Legal Operations Associate

About the Role

Jerry is building the first app to manage all aspects of car ownership, which is currently a fragmented and complicated experience. Our legal team supports entity filings, IP protection, product reviews, consumer escalations, and audits. This role offers significant scope within a small, growing legal team. The successful candidate will run core legal operations and leverage AI and low-code tools to enhance efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Automation: Utilize AI and low-code tools to automate manual legal tasks and create self-running workflows.
• Legal and Regulatory Projects: Collaborate with Legal Counsel on legal research, contract reviews, and other substantive legal projects.
• Entity Compliance: Manage corporate entity compliance across the US and Canada, including handling annual reports and state requests.
• Brand Protection: Monitor Intellectual Property, identify infringements, and initiate cease-and-desist workflows.
• Consumer Escalations: Investigate complex escalations, identify root causes, recommend solutions, and develop compliance training materials.
• Product Compliance Reviews: Assess products and processes for compliance risks and user friction, and collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to implement fixes.
• Compliance Audits: Lead audits across operations and monitor high-risk areas.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Demonstrated interest in using AI and technology to improve work processes (e.g., through personal projects, tools, or automations).
• Proficiency in utilizing AI and low-code tools.
• Aptitude for owning projects from start to finish and independently solving complex problems.
• A proactive and meticulous approach to tasks, especially regulatory filings and audits.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to provide updates proactively and flag issues early.
• Comfort working with ambiguity and defining problems independently.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from an academically rigorous program with a record of high performance.
• A proven track record of owning projects and problem-solving independently, demonstrated through academic, work, or personal experiences.