Legal & Contract Specialist

Lightedge•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

Lightedge is hiring a Legal & Contract Specialist to support its Legal team at an enterprise-grade cloud services and colocation company. The specialist will work closely with the General Counsel and Commercial Counsel in a hands-on role that combines contract work, real estate support, corporate and transaction assistance, dispute support, and legal technology management. The role is suited to someone who can work independently in a growing, fast-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 3–5 years of legal experience.
Demonstrated ability to independently review, draft, and revise contracts and legal agreements with limited supervision.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Law background preferred.
Experience in a law firm, in-house department, or related environment preferred.
Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) designation or Paralegal Certification from an accredited program is a plus.
Experience with legal document management and contract lifecycle management (CLM) preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve a contract database.
Draft, review, negotiate, and summarize commercial agreements, including technology transactions and real estate leases.
Serve as the point of contact for business teams such as sales and procurement on contract questions, guiding stakeholders from intake through signature.
Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and clause libraries.
Track contract obligations, renewal dates, and key milestones to support compliance and timely action.
Prepare lease abstracts and support leases, amendments, letters of intent, and construction and expansion agreements.
Track lease expiration terms, options, renewal deadlines, notices, surrender conditions, and other key obligations.
Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders on facility matters.
Assist with corporate maintenance, registered-agent matters, and entity housekeeping.
Assist with M&A diligence, closing checklists, and post-closing deliverables.
Support insurance renewals and compliance documentation.
Help the Legal Department respond to customer, vendor, and other dispute notices by gathering facts and records and coordinating follow-up with business teams.
Assist with demand letters, collections, bankruptcy tracking, investigations, and document preservation or litigation holds.
Select, implement, and manage legal technology systems, including SharePoint, LinkSquares (CLM), e-signature tools, and Salesforce.
Improve legal workflows, reporting, automation, and the Legal Department's use of AI.