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About the Role
Job Title: Strategic Project Lead, J.D./Legal Expertise Your Role As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL) — Law & Legal, you will own end-to-end execution for projects with our top AI Lab customers, with a strong focus on legal and law-related work. You will translate customer needs into clear project specifications, design and launch domain-specific data pipelines, and align Operations and Legal experts to deliver quickly and at a high quality.
What You'll Do
- Own projects end to end, from pipeline framing and scoping through execution and delivery.
- Translate customer needs into clear, actionable project specifications for Legal workflows.
- Design and continuously improve domain-specific pipelines for usability, accuracy, quality, and scalability.
- Align Operations and Legal domain experts for rapid deployment.
- Set delivery milestones and drive a tight execution cadence.
- Own client communication, keeping it clear, direct, and consistent.
- Manage Legal domain experts and project leads to ensure quality and delivery.
- Provide daily internal updates with progress, blockers, and explicit next steps.
You're a Good Fit If You
- Required skills: Leadership & Team Management, Data Operations, Human Data
- JD (Juris Doctor) or equivalent law degree required.
- 2+ years of professional experience in legal practice, legal research, regulatory/compliance, or a related field.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly when working with attorneys and senior Legal experts.
- Strong ownership, urgency, and attention to detail.
- Startup and entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward execution.
- 2+ years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or legal-related initiatives.
- Ability to turn ambiguous customer requirements into clear plans and execute rapidly.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.
Role Highlights
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