Legal Ai Specialist

Role Overview

The AI Engineer is responsible for managing the firm's AI platforms, driving AI strategy, and collaborating with legal professionals to design, implement, and promote AI-enhanced workflows. The position combines hands-on solution development, change management, and strategic planning to support the firm’s goal of responsible, innovative AI adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary expert and system administrator for legal AI platforms, configuring, maintaining, and evaluating AI technologies for relevance and capability.
• Develop and prioritize high-impact AI use cases aligned with strategic goals, translating legal and operational needs into practical, scalable solutions.
• Design, develop, and document AI workflows, prompts, automated agents, templates, and reusable components, ensuring integration into existing legal processes.
• Collaborate with attorneys and stakeholders to refine AI-assisted workflows, scale successful implementations, and share best practices across departments.
• Deliver training sessions, workshops, and educational resources to promote understanding and responsible use of AI tools among legal staff.
• Lead change-management initiatives to foster a culture of innovation, curiosity, and disciplined experimentation while ensuring adherence to ethical standards and firm policies.
• Monitor AI platform performance, user engagement, and solution effectiveness;
  prepare reports for executive review and improvement recommendations.
• Manage relationships with AI technology vendors, coordinating product updates, resolving issues, and recommending enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with legal, ethical, regulatory, and confidentiality standards governing AI usage, including ongoing education on AI risks and limitations.

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required;
  advanced degree or legal J.D. preferred.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in legal technology, AI implementation, legal operations, or related fields within law firms or legal tech companies.
• Proven experience working with sophisticated legal environments, including Am Law 50/100 firms or equivalent organizations.
• Strong understanding of AI platforms, legal workflows, and enterprise technology systems (e.G., document management, case management, workflow automation).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for legal audiences.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience in legal innovation, knowledge management, or legal process optimization.
• Familiarity with AI and NLP tools, platforms such as LLMs, GPT-based systems, or other generative AI solutions.
• Prior involvement in change management initiatives within professional service organizations.
• Knowledge of legal data security, confidentiality protocols, and regulatory considerations.

Core Technical Skills

• AI platforms: generative AI, machine learning models, NLP, LLMs (e.G., GPT, BERT).
• Legal workflows and process automation tools.
• Document management, case management, and legal technology integrations.
• Data governance, security standards, and compliance protocols.
• Familiarity with vendor management and technical troubleshooting.

Career Impact

This role offers the chance to shape the firm’s AI-driven legal services, impacting operational efficiencies, legal service delivery, and technological innovation at a strategic level.