AI & Legal Technology Officer

Lindemann Law - Lindemann Rechtsanwälte; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lindemann Law is seeking an AI & Legal Technology Officer to lead the refinement and advancement of the firm’s AI capabilities. This role bridges legal practice, data science, and business operations to ensure AI strengthens the firm’s core values and competitive edge.

The position focuses on strategic AI planning, development of AI-enabled platforms for cross-border venture work, governance aligned with data protection laws, and ongoing market monitoring to identify opportunities in AI‑assisted

Qualifikationen

• AI literacy, critical thinking, prompting and supervision are essential.
• Training across legal and administrative roles is required.
• Culture of innovation must be supported by organizational learning.
• Structured transition toward AI-enhanced legal work is expected.

Aufgaben

• Strategic AI planning and execution: define ownership, KPIs, and risk management.
• AI program development: refine firm-wide AI strategy and assess vendors and platforms.
• Build AI-supported systems for research, knowledge management, and decision support.
• Develop AI-assisted negotiation, communication, and litigation-preparation frameworks.
• Redesign services to emphasize high-complexity, cross-disciplinary mandates.
• Ensure governance, data protection, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor market evolution and emerging legal‑tech opportunities.
• Establish AI Governance Committee and report on compliance and accuracy.

Kenntnisse

AI literacy

Critical thinking

Prompting

Supervision

Ausbildung

Senior lawyer with tech focus

Jobbeschreibung

The AI & Legal Technology Officer (or Chief AI/Innovation Officer) leads the refinement, enhancement, and continuous improvement of LINDEMANNLAW’ S Artificial Intelligence capabilities. This role acts as a strategic bridge between legal practice, data science, and business operations, ensuring that AI strengthens, not replaces, the firm’s core values:

• negotiation and cross‑border advisory
• strategic decision‑making across jurisdictions and disciplines

As the legal services market rapidly evolves, knowledge tasks and research become increasingly automated. In contrast, communication, negotiation, and judgment remain fundamentally human, forming LINDEMANNLAW’ S competitive advantage.

This position ensures that AI deployment is responsible, secure, compliant, and perfectly aligned with the firm’s identity as a multidisciplinary, multijurisdictional boutique advisory firm serving entrepreneurs, corporations, governments, and successful billionaires.

2. Core Mission

To position Lindemann Law as a leading AI‑enhanced boutique advisory firm, where:

• AI accelerates knowledge, improves workflows, and enhances analytical capabilities
• human expertise remains the foundation of client strategy, negotiation, and communication
• innovation is governed by ethics, security, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance

3. Key Responsibilities

3.1 Strategic AI Planning & Execution

• Prioritize high‑value workflows and avoid project dispersion or “pilot fatigue.”
• Define ownership and accountability across teams.
• Set KPIs and impact metrics from the start to ensure measurable ROI.
• Identify, mitigate, and monitor risks: ethics, bias, confidentiality, and security.

3.2 AI Program Development

• Refine and formalize the firm‑wide AI strategy.
• Conduct competitor analysis of leading international law firms and legal tech providers to understand which AI tools, systems, and platforms are being adopted across the legal market.
• Help develop digital legal platforms, including solutions relevant for venture capital transactions, startup advisory, investment structuring, and cross‑border legal documentation.
• Build AI‑supported systems for research, knowledge management, and decision support.
• Develop AI‑assisted negotiation, communication, and litigation‑preparation frameworks.
• Redesign service offerings to emphasize high‑complexity, cross‑disciplinary mandates.
• Implement governance models compliant with professional secrecy and data protection laws.
• Continuously track market evolution and emerging legal‑tech opportunities.
• Define leadership for initiatives, legal‑quality oversight, and data stewardship.
• Establish an AI Governance Committee to review ethics, risk, and alignment.
• Monitor and report on compliance, accuracy, and system behavior.
• Assess infrastructure, hosting, and confidentiality requirements (e.g., EU/EFTA hosting).
• Conduct due diligence on AI vendors and platforms.
• Decide between in‑house development and strategic outsourcing.
• Ensure data readiness before investing in technologies.
• Integrate tools into existing workflows with minimal disruption.

3.6 Training, Change Management & Culture

• Define required skills: AI literacy, critical thinking, prompting, supervision.
• Provide training across all legal and administrative roles.
• Encourage cultural adoption: innovation must be supported by organizational learning.
• Create a structured transition toward AI‑enhanced legal work.

Technical & Analytical

• Deep understanding of AI, machine learning, and legal‑tech systems.
• Ability to evaluate AI limitations, risks, and performance.

Legal & Industry Knowledge

• Strong understanding of legal workflows, confidentiality duties, and ethical obligations.
• Experience with cross‑border mandates and complex regulatory landscapes.
• Proven experience leading interdisciplinary initiatives.
• Ability to translate technology into business strategy and client value.
• Skilled in communication with lawyers, partners, IT advisors, and external vendors.

Data Competence

• Ability to structure, analyze, and govern legal and business data.
• Expertise in privacy, compliance, and information‑security frameworks.

Preferred Background

• Senior lawyer with strong interest or expertise in technology; OR

Experienced legal‑tech, IT, or data‑science leader with exposure to legal workflows.

• Additional certifications (e.g., AIGP, privacy or governance credentials) are advantageous.

Languages

• Fluent German and English required; French is considered a strong advantage.

5. Strategic KPIs

A strategy without measurement is not a strategy.

Recommended metrics:

• Hours saved: quantifiable reductions in routine legal work.
• Error‑detection rate: level of human correction required.
• Internal adoption rate: percentage of lawyers using AI tools consistently.
• Client satisfaction indices: quality perception before/after AI implementation.
• Operational efficiency: turnaround times, workflow acceleration.
• Risk mitigation: reduction of errors, leaks, or hallucinations.
• New revenue opportunities: offerings enabled or enhanced by AI.

6. Reporting Line

Reports to: Managing Partner – Dr. Alexander Lindemann

Collaborates with: Partners, Internal team, External IT Advisors

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