VP Legal Operations

Job Description:

Our client, a Data Infrastructure and Analytics firm, is revolutionizing risk management and fraud detection within the construction and insurance ecosystem. Their platform leverages workers' compensation, general liability, and motor vehicle accident data — combined with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and advanced machine-learning models — to help carriers, contractors, and defense counsel identify fraudulent claims, high-risk sites, and claimant networks.

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As the company scales its partnerships with insurers, contractors, and legal teams, it is seeking a Vice President of Legal Operations to design and lead the buildout of a world-class legal, compliance, and claims infrastructure supporting complex litigation workflows, data partnerships, and enterprise expansion.

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Key Responsibilities

Legal Strategy & Operations

• Partner with executive leadership and defense counsel to define and execute the organization’s legal operations roadmap.
• Build scalable systems to track claims, depositions, motions, and litigation outcomes across the company’s platform.
• Develop and implement playbooks, templates, and workflows for subpoenas, fraud reporting, and motion practice.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management for insurer, subcontractor, and data-provider agreements.

Claims & Litigation Support

• Translate fraud analytics and risk insights into actionable litigation strategies for carrier and counsel partners.
• Standardize discovery, subpoena response, and motion drafting workflows to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with New York civil court procedures and insurance regulatory frameworks.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain compliance with state and federal data privacy laws (HIPAA, NY DFS, GDPR, as applicable).
• Oversee frameworks related to workers’ compensation, general liability, and subcontractor insurance.
• Anticipate and mitigate regulatory and litigation risks associated with data ingestion, analytics, and claims processing.

Team Leadership

• Build and lead a scalable legal operations team focused on process efficiency and cost optimization.
• Manage outside counsel and vendor partnerships, ensuring alignment, quality, and value.
• Establish and track KPIs to measure legal team effectiveness and report leadership insights.

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Candidate Profile

Seniority

• 3+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate law, or insurance defense (ideally 4–5+ years).

Work Experience

• Practicing lawyer experience at a high-growth startup or law firm within relevant industries.
• Familiarity with highly regulated sectors (e.g., medtech, cybersecurity, data brokerage, consumer reporting).
• Excited to apply legal expertise in a client-facing, operational, and product development capacity.
• Open to candidates with litigation experience.

Education

• JD and an active New York Bar membership are required.

Hard Skills

• Strong working knowledge of state and federal labor laws.
• Familiarity with PII management and data privacy regulations.

Soft Skills

• Innovative and process-driven mindset — able to balance strategy with execution.
• Entrepreneurial and analytical approach, thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Ability to design scalable systems and legal processes with minimal risk.

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Why Join:

This is a rare opportunity to join a mission-driven, AI-powered company transforming how the insurance and construction industries fight fraud. The ideal candidate will shape the future of legal operations while working alongside data scientists, engineers, and litigators on the forefront of applied legal technology.