AI Innovation Specialist - Legal

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Job Description:

The AI Innovation Specialist will focus on identifying, assessing, and implementing AI and automation technologies tailored to corporate legal needs, including contracting, M&A support, corporate compliance, privacy, and litigation management.

Design, Implementation, and Technical Work:

• Lead the design and implementation of automation and AI solutions for legal processes, helping teams streamline workflows and adopt new AI-powered solutions.
• Work with external vendors to assess, select, and implement third-party AI and automation solutions that meet the requirements of the legal teams and their internal clients.
• Collaborate with legal teams to enable AI tools for case management support, risk analysis, summarization, drafting, document review, and reporting, among other use cases.
• Assist legal teams in the full lifecycle of automation projects, including identifying needs, gathering requirements, managing implementations, and driving post-deployment adoption.
• Troubleshoot technical issues across legal platforms and coordinate resolution with IT and vendor support teams.

Strategic Guidance and Collaboration:

• Advise legal operations, and procurement teams on best practices to scale the impact of AI tools while ensuring compliance and consistency.
• Provide thought leadership on the future of legal technology, particularly automation and AI, guiding legal teams in embracing these innovations.
• Collaborate with legal, cross-functional, and IT teams to align automation and AI projects with broader business objectives and legal priorities.
• Coordinate across key internal stakeholders, including IT, Finance, Internal Audit, and Business Units, as well as legal leadership, to drive measurable impact.
• Support change management initiatives to ensure the smooth adoption of new tools and processes across the legal department.
• Create and execute communication plans and user training to inform and support stakeholders of new technology implementations, enhancements, and process changes.
• Track key performance metrics as needed, such as cycle times, cost savings, and user adoption rates, to ensure continuous improvement.

Required Experience & Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, legal technology, or technical roles supporting legal teams, with a focus on automation and AI.
• Demonstrate strong technical skills, including system administration and workflow automation.
• Deep understanding of legal processes, contracting, and stakeholder dynamics within large organizations.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience implementing AI-driven technologies within a legal department.
• Deep understanding of AI tools used in the legal industry (e.g., AI-powered legal research, document review, risk assessment).
• Possess excellent problem-solving abilities and can translate legal business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in large-scale projects/programs, preferably in a Legal department.
• Ability to balance technical and business considerations in the development of AI and automation solutions.
• Excellent communication and change management skills across legal, procurement, and business stakeholders.

Additional Qualifications/Traits:

• Experience with CLM tools, redlining workflows, document review platforms and other legal tools.
• A background demonstrating technical fluency, such as a CS, Engineering, or Math degree, or equivalent technical experience.
• Genuine curiosity about AI/ML applications and hands-on experience with LLM tools.
• Experience or proficiency with no-code/low-code platforms for workflow automation.

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