Analyst, Legal Operations

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT xAI

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

We are seeking a skilled Legal Operations Analyst to enhance xAI's systems and operations by providing deep expertise in assessing and handling legal requests from government entities all over the world. In this role, you will process high-volume content-removal requests under local laws (hate speech, defamation, national security, data-privacy statutes) as well as productions of user information in response to legal process (subpoenas, court orders, warrants, MLAT requests, etc.).

You will leverage your expertise in legal operations, regulatory compliance, and content moderation to support both day-to-day execution and the optimization of AI-driven automation. You will collaborate with technical teams to design, train, and refine AI agents, curate high-quality training data from real cases, and build tools that scale operations while maintaining accuracy and speed. This role requires adaptability, strong analytical and risk-judgment skills, and a passion for driving innovation in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

• You will join on an on-call rotation, working closely with other members of Safety to provide timely responses to emergency requests and proactive referrals from all over the world.
• You will handle global legal information and content removal requests, including document intake and processing.
• Execute and quality-control complex content-removal and user-data-production cases across multiple jurisdictions while applying and interpreting platform policies shaped by evolving legal requirements.
• Serve as the go-to escalation point for ambiguous or high-risk legal requests, exercising sound judgment and ensuring compliance.
• Continuously improve AI agents that automate triage, initial decisioning, redaction, compliance checks, and response workflows.
• Create and maintain high-quality training datasets, evaluation rubrics, and feedback loops using real Legal Operations cases to enhance AI performance.
• Identify automation opportunities and collaborate with technical teams to build end-to-end workflows using automation tools.
• Measure and report on automation coverage, accuracy, risk reduction, and efficiency gains while training and upskilling the broader Legal Operations team.
• Analyze complex legal and compliance problems in partnership with legal stakeholders to ensure platform rules and regulatory requirements are followed.
• Interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on evolving instructions and regulatory changes, maintaining precision and adaptability in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
• You may represent X in witness testimony or other external engagements

• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in legal operations, trust & safety, content moderation, compliance, or e-discovery at a major technology or social media company.
• Demonstrated expertise in global content-removal processes and/or user-data production in response to legal requests (subpoenas, MLATs, court orders, and local law enforcement demands).
• Proficiency in reading and writing professional English with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Strong technical aptitude, including experience with prompt engineering, AI workflows, or automation tools in a regulated environment.
• Excellent reading comprehension and the ability to exercise autonomous judgment with limited or ambiguous data.
• Passion for technological advancements and using AI to amplify human expertise in legal and compliance processes.

• Relevant certification, license, or advanced training, specifically in areas such as: copyright, privacy laws, child safety, hate speech, incitement, harassment, or misinformation laws by region.
• Comfort with recording audio or video sessions for data collection.
• Familiarity with AI workflows in a technical setting.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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