Legal Architect - AI Research & Practice Solutions

Novum Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Novum Global is partnering with the enterprise arm of a global legal Tech / AI firm to empower lawyers with AI-driven solutions across research and practice. The role suits a lawyer or legal innovation candidate with 3+ years PQE looking to move into technology/AI and work within the sales team supporting top-tier firms and in-house legal teams.

You will act as a trusted advisor, lead consultative discussions, and help customers design high-impact pilots that demonstrate measurable value,

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 3+ years PQE at a top-tier firm or in-house.
• Strong ability to engage and influence senior legal stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Curiosity about AI transforming legal research and drafting.

Responsibilities

• Engage with senior legal professionals at elite law firms and corporate legal departments to understand processes, challenges and opportunities for AI transformation.
• Lead consultative discussions and tailored demonstrations of AI-driven solutions to improve legal workflows.
• Partner with Account Executives to understand client needs and guide AI adoption decisions.
• Design high-impact pilots of new technologies with measurable outcomes in specific practice areas.
• Define pilot success criteria, outcomes, and focus areas.
• Act as a trusted advisor to partners, practice leads, and operations managers to drive adoption.
• Help clients navigate cultural and process changes for AI transformation from pilot to rollout.
• Collaborate with marketing to create content and messaging for legal audiences and showcase AI success stories.
• Share customer insights with product and sales teams as Voice of the Customer.
• Stay informed on AI trends and legal tech innovations.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Consultative selling

AI adoption

Education

Law degree

Job description

We are partnering with the enterprise arm of a global legal Tech / AI firm, powering lawyers with best in class AI solutions across research and practice. This role is ideal for a lawyer or legal innovation candidate, keen to make the move to technology/ AI with 3+Years PQE, ideally working in a large law firm and using AI solutions.

This role will work within the sales team, supporting strategic customers across top tier law firms and in-house legal teams. As their legal peer and subject matter expert, you will help customers extract maximum value from solutions with a special focus on AI transformation in legal research and practice.

The firm is genuinely customer centric, and your mission will be to help top-tier firms and in-house teams practice law more efficiently and effectively, leveraging advanced technology to elevate their legal work and outcomes. You will bring the authority and insight that come from your legal experience in practice to guide how leading firms and legal departments adopt AI in their most complex work.

About the Job

• Engage with legal professionals at elite law firms and leading corporate legal departments to understand their processes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement, especially where AI can meaningfully transform their workflows.
• Lead consultative discussions and tailored demonstrations of their AI-driven solutions, showing how they can improve specific legal workflows and deliver higher-quality legal outputs.
• Partner with our Account Executives to deeply understand client needs, influence buying decisions, and guide firms through their AI adoption journey.
• Work with customers and prospects to design high-impact pilots of new technologies, ensuring successful engagement, adoption, and measurable outcomes in targeted practice areas and on specific types of legal tasks.
• Define what a great pilot looks like: the outcomes our customers want to achieve, the practice areas to focus on, and the legal work that will demonstrate real, scalable value.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior partners, practice leads, and operations managers, building strong relationships and influencing adoption at all levels.
• Help customers navigate the cultural, behavioural, and process changes needed for successful AI transformation, from initial pilot through full-scale rollout.
• Collaborate with our marketing team to create content and messaging that resonates with legal audiences and showcases real-world AI success stories.
• Serve as the Voice of the Customer, sharing insights with our product and sales teams to continuously improve our AI solutions and go-to-market strategies.
• Stay curious and informed about AI trends, legal technology innovations, and best practices - and share your expertise both internally and externally.

About You

• A qualified lawyer with 3+ years PQE experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team and keen to make the move to technology.
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and build trust with senior legal stakeholders.
• Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills, with confidence addressing both legal and executive audiences.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows, processes, and the cultural dynamics that influence technology adoption - particularly in elite law firms and leading corporate legal departments.
• A consultative, solutions-focused mindset with a genuine curiosity about how AI can transform legal research, drafting, and analysis.
• Experience in technology, consulting, sales, or other client-facing roles is a strong plus.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift and creativity is valued.