Global AI Solutions Engineer for Legal Tech

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP in London seeks an AI Solutions Engineer to design, build and deploy secure AI capabilities that enhance legal service delivery and knowledge management. You will work closely with lawyers, knowledge professionals and IT teams to implement responsible AI across the firm.

You will translate business needs into robust technical solutions, support testing and adoption, and contribute to governance and best practices for AI development within a global firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in a legal or professional services environment is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure AI solutions.
• Strong knowledge of ML fundamentals, NLP, LLMs and prompt engineering.
• Experience evaluating and integrating third-party AI tools.
• Understanding of GDPR and other AI-related regulatory frameworks.
• Awareness of secure system design, access controls and auditing.
• Excellent communication of technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work across geographies and teams in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support AI solutions to support legal work, including legal research, document analysis, contract review, summarisation, and due diligence.
• Collaborate with lawyers, knowledge teams and other stakeholders to identify high-value use cases and integrate agentic AI into legal workflows and core systems.
• Design, build and support AI solutions to improve and automate mid and back-office services, e.g. client and matter onboarding, business development and IT support.
• Translate legal and business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Support user testing, feedback, and iterative improvement to drive adoption across the firm.
• Design AI systems with data privacy, security, and confidentiality by default.
• Ensure AI outputs are explainable, auditable, and appropriate for legal and professional use.
• Work with Risk, Compliance, and IT Security teams to ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Develop reusable AI components that can be deployed across multiple jurisdictions and offices.
• Contribute to firm-wide standards, best practices, and governance for AI development.
• Assess third-party AI tools and platforms, including legal-tech solutions. Build proofs of concept and perform technical evaluations to support build-versus-buy decisions.
• Stay informed on AI developments and assess their applicability to the firm’s needs.
• Support the firm’s broader AI and innovation strategy through technical expertise.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, documentation, and upskilling initiatives.
• Serve as a technical adviser on emerging AI capabilities, risks and best practices.

Skills

AI platform expertise

Software development

ML fundamentals

NLP

LLMs & prompt engineering

Data privacy & security

Communication to non-technical

Cross-geography collaboration

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure DevOps

Azure AI Foundry

Job description

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP in London seeks an AI Solutions Engineer to design, build and deploy secure AI capabilities that enhance legal service delivery and knowledge management. You will work closely with lawyers, knowledge professionals and IT teams to implement responsible AI across the firm.

You will translate business needs into robust technical solutions, support testing and adoption, and contribute to governance and best practices for AI development within a global firm.