliverables, including real estate contracts, settlement documents, and corporate filings. • Coordinate and manage vendor relationships, technology tools, and subscription renewals related to real estate operations (e.g., title companies, lenders, and Realtors). • Develop and monitor operational metrics and performance reports to identify process improvements and efficiency gains, particularly within the real estate workflow. • Maintain compliance with legal, ethical, and data security standards, including proper handling of real estate and client transaction records. • Support billing, timekeeping, and collections by reviewing reports, reconciling discrepancies, and coordinating with the accounting team for both real estate and corporate matters. • Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training new staff to ensure consistent operational excellence and familiarity with real estate transaction processes. • Lead initiatives to digitize and optimize internal workflows for maximum efficiency, including document automation and electronic real estate file management. • Serve as the point person for office management needs—supplies, scheduling, and internal communications. • Support firm leadership with project management, planning, and execution of business development and growth initiatives in the real estate sector. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, or related field required. • Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in legal operations, firm administration, or a similar role in a law firm or professional services environment. • Strong understanding of law firm operations, client billing, and case management systems. • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in anticipating operational needs. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to develop and implement process improvements. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Tech-savvy, with proficiency in MS Office Suite and familiarity with practice management software. • Bilingual in Spanish and English (written and verbal) preferred. • Positive attitude, integrity, and a genuine commitment to helping others succeed. Compensation: $55,000 – $65,000 annual salary
• Oversee and continuously improve firm-wide operational systems, procedures, and workflows across both corporate and real estate practice areas. • Support client onboarding and matter setup for real estate and corporate transactions, ensuring smooth coordination between legal, administrative, and billing teams. • Manage case management software and ensure accurate data entry, documentation, and tracking of deadlines for real estate closings and business matters. • Work closely with attorneys and paralegals to ensure timely and accurate completion of client deliverables, including real estate contracts, settlement documents, and corporate filings. • Coordinate and manage vendor relationships, technology tools, and subscription renewals related to real estate operations (e.g., title companies, lenders, and Realtors). • Develop and monitor operational metrics and performance reports to identify process improvements and efficiency gains, particularly within the real estate workflow. • Maintain compliance with legal, ethical, and data security standards, including proper handling of real estate and client transaction records. • Support billing, timekeeping, and collections by reviewing reports, reconciling discrepancies, and coordinating with the accounting team for both real estate and corporate matters. • Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training new staff to ensure consistent operational excellence and familiarity with real estate transaction processes. • Lead initiatives to digitize and optimize internal workflows for maximum efficiency, including document automation and electronic real estate file management. • Serve as the point person for office management needs—supplies, scheduling, and internal communications. • Support firm leadership with project management, planning, and execution of business development and growth initiatives in the real estate sector.