Legal Operations and Contracts Specialist

Legal Operations & Contracts Specialist

Edible Brands® was launched in 2022 to bring together powerful, purpose-led brands under one unified purpose: to enrich everyday life through celebration, nourishment, and wellness. Today, Edible Brands powers three bold and growing concepts across 700+ locations worldwide.

Our portfolio spans Edible Arrangements®, the iconic gifting brand; Rōti®, a Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual restaurant; edibles.com™, a trusted marketplace for low-dosage THC & CBD wellness products; and BerryDirect®, our robust supply chain infrastructure. Together, these brands are fueled by The Edible Way—a set of employee-driven values that keep us committed, collaborative, adaptable, results-driven, and always ready to celebrate.

The Big Picture

The Legal Operations & Contracts Specialist plays a central role in the day-to-day efficiency of the Edible Brands legal department. This position combines advanced paralegal expertise with hands-on administration of the company’s contract lifecycle management platform (Ironclad), broad contract support, and legal administrative functions. The ideal candidate is systems-minded, detail-oriented, and thrives as a trusted operational partner to attorneys and business stakeholders—keeping the legal department running smoothly while supporting high-quality contract execution across the organization.

Location: This position will work onsite out of our Corporate Office in Sandy Springs, GA Monday – Friday.

What that looks like day to day:

• Ironclad CLM Administration

• Serve as the primary system administrator for the Ironclad CLM platform, including configuration, workflow design, user provisioning, permissions management, and troubleshooting.
• Build, maintain, and optimize contract workflows, approval routing, playbooks, and automated notifications within Ironclad.
• Manage contract templates, clause libraries, and fallback language in coordination with legal counsel.
• Generate and analyze contract reporting, dashboards, and metrics to support business decisions and legal risk oversight.
• Lead user onboarding, training, and ongoing support for internal stakeholders across departments.
• Coordinate system upgrades, integrations with third-party tools (e.g., eSignature platforms, ERP), and liaise with Ironclad support and implementation partners.
• Develop and enforce contract management policies, naming conventions, metadata standards, and data integrity protocols.

• Contract Support & Paralegal Assistance

• Draft, review, and redline a broad range of commercial contracts including NDAs, vendor agreements, MSAs, SOWs, and partnership agreements under attorney supervision.
• Support the negotiation process by tracking redlines, version histories, and outstanding issues across multiple counterparties.
• Conduct legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or equivalent platforms; summarize findings for attorney review.
• Prepare and file corporate governance documents, regulatory filings, and entity maintenance records.
• Maintain matter management systems and coordinate with outside counsel on active legal matters as directed.

• General Legal Administration

• Manage the legal department’s document management system, ensuring accurate filing, version control, and retention compliance.
• Coordinate the legal department’s invoice review and outside counsel billing processes, including e-billing platform management.
• Support budget tracking, accrual reporting, and spend analysis for the legal department.
• Maintain legal entity records, corporate minute books, and registered agent information.
• Coordinate notarization, apostille, and execution logistics for legal documents.
• Assist with legal department projects, process improvement initiatives, and special assignments as directed by legal leadership.

What you bring:

• Required

• Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program strongly preferred. JD notrequired.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a legal operations, paralegal, or contracts specialist role, with extensive and demonstrable hands-on experience.
• 2+ years of demonstrated, hands-on experience administering a CLM platform; Ironclad strongly preferred. Experience with comparable platforms considered.
• Proven experience supporting commercial contracting, including drafting and redlining standard agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor agreements) under attorney supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint), Adobe Acrobat, and DocuSign or comparable eSignature tools.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact credibly with attorneys, executives, and business counterparts.
• High degree of discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment in handling confidential legal matters.

• Preferred

• Ironclad certification or completion of Ironclad’s administrator training program.
• Familiarity with NetSuite or similar enterprise platforms integrated with CLM.
• Background in a multi-brand, franchise, retail, or consumer-facing corporate legal department strongly preferred.
• Notary Public commission (or willingness to obtain).

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.