Sandstone Names Jessica Nguyen President and Strategy Chief

Sandstone, an AI-native legal platform, has appointed Jessica Nguyen as President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer, effective March 9, 2026.

Sandstone, headquartered in New York, made the hire to strengthen its product development, go-to-market strategy, and community engagement for in-house legal departments. Nguyen brings over a decade of experience across legal operations at technology companies, including roles as Deputy General Counsel at Docusign, Chief Legal Officer at Lexion, and General Counsel at PayScale, along with four years as an attorney at Microsoft and four years of law firm experience.

This appointment signals Sandstone's push to grow its footprint among in-house legal teams, from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies, at a time when AI adoption in legal departments is accelerating.

Nguyen's Background

Nguyen most recently served as Deputy General Counsel for AI Innovation and Trust at Docusign, where she led legal strategy for AI products and governance. She also leads Contract Nerds, a legal community that Docusign acquired, which has grown into a widely used resource for in-house legal professionals.

Before Docusign, she held the Chief Legal Officer role at Lexion, a contract intelligence company. Earlier, she served as General Counsel at PayScale and spent four years as an attorney at Microsoft, where she gained direct experience managing legal operations at scale.

Nguyen also holds advisory board positions at several legal technology companies and communities, giving her broad visibility into the needs and pain points of the legal operations market.

Her Role at Sandstone

At Sandstone, Nguyen will oversee three core areas: guiding product development to align with client needs, leading the company's go-to-market strategy, and building a community space where in-house legal professionals can connect and discuss the future of legal operations.

Sandstone's platform is designed to automate intake, triage, contract redlines, and drafting, with the company claiming legal teams can deploy AI agents in under ten minutes. The platform connects individual legal workflows to broader business context, which Sandstone refers to as a "Legal Control Tower."

"Throughout my legal career at companies of various sizes and stages, I've lived the frustration of legal teams caused by fragmented tools and a lack of context holding back progress," said Nguyen. "I am joining Sandstone because we aren't just building another point solution or contract management tool; we are creating the 'Legal Control Tower' that finally empowers in-house legal departments to operate as strategic business partners with legal expertise."

Leadership Response

Nick Fleisher, CEO and Co-Founder of Sandstone, pointed to Nguyen's combination of operational experience and community credibility as the primary reasons behind the hire.

"Jessica's combination of in-house legal leadership, AI expertise, and deep commitment to the legal community makes her an ideal fit for Sandstone," said Fleisher. "She has lived the challenges our customers face and has been at the forefront of legal innovation for years. Jessica's ability to bridge product development, community building, and strategic vision will be instrumental as we continue to enable the first generation of AI-native legal departments."

Fleisher's comments reflect Sandstone's strategy of building its product alongside practitioners who have direct in-house legal experience rather than hiring executives from outside the legal industry.

Market Context

The in-house legal market has increasingly turned to software platforms to reduce time spent on administrative and process work. Legal teams at many organizations report that fragmented tools, lack of shared context, and manual workflows slow down their ability to act as strategic advisors to the business.

Sandstone's platform targets this gap by connecting legal workflows to business context, allowing teams to automate repetitive tasks. Nguyen's appointment follows a broader industry trend of legal tech companies hiring operators with firsthand in-house experience to shape product direction and build credibility with buyers.

Her network and reputation within the in-house legal community, including her leadership of Contract Nerds, are expected to support Sandstone's community-building efforts and expand its reach among legal operations professionals.

About Sandstone

Sandstone is an AI-native platform built for in-house legal teams. The platform connects legal workflows to business context and enables teams to deploy AI agents to automate intake, triage, first-pass contract redlines, and drafting. Sandstone is headquartered in New York.