Legal & Compliance Specialist – Auto Retail

KPA is the leading provider of compliance and risk mitigation solutions in the automotive industry, with a national clientele of approximately 15,000 dealerships and service centers. The Automotive Retail Legal & Compliance Specialist supports KPA by strengthening and advancing the company’s federal and 50-state compliance capabilities for Advertising, Sales, and Finance & Insurance (ASFI).

Reporting to the Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, this strategic individual contributor partners closely with the National Sr. Director of ASFI and the Director of Legal Affairs to monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, maintain and enhance compliance guidance, strengthen consultant enablement, and support the continued evolution of KPA’s AI-enabled compliance capabilities.

The role combines legal and regulatory research, compliance analysis, knowledge management, consultant enablement, and AI-assisted innovation to ensure KPA’s compliance methodologies, guidance, and resources remain industry-leading while continuing to evolve with changing laws, regulations, and technology.

Support and strengthen KPA’s leadership in automotive retail compliance by:

• Monitoring and interpreting federal and state legal and regulatory developments affecting Advertising, Sales, and F&I;
• Maintaining, enhancing, and expanding KPA’s 50-state compliance guidance and knowledge resources;
• Supporting ASF consultants through practical compliance tools, standardized review methodologies, and knowledge assets;
• Supporting advertising review operations and regulatory inquiries; and
• Leveraging AI to enhance compliance research, reporting, knowledge management, and consultant productivity.

• Monitor federal and state legislation, regulations, agency guidance, enforcement actions, and significant court decisions affecting Automotive Advertising, Sales, and F&I;
• Research and interpret legal and regulatory requirements impacting automotive retailers;
• Evaluate legal and regulatory developments and provide practical implementation guidance for internal teams and clients;
• Maintain current knowledge of state-specific automotive retail laws and consumer protection requirements;
• Support Legal Affairs by maintaining consistent legal and regulatory interpretations across KPA’s consulting services, compliance resources, and solutions; and
• Contribute to the continued refinement of KPA’s federal and 50-state regulatory monitoring and analysis processes.

• Maintain, enhance, and expand KPA’s 50-state compliance libraries, regulatory matrices, state summaries, decision trees, reference guides, FAQs, and implementation guidance;
• Refine standardized compliance methodologies and interpretations that promote consistency across consulting engagements;
• Translate complex legal and regulatory concepts into practical operational guidance for consultants and clients;
• Maintain and enhance client-facing educational materials, compliance alerts, and regulatory communications; and
• Identify emerging trends and opportunities to further strengthen KPA’s compliance content and proprietary knowledge assets.

• Support the Director of Regulatory Affairs in managing and advancing KPA’s services and related consumer protection compliance initiatives;
• Maintain and further enhance standardized methodologies for Advertising, Sales, and F&I compliance assessments;
• Refine review checklists, playbooks, examples, and reporting guidance used by ASF consultants;
• Support the continued enhancement of AI-assisted report-generation workflows while preserving professional judgment and editorial review;
• Analyze recurring compliance…