Legal Solutions Architect

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 1,194,000 - 1,377,000; Full time

Job summary

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP seeks a senior AI and legal technology lead to partner with lawyers and business stakeholders to prioritize opportunities, translate requirements into solution designs, and craft end-to-end AI-enabled workflows that enhance legal service delivery and knowledge management.

You will prototype and validate designs with Product Managers and Engineers, evaluate new AI capabilities, and drive adoption while ensuring compliance with security, privacy and responsible

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs across enterprise providers with structured outputs and tool use.
• Proven ability to develop production Python services and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lawyers, practice groups and stakeholders to identify AI and legal tech opportunities.
• Translate workflows into solution designs and author technical docs.
• Design end-to-end AI-enabled solutions to improve service delivery and efficiency.
• Build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate designs.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to define requirements and guide delivery.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and recommend practical applications.
• Ensure alignment with architecture, security, privacy and governance standards.
• Lead workshops and user testing to validate requirements and drive adoption.

Skills

LLM APIs

Python

DevOps

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Azure OpenAI

Retrieval-enabled workflows

Hybrid search

PostgreSQL

Django

Terraform

AI governance

Cloud security

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Google Vertex AI

Anthropic

Docker

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Django

Azure AKS

Job description

Partner with lawyers practice groups and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI and legal technology opportunities Translate legal workflows and business requirements into solution designs and author technical design documents that carry them through architecture security and governance review Design end-to-end AI-enabled solutions that enhance legal service delivery knowledge management research drafting and operational efficiency Build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate solution designs before committing engineering resources Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to define requirements prioritize features and guide delivery Evaluate emerging AI legal technology and automation capabilities and recommend practical applications for the firm Ensure solutions align with architecture security governance privacy and responsible AI standards Lead workshops discovery sessions and user testing to validate requirements and drive adoption Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to scale standardize and enhance legal technology solutions

For individuals assigned and or hired to work in New York and California Freshfields is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role This compensation range is specific to the States of New York and California and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets experience and training licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case A reasonable estimate of the current range is 325 000 to 375 000 EEO Statement Freshfields US LLP is proud to be an equal employment employer Our policies and practices will be free from unlawful discrimination based upon race color ethnicity religion creed sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions national origin citizenship immigration status ancestry age marital status protected veteran status military service disability medical condition genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or any basis prohibited under federal state or local law We strive to promote an atmosphere that encourages equal opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices including sexual harassment

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Freshfields US LLP Freshfields US LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability

UK Inclusion Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having secured the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right as required by the Immigration

Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account eg the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision

Hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs across one or more enterprise providers, such as Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI or Anthropic, including structured outputs, tool use, streaming, retries, rate limits, model versioning and cost controls. Understanding of traditional ML models and algorithms Hands-on track record working with Python in a professional environment Development & DevOps: Hands-on experience with git/git-flow, containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines (ideally Azure DevOps) Communication: Strong English communication skills to engage with cross-functional stakeholders Experience with retrieval-enabled and agentic document workflows, including repository navigation, hybrid search and RAG, metadata, OCR, chunking, source citation, tool use, structured outputs and document generation. Experience building production services with Python and Django or comparable web frameworks, including APIs, streaming interfaces and asynchronous or background job processing. Experience working with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL, including schema design, migrations, and query performance. Prior experience working in legal tech or professional services firms. Knowledge of Azure Cloud, including AKS, Service Bus, Azure OpenAI and Form Recognizer Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform) Experience in agile, fast paced environments Understanding of the security and compliance requirements of a professional services firm.

Experience and Skills

• Hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs across one or more enterprise providers such as Azure OpenAI Google Vertex AI or Anthropic including structured outputs tool use streaming retries rate limits model versioning and cost controls
• Understanding of traditional ML models and algorithms
• Hands-on track record working with Python in a professional environment Development amp DevOps Hands-on experience with git git-flow containerization Docker and CI CD pipelines ideally Azure DevOps
• Communication Strong English communication skills to engage with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience with retrieval-enabled and agentic document workflows including repository navigation hybrid search and RAG metadata OCR chunking source citation tool use structured outputs and document generation
• Experience building production services with Python and Django or comparable web frameworks including APIs streaming interfaces and asynchronous or background job processing
• Experience working with relational databases ideally PostgreSQL including schema design migrations and query performance
• Prior experience working in legal tech or professional services firms
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud including AKS Service Bus Azure OpenAI and Form Recognizer
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools Terraform
• Experience in agile fast paced environments
• Understanding of the security and compliance requirements of a professional services firm