AI Architect

Ogletree Deakins; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins seeks an AI Architect to design, build, and deploy production AI applications, agents, and workflows for OD Labs. You’ll translate client needs into secure, maintainable solutions aligned with security and data standards, reporting to the Director of OD Labs.

You will collaborate with project managers and business analysts to define usability, data requirements, success metrics, and acceptance criteria, while aligning with practice groups and firm operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
• Six (6) years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered systems in production.
• Experience writing production-quality code in Python or JavaScript.
• Experience connecting enterprise systems through APIs or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain AI applications, agents, and workflows.
• Select models, platforms, and tools based on project requirements.
• Create integrations between AI tools and firm data sources using APIs and MCP.
• Implement security controls and access practices protecting client and firm information.
• Define user needs, workflows, data requirements, and acceptance criteria with stakeholders.
• Establish standards for prompts, context, tool use, and evaluation.
• Monitor usage, cost, and adoption; troubleshoot production issues.
• Maintain documentation for maintenance and knowledge transfer.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend enhancements.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Newcode

Neota

Power Automate

Job description

Position Summary

The AI Architect is responsible for designing, building, and deploying production AI applications, agents, integrations, and workflow solutions for OD Labs, the firm's AI incubator, in support of attorney-facing legal work. Working in partnership with the Project Manager and Business Analysts assigned to OD Labs, this role translates practice group and client needs into secure, maintainable solutions that meet the firm's security, confidentiality, and data standards. The position reports to the Director of OD Labs.

Position Summary

The AI Architect is responsible for designing, building, and deploying production AI applications, agents, integrations, and workflow solutions for OD Labs, the firm's AI incubator, in support of attorney-facing legal work. Working in partnership with the Project Manager and Business Analysts assigned to OD Labs, this role translates practice group and client needs into secure, maintainable solutions that meet the firm's security, confidentiality, and data standards. The position reports to the Director of OD Labs.

Essential Functions

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI applications, agents, retrieval systems, integrations, and workflows that support legal practice and firm operations.
• Select models, platforms, APIs, and tools based on project requirements, and make build-versus-buy recommendations that favor the simplest effective solution.
• Build and maintain integrations between AI tools, enterprise systems, and firm data sources using APIs, tool calling, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and approved integration standards.
• Implement authentication, authorization, logging, retention, and least-privilege access controls that protect client and firm information, consistent with firm security and confidentiality requirements.
• Work with practice groups, Business Analysts, and the Project Manager to define user needs, workflows, data requirements, success measures, and acceptance criteria.
• Establish and apply standards for prompts, context, tool use, and evaluation, and validate response quality, reliability, performance, and cost before production release.
• Monitor usage, adoption, cost, and user feedback for deployed solutions, and troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Maintain technical and operational documentation sufficient for maintenance, review, and knowledge transfer.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend enhancements that improve effectiveness, scalability, and user adoption.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Required Experience

• Six (6) years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered systems in production, such as agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications, or multi-model pipelines.
• Experience writing production-quality code in at least one language commonly used for AI and integration work (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Experience developing workflows on agentic or low-code orchestration platforms (e.g., Newcode, Neota, Power Automate).
• Experience connecting enterprise systems through APIs, MCP, or other integration platforms.

Preferred Experience

• Law firm or legal industry experience, or experience in another complex professional services environment. A background in Labor & Employment, single plaintiff litigation, or class action practice is beneficial.
• Experience with AI platforms and models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), including local large language model (LLM) deployment.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, AWS, iManage, NetDocuments, or comparable platforms.
• Experience developing ROI analyses and business justifications using adoption metrics, user feedback, and operational data.

Wage Transparency

• California: Pay range $130,273 - $197,660
• Colorado: Pay range $138,574 - $179,331
• Connecticut: Pay range $138,574 - $187,189
• Hawaii: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660
• Illinois: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189
• Jersey City, New Jersey: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660
• Maryland: Pay range $130,273 - $179,331
• Massachusetts: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660
• Minnesota: Pay range $130,273 - $168,588
• Nevada: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513
• New Jersey: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660
• New York City, New York: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660
• New York State: Pay range $126,351 - $197,660
• Ohio: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513
• Rhode Island: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513
• Washington, D.C.: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189
• Washington: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e-mail Andrew Doucet at [e-mail] with "AI Architect" in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

Firm Overview

With more than 1,200 attorneys in 62 offices worldwide, Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management. We handle all types of employment-related legal matters, including traditional labor and employment, workplace safety, employee benefits, and business immigration matters. Guided by our Client Pledge, we focus on understanding clients’ business and objectives, collaborating and anticipating needs, harnessing technology and innovation, communicating effectively, and providing quality representation with exceptional value.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.