Remote | Strategic Project Lead, J.D./Legal Expertise - $400,000-$550,000/year

Remote | Strategic Project Lead, J.D./Legal Expertise - $400,000-$550,000/year We are sharing a specialised full-time remote opportunity for an experienced Strategic Project Lead with a strong legal background and expertise in legal operations, complex project management, data pipelines, and cross-functional leadership to oversee sophisticated legal AI training and evaluation initiatives. The selected professional will take end-to-end ownership of strategic projects involving legal domain expertise, human data operations, and advanced AI workflows. The role combines practical legal knowledge with operational leadership, client engagement, and structured project execution to translate complex legal requirements into scalable, high-quality data pipelines. The successful candidate will coordinate legal specialists, project leads, and operational teams while maintaining clear delivery priorities, evaluation standards, and stakeholder communication. Key Responsibilities Strategic Legal Project Leadership • Own legal-focused projects from initial scoping and pipeline planning through execution and final delivery. • Translate complex client requirements into clear project specifications, objectives, and executable workflows. • Establish project milestones, operational priorities, and quality expectations. • Coordinate complex initiatives involving legal research, contract analysis, regulatory matters, and related workflows. • Maintain accountability for project progress, deliverable quality, and timely execution. Legal Data Pipeline Design & Optimisation • Design and launch domain-specific data pipelines supporting legal AI training and evaluation. • Translate legal requirements into structured data collection, annotation, review, and validation processes. • Improve pipeline usability, accuracy, quality, efficiency, and scalability. • Identify opportunities to strengthen data processing workflows and quality assurance procedures. • Collaborate with technical and operational teams to maintain reliable legal data evaluation systems. Legal Expert & Cross-Functional Team Management • Lead and coordinate legal domain experts, attorneys, project leads, and operations professionals. • Align specialist expertise with project requirements, evaluation guidelines, and delivery milestones. • Define team priorities, responsibilities, and expected work products. • Monitor the quality and consistency of legal research, analysis, and evaluation deliverables. • Facilitate effective collaboration between legal professionals, technical teams, and operational stakeholders. Client Engagement & Delivery Management • Serve as a key point of coordination for client requirements, project progress, and delivery expectations. • Clarify legal and operational requirements and translate them into practical implementation plans. • Manage project timelines, dependencies, stakeholder communication, and delivery priorities. • Collaborate with senior legal experts and multidisciplinary teams to resolve complex project questions. • Maintain direct, consistent, and professional communication throughout project execution. Operational Reporting & Continuous Improvement • Prepare regular internal updates covering progress, outstanding issues, and explicit next steps. • Track operational performance against project milestones and established quality standards. • Identify workflow bottlenecks and coordinate improvements to project execution. • Develop recommendations to strengthen legal data operations, expert coordination, and delivery efficiency. • Support continuous improvement of reporting, evaluation processes, and operational performance. Ideal Profile • Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree is required. • At least 2 years of professional experience in legal practice, legal research, regulatory/compliance work, or a related field. • At least 2 years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or legal-related initiatives. • Strong understanding of legal research, legal operations, and professional legal workflows. • Experience managing complex projects from initial planning through execution and delivery. • Demonstrated ability to translate legal and client requirements into clear project specifications. • Strong organisational skills and experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and deliverables. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Experience collaborating with attorneys, senior legal professionals, and multidisciplinary teams. • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving legal specialists and operational contributors. • Strong analytical reasoning, professional judgement, and attention to detail. • Demonstrated ownership of project quality, operational priorities, and delivery timelines. • Ability to establish milestones, manage dependencies, and maintain consistent execution standards. • Experience working with evolving client requirements and complex operational challenges. • Strong problem-solving skills and an execution-focused approach to project leadership. • Familiarity with legal research, contract analysis, litigation, regulatory compliance, or other specialised legal workflows. • Experience managing legal, technical, or data-intensive projects is advantageous. • Previous experience with AI/ML organisations, AI laboratories, or advanced technology projects is preferred. • Familiarity with legal data annotation, AI model evaluation, or structured legal review processes is beneficial. • Understanding of data pipelines, quality assurance, and specialist-driven data operations is advantageous. • Exposure to human-in-the-loop workflows and AI training processes is preferred. • Strong stakeholder management capabilities, particularly when engaging with senior legal experts. • Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments with changing requirements. • An entrepreneurial, adaptable, and proactive approach to operational leadership. Engagement Details • Engagement Type: Full-time • Work Arrangement: Fully remote • Compensation: $400,000-$550,000/year • 1 available opening • Required Education: J.D. or equivalent law degree. • Professional Experience: At least 2 years in legal practice, legal research, regulatory/compliance work, or a related discipline. • Leadership Experience: At least 2 years managing complex projects, operational workflows, or legal-related initiatives. • Professional Focus: Strategic legal project leadership, legal data operations, and AI training initiatives. • Domain Focus: Legal research, contract analysis, litigation, regulatory compliance, and complex legal workflows. • Technical Focus: Data pipeline design, human-in-the-loop operations, quality assurance, and scalable evaluation processes. • Leadership Focus: Legal expert management, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder communication, and project delivery. • Responsibilities will include defining legal project specifications, designing data workflows, coordinating specialist teams, and managing execution. • Assignments may involve legal data evaluation, expert coordination, operational workflow development, and quality improvement. • Deliverables will include project plans, documented specifications, operational updates, quality-controlled outputs, and completed project milestones. • Experience with AI/ML organisations, legal data annotation, or evaluation-focused projects is particularly relevant. • Strong legal domain understanding, operational ownership, and clear professional communication are important for successful performance.