Legal Manager at Little Sprouts – Lawrence, Massachusetts
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About This Position
Title: Legal Manager
Department: Legal
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Supervisory Position: Yes
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Hybrid/Lawrence MA
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Babilou Family US is part of the global Babilou Family network and brings a local, community-focused approach to early childhood education through our Little Sprouts, Building Blocks, and Heartworks schools. We are looking for a proactive and collaborative team member who will support our mission and contribute meaningfully to this role and is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and operations of the business applications stack. You are the in-house expert, responsible for architecting, implementing and managing processes and systems, often times bridging newly acquired assets and existing practices. You are able to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic environment, developing processes and implementing systems from scratch. Each business application will generate world-class reports that drive world-class results. You are hands-on and detail-oriented, as you will interact with various departments and external groups to achieve shared objectives. Empowering this growing organization through next generation technology.
Our work is guided by our educational approach, Sustainable Education®, which bridges research and daily practice to help children thrive and lay the foundation for lifelong learning. We’re in what we like to call the science of children. Everything we do is rooted in research about how young minds grow—how they learn, connect, and build the skills that last a lifetime. We also lead our HONOR values: Humility, Open-Mindedness, Nurture, Ownership, and Recognition. This guiding framework fosters an environment where educators, children, families, and partners feel valued, empowered, and inspired to grow.
- Manage and oversee all legal compliance. We operate in a highly regulated industry across four states. We also intend to double in size in the next 2-3 years and expand our footprint within the US. We also have a complex legal entity organizational structure owned by a parent Company based in Europe. The goal will be to ensure legal compliance in all areas as if we were a publicly traded company operating in an international market.
- Collaboration cross functional and with shareholders. This role partners closely with executive leadership and department heads to ensure the company operates within legal and regulatory requirements while enabling business growth. Ideal candidates for the position will exhibit strong business judgment, and the ability to manage both internal stakeholders and external counsel.
- Manage day-to-day legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, to risk management.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of agreements including vendor, customer, licensing, NDAs, and partnership contracts.
- Support corporate governance activities, including board materials, resolutions, entity management, and regulatory filings.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations relevant to the organization’s operations.
- Partner with finance, HR, operations, and executive leadership on legal risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Manage relationships with external legal counsel; oversee legal budgets and ensure cost-effective use of outside resources.
- Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, procedures, and contract templates to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Support employment-related legal matters, including policy review, investigations, and coordination with HR.
- Assist with mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other strategic transactions as needed.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments that may impact the organization and proactively advise leadership.
- Maintain organized legal records and ensure timely execution and retention of agreements.
- Perform other job-related duties or tasks as assigned.
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school or equivalent combination of legal education and relevant experience.
- 5–10 years of legal experience, preferably a mix of law firm and in-house roles.
- Strong experience in contract drafting and negotiation; familiarity with corporate and commercial law.
- Working knowledge of compliance, risk management, and corporate governance best practices.
- Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.
- Ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
- In-house legal experience within a regulated industry (e.g., healthcare, education, financial services, SaaS).
- Experience supporting multi-state operations.
- Familiarity with contract management systems and legal operations tools.
- Prior people or project management experience.
- Spend extended periods standing, walking, on your feet, along with regular computer / desk work.
- Work in environments where children, families, and staff are present.
- Travel locally up to 50% of the time
- Travel across our schools and home office as well as potential new sites and M&A targets up to 50% of the time
- Travel internationally up to 10% of the time
- Health benefits are available upon start date.
- Free Subscription to First Stop Health; receive ongoing care from doctors and prescribers through easy telehealth services.
- Up to 75% discount on your child's tuition (Option for the initial $5,000 of tuition to be taken out of your paycheck before taxes through payroll deductions.)
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
- 401k with company match.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Career advancement and coaching.
- Additional Paid Time off and Holidays.
- Referral Program.
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$85,000 - $100,000 a year