AI-Driven Legal Solutions Project Lead

0400 FBD USA LLP; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Freshfields US LLP seeks a skilled project leader to drive AI-enabled legal solutions and technology initiatives. You will partner with lawyers, product managers, and engineers to define scope, timelines, and success metrics, and coordinate cross-functional teams for timely delivery.

The role demands experience managing technology and AI projects within professional services, strong stakeholder management, and proficiency with Agile/hybrid delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technology, legal technology, AI, digital transformation, or business process projects within a law firm, professional services, or corporate environment.
• Understanding of legal workflows, legal operations, knowledge management, or professional services delivery models.
• Experience working with software development, product, and engineering teams using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• PMP, Prince2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, legal AI platforms, document automation, or knowledge management solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of AI-enabled legal solutions, applications, and technology initiatives.
• Partner with lawyers, business stakeholders, Product Managers, and Engineers to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and success metrics.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of solutions that meet business and user requirements.
• Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, budgets, risks, and issue resolution across multiple workstreams.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, requirements gathering sessions, status updates, and governance meetings.
• Support pilot programs, user acceptance testing, rollout activities, and adoption initiatives.
• Track and report project progress, benefits realization, risks, and opportunities to leadership stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, governance, and change management practices.
• Ensure solutions are implemented in alignment with security, compliance, risk, and responsible AI requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Communication

AI/digital transformation

Security/compliance

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Azure AI

Document automation

Knowledge management systems

Job description

Freshfields US LLP seeks a skilled project leader to drive AI-enabled legal solutions and technology initiatives. You will partner with lawyers, product managers, and engineers to define scope, timelines, and success metrics, and coordinate cross-functional teams for timely delivery.

The role demands experience managing technology and AI projects within professional services, strong stakeholder management, and proficiency with Agile/hybrid delivery.