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Fora Travel · 2 days ago

Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $110K/yr

3+ years exp

Fora Travel is a modern travel agency that empowers travel enthusiasts to become successful travel advisors. They are seeking a Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist to manage the full contract lifecycle, streamline legal processes, and ensure agreements are clear and efficient.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and revise partnership agreements and a wide range of additional commercial agreements (vendor agreements, service agreements, NDAs, SaaS/MSA, SOWs, amendments), ensuring consistency with company standards

Identify risks, propose contract edits, and provide practical recommendations

Maintain, update, and improve contract templates and clause libraries

Own the end-to-end execution process: steer contracts through internal systems and coordinate input from various teams, redlining, approvals, signatures, and archiving

Manage the contract repository and build out a new contract management system

Track key dates, renewal terms, obligations, and compliance requirements

Build, refine, and document internal contract workflows to increase efficiency

Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams (Finance, Sales & Marketing, Partners, Business Ops and Advisor Experience) on contract-related questions

Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure timely deal execution

Support Legal with research, compliance tasks, and special projects

Help implement scalable processes and systems to support company growth

Identify operational bottlenecks and propose improvements to workflows and documentation

Create dashboards, trackers, or lightweight systems to keep deals moving efficiently

Contribute to policy development, knowledge bases, and internal training materials

Qualification

Contract DraftingContract Lifecycle ManagementLegal OperationsMicrosoft Office SuiteAttention to DetailProcess ImprovementCommunication SkillsProject Management

Required

3–7+ years of experience in contracts administration/paralegal role in in-house corporate legal department and/or large law firm creating, reviewing or administering contracts, or a similar role

Experience drafting, redlining, comparing and negotiating contracts

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Experience with contract lifecycle management tools and document management systems

Excellent attention to detail and organization; able to manage cross-functional projects and multiple workflows simultaneously

Strong sense of ownership with ability to anticipate needs and execute autonomously

Strong written and verbal communications skills; able to interact professionally with business leaders and external partners

Bachelor's degree in a law, business, finance, or related field

Authorized to work in the U.S., and available to work in person at our office in Lower Manhattan 4 days/week