Strategic Legal AI Pilot Lead

Coinscapture; United States, Northern America, Americas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen's Strategic Project Management team seeks a Strategic Project Lead - Legal to run strategic legal pilots and research projects for legal AI model training and evaluation, from initial scoping through to operationalization.

This hands-on role bridges customer objectives, legal expertise, and Appen's global delivery capability, coordinating with researchers, customers, and attorneys to scale pilots into programs that meet defined standards for quality and cost.

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent law degree, with 2+ years in private practice, in-house, legal research, or regulatory and compliance work.
• 2+ years leading complex projects, operational workflows, or subject-matter initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills when working with attorneys, legal experts, researchers, and customers.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Run strategic legal pilots and research projects for legal AI model training and evaluation from scoping to operationalization.
• Bridge customer objectives, legal expertise, and Appen's global delivery capability.
• Establish workflows, expert requirements, quality standards, and an operational blueprint for scalable programs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Legal research

Project leadership

Regulatory/compliance

Education

JD or equivalent law degree

Job description

Appen's Strategic Project Management team seeks a Strategic Project Lead - Legal to run strategic legal pilots and research projects for legal AI model training and evaluation, from initial scoping through to operationalization.

This hands-on role bridges customer objectives, legal expertise, and Appen's global delivery capability, coordinating with researchers, customers, and attorneys to scale pilots into programs that meet defined standards for quality and cost.