Legal Tech & AI Innovation Specialist

Stevens-; Guildford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pensions Scheme (5% employer)

Private medical insurance

Permanent health insurance

Life assurance

Travel allowance

Cycle to work

Discounted gym memberships

Profit share and discretionary bonus

Job summary

Stevens & Bolton is a leading UK law firm embracing technology and AI to transform how services are delivered. The Legal Technologist role sits at the intersection of law, tech and change management, translating legal needs into practical AI-enabled solutions and supporting adoption across the firm.

The role involves developing processes, rolling out new tools, and leading communities of excellence to drive efficiency and client value.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in driving forward innovation projects and supporting change management.
• Experience working in a legal environment, whether in a law firm, in-house or a legal tech company.
• Hands-on experience with genAI tools, including dedicated legal tech tools.
• Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders and translate between technical capabilities and lawyer workflows.
• Proven organizational and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Responsibilities

• Develop, deliver and support technology-enabled processes for our priority practice areas.
• Work with firm leadership and our wider Transformation and AI capability to identify, prioritise and deliver strategic innovation initiatives
• Work with legal teams to gather business needs and opportunities and translate into concrete solutions.
• Co-design and build internal and client-facing processes leveraging our existing technology stack, including core processes, foundational knowledge content and training and guidance.
• Support the rollout of new technology solutions, working with our Tech & Data and Risk & Compliance team on trialling and vendor selection, developing deployment plans and monitoring adoption and ROI.
• Lead the development of communities of excellence to support sharing of best practice across all legal teams, collaborating with innovation champions across the firm.
• Stay ahead of developments in legal AI, monitoring emerging tools and identifying meaningful experimentation opportunities.
• In collaboration with our Learning & Development and Knowledge teams, design and deliver structured training programmes on legal technology and generative AI.
• Provide hands-on support to our lawyers on tools, workflows, and practical questions.
• Develop ROI and business case processes to prioritise and assess innovation projects.
• Communicate proactively with legal teams and staff on innovation and efficiency.
• Be an active and effective champion for technology adoption and culture change, helping colleagues embed new ways of working.

Skills

GenAI tools experience

Stakeholder engagement

Legal technology

Change management

Job description

Stevens & Bolton is a leading UK law firm embracing technology and AI to transform how services are delivered. The Legal Technologist role sits at the intersection of law, tech and change management, translating legal needs into practical AI-enabled solutions and supporting adoption across the firm.

The role involves developing processes, rolling out new tools, and leading communities of excellence to drive efficiency and client value.