Legal Operations Associate — AI & Automation

Jerry; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jerry.ai is seeking a proactive Legal Operations professional to own core legal operations across the US and Canada. You will drive end-to-end projects, automate repetitive tasks using AI and low-code tools, and ensure filings, audits, and IP protections are handled with precision.

The role combines law, technology, and operational efficiency in a startup environment, reporting to the Legal Counsel and working closely with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Automation: Use AI and low-code tools to replace manual legal tasks with workflows that run on their own.
• Legal and regulatory projects: Work with our Legal Counsel on legal research, contract reviews, and other substantive projects as new questions come up.
• Entity compliance: Keep Jerry’s corporate entities in good standing across the US and Canada, handling annual reports and state requests end to end on your own.
• Brand protection: Monitor Jerry’s intellectual property, find infringements, and initiate cease-and-desist workflows.
• Consumer escalations: Investigate complex escalations to their root cause, recommend fixes, and turn recurring issues into compliance training for teams across the company.
• Product compliance reviews: Review products and processes for compliance risk and user friction, then work with Engineering and Product to fix the underlying issue.
• Compliance audits: Lead audits across operations and keep watch on the highest-risk areas between them.

Job description

Jerry.ai is seeking a proactive Legal Operations professional to own core legal operations across the US and Canada. You will drive end-to-end projects, automate repetitive tasks using AI and low-code tools, and ensure filings, audits, and IP protections are handled with precision.

The role combines law, technology, and operational efficiency in a startup environment, reporting to the Legal Counsel and working closely with cross-functional teams.