Legal Engineer

A leading law firm is looking to hire a proactive and driven legal engineer for a permanent, full-time position. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified lawyer (PQE 4 years +) to work between the innovation and practice teams, helping lawyers to get the best out of new legal technology and innovation tools.

Main Responsibilities

• Designing and building AI-enabled workflows.
• Working closely with the wider innovation team, contributing to firm-wide technology adoptions.
• Acting as SME on using AI to solve legal problems, including matter management, knowledge retrieval and contract review.
• Supporting lawyers in adopting the right tools for the right tasks.
• Organising and leading regular sessions to keep staff updated on emerging legal technology and AI tools.
• Working closely with partners and knowledge lawyers to gain an understanding of how matters are run.
• Identifying areas where legal AI and technology could add value.
• Managing the innovation and AI roadmap and responsible AI governance
• Representing the firm at events.
• Diagnosing pain points in legal workflows and identify practical solutions.
• Leading the delivery of AI and innovation initiatives.

Main experience and skills required:

• 4 Years PQE.
• Strong experience in Disputes or Transactions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Experience of identifying and effectively implementing improvements into practice
• A passion for innovation and experience of driving engagement and adoption.

To be successful in this role it is essential that you are highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills.

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