Director, Legal Innovation & AI Strategy

Director, Legal Innovation and AI Strategy

Location: New York, Boston, San Francisco, or other major U.S. offices

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a globally leading law firm at the forefront of AI, legal engineering, and innovation.

This firm is making a significant, long-term investment in AI-enabled transformation across its practice groups, building a best-in-class capability spanning legal engineering, knowledge systems, workflow automation, and client-facing innovation.

They are widely recognized as a market leader in advising the most sophisticated technology and AI companies in the world, and are now scaling internal capabilities to match that external leadership.

This is a rare opportunity to define how AI reshapes legal practice at an institutional level.

The Role

This Director will operate at the intersection of client strategy, legal practice, and AI-enabled delivery, helping shape and scale the firm’s legal innovation function.

You will lead initiatives that translate complex legal work into structured, AI-enabled systems, while also partnering directly with senior attorneys and clients to articulate the firm’s AI-driven value proposition.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, and will play a central role in building and mentoring a multidisciplinary team of legal engineers, innovation professionals, and domain experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of AI-driven legal innovation strategy across multiple practice areas
• Partner with senior attorneys and client teams to define and communicate AI-enabled client solutions and differentiation
• Oversee the design and deployment of AI-powered workflows across litigation, transactional, and knowledge domains
• Build and scale a team of legal engineers, workflow specialists, and innovation professionals
• Translate legal processes into structured systems, prompt frameworks, and scalable AI workflows
• Drive adoption of AI tools through training, change management, and stakeholder engagement
• Evaluate and partner with external vendors to ensure access to best-in-class AI tooling
• Establish frameworks for quality, governance, and consistency of AI outputs
• Operate as a key bridge between legal practitioners, technical teams, and firm leadership

Ideal Candidate Profile

• JD strongly preferred with 10 years of experience across legal practice, innovation, or legal technology
• Proven experience leading legal innovation, legal engineering, or AI transformation initiatives
• Deep understanding of legal workflows across litigation and/or transactional practices
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal reasoning into structured, scalable systems
• Experience working with generative AI, prompt engineering, or workflow automation in a professional setting
• Strong leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage credibly with senior partners and clients

What Sets This Role Apart

• Opportunity to shape firm-wide AI strategy at a top-tier global law firm
• Direct exposure to high-value client engagements and innovation-driven business development
• Ability to build and scale a next-generation legal engineering function
• Work at the cutting edge of AI, legal practice, and client service transformation
• Significant investment and commitment from firm leadership to this function

Who Thrives Here

• Builders who enjoy translating ambiguity into structured systems
• Individuals who can operate across strategy, execution, and communication layers
• Leaders who are equally comfortable engaging with attorneys, engineers, and clients
• Professionals motivated by redefining how legal services are delivered at scale

This role is designed for individuals operating at the very highest level of the market, those who combine rare technical fluency, legal depth, and strategic leadership into truly differentiated impact.