Overview
Legal Systems & Operations Lead – Warrington or Carlisle
Legal Operations & Compliance Associate
About Us
The NTS Legal Team is more than contracts and compliance — we’re strategic partners to the NTS Executive, the Board, and business leaders across the organisation. We help unlock revenue, solve complex challenges with clear-headed solutions, and provide constructive challenge to protect our people, our business, and our mission.
If you thrive in a fast-moving environment, love variety, and enjoy getting things done, you’ll feel right at home here.
Your Mission
As our Legal Operations & Compliance Associate, you’ll be the beating heart of our legal function — the person who keeps everything running smoothly, efficiently, and intelligently.
You’ll be the first point of contact for legal queries, the coordinator behind our workflows, the guardian of compliance processes, and the champion for better, smarter systems. Think of yourself as both team glue and process engine.
What You’ll Own
Legal Workflow & Triage
- Act as the go‑to expert for new legal queries.
- Log, triage, and allocate matters using our Bronze/Silver/Gold model.
- Keep our pipeline flowing and provide insights using tools like Power BI.
- Identify opportunities for self‑service, automation, and smarter templates.
Legal & Regulatory Support
- Draft and review standard contracts, NDAs, and routine correspondence.
- Support governance, regulatory filings, and approval processes.
- Maintain and improve our playbooks, templates, and trackers.
External Firm Coordination
- Manage relationships with our legal suppliers and law firms.
- Track instructions, billing, and performance to ensure genuine value for money.
Team Operations & Administration
- Plan meetings, travel, training, and team engagement activities.
- Maintain our knowledge library and support budget management.
IT & Systems Innovation
- Help us make the most of legal tech and keep SharePoint running at its best.
- Work with IT and vendors to continuously improve our tools and processes.
Compliance & Ethics
- Support FOI requests and governance initiatives.
- Act as our Ethics Ambassador and Business Continuity Champion.
Strategy & Performance
- Contribute to team KPIs and operational goals.
- Provide data-driven insights to help the team work smarter and faster.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience or qualifications in legal operations (law firm or in-house welcome).
- Exceptional organisation, attention to detail, and follow‑through.
- Discretion and sound judgement when handling sensitive matters.
- Tech confidence with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SAGE, DocuSign — and curiosity about AI tools.
- A proactive, energetic mindset and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
- Willingness to ask questions, challenge constructively, and find better ways to work.
Our Culture
- Freedom: We trust you to deliver.
- Helpfulness: We collaborate and support each other.
- Drive: Be confident, be curious, be innovative.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a high‑performing legal team where no two days look the same — and where your ideas, energy, and organisation will make a real difference.
Bring your curiosity, your eye for detail, and your drive.
We’ll give you the freedom to shine.
The company
We are the leading global provider of safe, secure and reliable nuclear transport solutions that make the world safer and more sustainable.
As part of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, we support the largest environmental restoration programme in Europe, and we use our specialist transport and logistics expertise to help customers and partners around the world solve their own complex challenges.
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