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24-Mag•New York, NY

4d•Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a full-time opportunity for an experienced legal professional with strong project leadership, legal-domain expertise, stakeholder management, data operations, and human-data workflow experience to lead complex initiatives supporting advanced AI organisations and legal-focused data projects. The role combines legal expertise with end-to-end project execution. The successful candidate will translate ambiguous customer requirements into clear project specifications, design and improve legal-domain workflows, coordinate Operations and Legal subject-matter experts, manage delivery milestones, and maintain direct communication with senior stakeholders. A JD or equivalent law degree is required.

Requirements

JD or equivalent law degree required
2+ years of experience in legal practice, legal research, regulatory/compliance, or a related field
2+ years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or legal-related initiatives
Strong legal-domain knowledge and project-management skills
Demonstrated ability to manage projects from ambiguity through delivery
Strong stakeholder-management and cross-functional coordination skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to work effectively with attorneys and senior Legal professionals
Strong attention to detail, ownership, urgency, and operational discipline

Nice To Haves

Experience with legal research, contract analysis, litigation, or regulatory/compliance work is valuable
Experience with legal, technical, or data-intensive projects is advantageous
Familiarity with AI/ML organisations, data annotation, evaluation workflows, or human-in-the-loop systems is beneficial

Responsibilities

Own complex projects from scoping through execution and final delivery
Translate strategic objectives and customer requirements into structured project plans
Define workstreams, milestones, dependencies, quality standards, and deliverables
Design workflows for legal research, contract analysis, litigation, regulatory, and compliance-related tasks
Resolve blockers quickly and maintain delivery momentum
Design and refine legal-domain data pipelines and human-data workflows
Coordinate expert-driven annotation, review, and evaluation processes
Improve workflow efficiency, scalability, and operational reliability
Establish quality-control and review procedures
Identify bottlenecks and implement practical process improvements
Work closely with attorneys, senior Legal experts, Operations teams, and project leads
Own client communication across scope, quality, timing, progress, and risk
Align contributors around clear responsibilities and execution expectations
Provide concise updates, feedback, and next steps
Support rapid deployment of expert teams for new project needs
Support projects involving AI training, evaluation, and human-generated legal data
Translate customer objectives into scalable operational systems
Apply legal-domain judgement to project specifications and evaluation criteria
Maintain strong execution across legal, operational, and technical workstreams
Improve workflows supporting complex AI and data initiatives