Strategic Legal Projects Lead — Remote & AI-Enabled

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Opportunity to lead strategic legal  

Engagement with advanced AI workflows

Collaboration with multidisciplinary

Job summary

Ladders, a leader in staffing, seeks a Strategic Project Lead with J.D./Legal expertise to guide complex, legal-focused initiatives from scoping through delivery. This remote role partners with legal experts and operations to translate requirements into actionable plans.

The position focuses on research, contract analysis, and building AI-enabled workflows to improve legal operations and project efficiency, while aligning with quality expectations across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree.
• Minimum 2 years in legal practice, research, or regulatory/compliance work.
• At least 2 years leading complex projects or operational workflows.
• Strong understanding of legal research and professional workflows.
• Proven ability to translate legal requirements into actionable project specifications.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Own legal-focused projects from scoping to delivery.
• Translate client requirements into clear project specifications.
• Establish project milestones and quality expectations.
• Coordinate legal research and contract analysis initiatives.
• Design and launch data pipelines for legal AI training.
• Lead cross-functional teams of legal experts and operations professionals.
• Prepare internal updates on project progress and performance.

Skills

Project leadership

Legal research

Communication

Organizational skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree

Job description

Ladders, a leader in staffing, seeks a Strategic Project Lead with J.D./Legal expertise to guide complex, legal-focused initiatives from scoping through delivery. This remote role partners with legal experts and operations to translate requirements into actionable plans.

The position focuses on research, contract analysis, and building AI-enabled workflows to improve legal operations and project efficiency, while aligning with quality expectations across multidisciplinary teams.