20 hours/week
Flexible talent, scaling with need
High-caliber expertise
Legal Ops, Process Optimization, E-Billing, etc.
Adam Nace
Head of Legal Operations at OpenAI
“The legal professionals we've hired through Legal.io are consistently top-tier, and the speed at which the team operates matches the pace of our business at a time of hypergrowth.”
As OpenAI rapidly scaled, its fluctuating legal needs outpaced the capacity of the in-house team, requiring them to bolster their legal operations function. Budget constraints prevented full-time hires, and the team required flexibility to evaluate and refine how best to scale their legal operations before committing to permanent roles. The company's hybrid work policy, requiring Bay Area presence, further added complexity to finding suitable talent.
OpenAI partnered with Legal.io to leverage its vast network of legal professionals. Legal.io identified and placed a legal operations professional with the necessary expertise, location compatibility, and ability to adapt to OpenAI's fluctuating needs. By providing a flexible staffing solution, Legal.io enabled OpenAI to test and refine its approach to scaling legal operations without committing to a full-time hire.
The initial placement proved so successful that OpenAI expanded its partnership with Legal.io to bring on additional legal operations professionals. This flexible approach allowed OpenAI to manage its growing legal needs effectively while maintaining budgetary and operational efficiency.
OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research and deployment company committed to advancing AI to benefit humanity. As one of the fastest-growing companies globally, OpenAI constantly innovates while navigating complex legal and operational challenges.
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