Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aligned Labs is an expert-powered data and evaluation platform supporting research at leading AI companies. The Director, Legal AI Programs will lead large-scale legal projects, translate client goals into structured AI evaluation work, oversee attorney and legal expert operations, manage client relationships, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with our CEO and COO to continuously improve the strategy for our AI client relationships, client projects, and expert operations
• Work with teams at leading AI companies to understand their goals for legal capabilities, and translate those goals into well-structured projects
• Determine the task types and review process each project needs to succeed
• Own large-scale client engagements from kickoff through final delivery, defining scope, timelines, and success metrics
• Serve as the primary client contact for regular updates, strategic reviews, and issue resolution
• Define expert profiles and sourcing requirements for each project
• Design onboarding processes and ongoing training to ensure consistent quality
• Confidently evaluate credentials and provide feedback to leading attorneys across private practice, government, and academia
• Identify which experts are strong enough to review the work of their peers, and promote them to reviewers
• Calibrate reviewers so standards hold consistently across the project
• Audit expert and reviewer deliverables and implement improvements to drive better outcomes
• Accurately track and report on key performance metrics

Skills

• This is a full-time role for an experienced US-licensed attorney
• It is not an in-house counsel position and does not require previous experience working in AI
• The ideal candidate is an experienced litigator or appellate lawyer
• Exceptional attorneys from other practice areas should also apply
• You have a JD, are admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, and have 5+ years of serious practice experience
• Your experience is current, not something you did long ago
• You handle high volume without letting quality slip or things sit
• You're comfortable moving fast across a lot of moving parts
• You have supervised other attorneys, led case teams, or run your own practice, with direct ownership of client or senior-stakeholder relationships
• You become the preferred partner for every client you work with
• You have high integrity, go above and beyond, communicate exceptionally, and make every client's job easier than before they met you
• You already use AI tools in your own work, and you're comfortable working in Excel or Google Sheets
• You're comfortable tracking performance metrics, identifying trends, and using data-driven insights to make decisions
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience working with a high degree of autonomy

Benefits

• Employee profit sharing. We're cash-flow positive with strong revenue, so this is a real economic stake.
• Healthcare benefits
• Fully remote work with flexible hours
• Significant growth opportunity and influence as an early team member
• Mentorship from experienced founders
• Direct exposure to cutting-edge AI companies and research

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