AI-Driven Legal Knowledge Architect

Modern Family Law; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Work From Anywhere -- eligible after 6

Job summary

Modern Family Law is seeking a Legal Knowledge Engineer to bridge legal expertise with AI-enabled systems for scalable, compliant delivery of services. You will translate complex family-law workflows into structured AI architectures, assist in building knowledge repositories, and collaborate with attorneys, product teams, and AI engineers to implement and test workflows.

You will evaluate AI outputs, design decision trees, and establish escalation standards while staying informed on evolving AI

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD), paralegal certification, legal operations experience, or equivalent practical legal workflow experience.
• 3+ years of experience in legal operations, legal technology, workflow design, legal process engineering, product operations, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows, procedural systems, and operational process design.
• Exceptional analytical and systems-thinking abilities.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into structured workflows and operational logic.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.
• Comfortable working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm regarding AI, automation, and the future of legal services.

Responsibilities

• Own evaluation standards - rubrics, golden examples, and human-review/escalation criteria for AI-generated work products.
• Translate legal reasoning, workflows, and procedural requirements into structured AI-enabled systems.
• Design decision trees, escalation frameworks, workflow logic, and prompt architectures for family law workflows.
• Collaborate with attorneys and operational teams to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
• Help structure and maintain institutional legal knowledge repositories, workflow playbooks, and operational guidance systems.
• Develop retrieval, prompt orchestration, and workflow execution systems.
• Assist in building AI-powered intake systems, document automation workflows, and client communication systems.
• Partner with product managers, developers, and AI engineers on implementation and testing.
• Help define quality assurance, human-review, and escalation standards for AI-generated work product.
• Monitor AI outputs for consistency, quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Participate in testing, iteration, and optimization of AI-assisted legal workflows.
• Help document legal workflows, system logic, and governance procedures.
• Stay informed regarding emerging AI technologies, legal technology trends, and evolving regulatory considerations impacting AI in legal services.

Skills

Legal workflows

Systems thinking

Cross-functional

Project management

Written communication

AI governance

Education

JD or equivalent

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

Vector databases

Retrieval systems

Orchestration platforms

Job description

Modern Family Law is seeking a Legal Knowledge Engineer to bridge legal expertise with AI-enabled systems for scalable, compliant delivery of services. You will translate complex family-law workflows into structured AI architectures, assist in building knowledge repositories, and collaborate with attorneys, product teams, and AI engineers to implement and test workflows.

You will evaluate AI outputs, design decision trees, and establish escalation standards while staying informed on evolving AI