Senior Legal Contracts Specialist

Lifted is the first talent, country, and contract-agnostic contingent workforce management solution, giving enterprises a unified way to source, contract, manage, and pay any type of contingent talent, anywhere in the world. Today, contingent work runs through fragmented systems and providers, creating inefficiency, compliance risks, and limited visibility. We’re here to change that. By combining technology and global services into one seamless solution, we help enterprises hire faster, operate with confidence, and gain live visibility across all external talent.

As a Sr Legal Contracts Specialist
, you’ll play a key role in Lifted day-to-day operations, handling a high volume of contracts and legal requests. You’ll review redline, and route agreements within frameworks approved by Upwork Inc. Legal. You’ll act as the first line of legal support for standard agreements, helping move deals quickly and consistently, and ensuring seamless coordination with the Upwork Inc. Legal team for escalations.

This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role for someone who values accuracy, efficiency, and scalable processes.

• Review, redline, and process NDAs, client and vendor agreements, and marketing content/copy within pre‑approved frameworks and playbooks.
• Serve as the first‑tier contact for legal requests from internal teams, managing intake and triage of high‑volume workflows.
• Escalate items outside approved frameworks to Upwork Inc. Legal with relevant summaries and context to enable faster review.
• Partner closely with Upwork Inc. Legal to help maintain and improve contract playbooks, templates, and operational processes.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with internal functions to ensure timely contract execution.
• Maintain and continuously update clause & content libraries, templates, and other pre‑approved content.
• Support tracking and reporting of key Legal Ops metrics such as contract volume, turnaround time, and escalation trends.
• Contribute to legal enablement initiatives, including FAQs, internal guidance, and training documentation.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that enhance efficiency and consistency across the legal workflow.

• 3+ years of experience as a paralegal, contracts administrator, or legal operations professional.
• Proven experience managing a high volume of contracts or legal tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience in staffing, EOR, or contingent workforce environments
• Strong redlining and drafting skills, with comfort applying templates and playbooks.
• Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail under tight timelines.
• Clear and concise communication skills; able to summarize complex issues for non‑legal stakeholders.
• Comfortable managing multiple requests simultaneously and knowing when to upscale.
• Familiarity with contract management or workflow tools (Ironclad).
• Experience working directly with sales & operational teams.
• Experience in staffing, EOR, or professional services organizations preferred.

• Experience supporting framework‑or playbook‑based legal operations.
• Strong documentation habits and process improvement mindset.
• Enthusiasm for automation, scalability, and continuous improvement in legal workflows.
• Calm, resourceful, and precise—even when volume spikes and timelines tighten.

Our Mission:
Unify contingent work. Elevate how it gets done. This isn’t just a promise to clients, it’s how we work ry feature we build, every client interaction we have, and every team decision we make is a chance to reduce fragmentation and set a new standard for efficiency, quality, and impact. We’re not just building technology, we’re building the new standard for how enterprise companies engage talent.

You’re motivated by ambitious goals, ready to do what it takes to win, boldly curious in asking questions and exploring better ways forward, and dedicated to following through on your commitments. You’ll thrive here if you raise the bar for yourself and others, collaborate across teams, and help others succeed so we can achieve our…