AI Attorney (BAD7B88)

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is partnering with a global investment and technology firm to hire an attorney who will advise on responsible AI adoption across investing, technology and business functions. You will help teams pursue practical uses of AI while identifying and mitigating legal risks in a commercially grounded way.

The role sits within Legal & Compliance and works directly with business development staff, investment professionals and technologists.

Qualifications

• Bar admission and a law degree with 5–7 years in law firms or financial services.
• Ability to assess risk and translate complex issues into practical guidance.
• Strong drafting and communication skills across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Advise teams on AI adoption while mitigating legal and regulatory risk.
• Review AI tools, vendor arrangements and data-use questions.
• Help develop and maintain AI governance framework.
• Provide guidance on emerging AI capabilities and regulatory implications.
• Draft policies and procedures to support compliance.

Skills

Commercial judgment

Interpersonal skills

Risk-based decisions

Drafting

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Law degree (JD)

Job description

Referment is working with a global investment and technology firm to hire an attorney who will advise on responsible adoption of AI across investing, technology and business functions. You will help teams pursue practical uses of AI while identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risk in a commercially grounded way. The role sits within Legal & Compliance and works directly with business development staff, investment professionals and technologists. It covers day-to-day advice on tools, vendors and data as well as the longer-term governance framework needed for emerging capabilities such as agentic AI.

The Role

• Advise teams on removing legal barriers to AI adoption without exposing the organisation to undue risk.
• Review new AI tools, vendor arrangements, data-use questions and proposed workflow integrations.
• Support the development and maintenance of the organisation's AI governance framework.
• Anticipate legal and regulatory implications of emerging AI capabilities and turn them into workable guidance.
• Draft policies and procedures and help establish systems that support compliance.

What We're Looking For

• A law degree and five to seven years' experience at a law firm, asset manager, financial-services or fintech business.
• Commercial judgment, excellent interpersonal skills and confidence making risk-based decisions.
• Interest in AI and experience integrating it into legal work; deep AI specialisation is helpful but not essential.
• In-house product-counsel or general advisory experience is preferred.
• Strong drafting, project management, communication and attention to detail.

This could suit a product counsel, fintech lawyer or financial-services generalist who wants to focus on practical AI governance and adoption.

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