AI-Driven Legal Solutions Architect (Remote)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; California (MO); On-site; USD 101,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is seeking a Legal Solutions Architect to design, develop, and deploy custom software solutions that support legal workflows across the firm. The role blends pro-code and low-code approaches, leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and related technologies to accelerate operations.

As Orrick Labs' primary pro-code resource, you will build applications, APIs, automation services, data pipelines, and user-facing solutions that extend our low-code

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in software development or related technical roles.
• Hands-on experience building custom applications, APIs, integrations, automation solutions, or cloud-based services.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, authentication protocols, JSON schemas, and cross-platform integrations.
• Strong debugging, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Determine when a business problem is best solved through custom software development, low-code technologies, AI agents, or a hybrid approach, and design solutions accordingly.
• Build and deploy Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that securely expose firm tools and data as needed to the firm’s internal AI agents.
• Design, develop, and deploy custom software applications that support legal workflows.
• Architect and build APIs, integration services, and middleware that connect firm systems, third-party applications, and cloud platforms.
• Develop secure, scalable backend services using modern programming languages and cloud-native development practices.
• Design and implement automation solutions using a combination of pro-code and low-code technologies.
• Design and maintain integrations using REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth2, JSON schemas, and cross-platform authentication patterns.
• Create reusable software components, libraries, and technical frameworks to accelerate future development efforts.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, evaluate technical approaches, and deliver solutions aligned with firm priorities.
• Design application architecture, deployment strategies, and environment management processes from development through production.

Skills

Software development

Solutions engineering

REST APIs

Azure cloud

Power Platform

C#/.NET

Python

GitHub CI/CD

Documentation

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot Studio

Power Automate

Dataverse

Aspose

GitHub

Job description

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is seeking a Legal Solutions Architect to design, develop, and deploy custom software solutions that support legal workflows across the firm. The role blends pro-code and low-code approaches, leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and related technologies to accelerate operations.

As Orrick Labs' primary pro-code resource, you will build applications, APIs, automation services, data pipelines, and user-facing solutions that extend our low-code