AI Innovation Advisor

SCIGON; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

SCIGON seeks an AI Innovation Advisor to bridge legal expertise with practical AI solutions. You will partner with attorneys to identify opportunities, design AI-enabled workflows, test rigorously, and deliver responsible, scalable workflows.

You will lead end-to-end development, document processes, and guide governance while collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and project managers. This role blends experimentation with delivery for high-quality legal services.

Qualifications

• J.D. strongly preferred; 5+ years leading innovation in a large law firm or legal technology organization.
• Experience in client-service or billable environments with confidentiality requirements.
• Strong process-design mindset with experience using generative AI and large language models.
• Hands-on experience using legal AI platforms, including building and refining prompts and workflows.
• Ability to establish credibility with attorneys and senior stakeholders in fast-moving environments.
• Strong writing, documentation, project management, and organizational skills.
• Collaborative, adaptable, client-focused problem-solving orientation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a credible, practice-embedded advisor on AI strategy and workflow integration.
• Partner with litigation and transactional teams to analyze workflows and identify AI-enabled enhancements.
• Translate attorney tasks into clear, scoped solution requirements, leveraging existing tools where possible.
• Support client engagements involving AI-assisted legal services, ensuring delivery quality aligns with professional standards.
• Guide attorneys on responsible AI use, governance, and risk considerations.
• Own end-to-end development of AI-enabled legal workflows, from task decomposition to prompt design and refinement.
• Design and execute structured testing protocols, including benchmarking outputs and validating accuracy.
• Maintain detailed workflow documentation for reproducibility and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineers as workflows mature, translating legal intent into technical execution.

Skills

AI strategy

Workflow design

Stakeholder management

Prompt design

Documentation

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Legal AI platforms

Prompt tooling

Job description

AI Innovation Advisor

Salary:$153,000 - $191,000

Role Overview

This role is designed for a professional who can bridge legal expertise, artificial intelligence, and real‑world practice needs. As a Legal AI Solutions Advisor, you will work directly with legal teams to identify where AI can enhance workflows, then design, test, and implement solutions that are both effective and responsible.

You will operate as a trusted advisor to attorneys while remaining hands‑on in building and refining AI‑enabled workflows. The position blends experimentation with delivery, supporting both internal initiatives and select client‑facing engagements that apply AI to legal services at a high standard of quality and professionalism.

Your Impact

The Legal AI Solutions Advisor is part of an innovation‑focused AI advisory group that partners closely with attorneys, engineers, data scientists, and project managers. Through a matrixed reporting relationship with innovation engineering leadership, you will translate legal work into scalable, well‑documented AI solutions while helping establish best practices that can be reused across the organization.

Your work will directly influence how AI is adopted responsibly within legal practice—improving efficiency, consistency, and confidence while maintaining governance and trust.

Key Responsibilities Practice Engagement & Advisory

• Serve as a credible, practice‑embedded advisor on AI strategy and workflow integration.
• Partner with litigation and transactional teams to analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities for AI‑enabled enhancement.
• Translate attorney tasks and pain points into clear, scoped solution requirements, leveraging existing tools where possible.
• Support selected client engagements involving AI‑assisted legal services, ensuring delivery quality aligns with professional standards.
• Guide attorneys on responsible AI use, including understanding system strengths, limitations, and governance requirements.
• Coordinate scope, timelines, and stakeholders for AI workflow initiatives.

AI Workflow Design & Iteration

• Own end‑to‑end development of AI‑enabled legal workflows, from task decomposition through prompt design, testing, and refinement.
• Design and execute structured testing protocols, including benchmarking outputs, validating accuracy, and incorporating attorney feedback.
• Maintain detailed workflow documentation capturing task definitions, prompt logic, validation criteria, constraints, and known failure modes to ensure reproducibility and scalability.
• Partner with engineers as workflows mature, translating legal intent into technical execution while building deeper technical fluency.

Playbooks, Training & Enablement

• Contribute to a reusable AI workflow playbook, including templates, design patterns, decision frameworks, and implementation guides.
• Share insights on AI tools, capabilities, and product directions informed by hands‑on legal practice experience.
• Collaborate with training and development teams to design and deliver attorney education programs, including demos, guides, and feedback mechanisms.
• Track and report workflow progress, adoption, and outcomes to innovation leadership.
• Stay current on AI developments, regulatory considerations, and industry best practices relevant to legal services.

What You Bring Required Qualifications

• J.D. strongly preferred; candidates without a law degree will be considered if they have 5+ years leading innovation, AI adoption, or technology initiatives within a large law firm or legal technology organization.
• Experience operating in a client‑service or billable environment, with an understanding of delivery pace, quality expectations, and confidentiality requirements.
• Strong process‑design mindset with demonstrated comfort working with generative AI and large language models.
• Hands‑on experience using legal AI platforms, including building and refining prompts and workflows with accountability for output quality.
• Ability to establish credibility with attorneys and senior stakeholders, influencing decisions in fast‑moving and ambiguous environments.
• Strong writing, documentation, project management, and organizational skills, with the ability to independently advance multiple initiatives.
• Collaborative, adaptable approach with a client‑focused, problem‑solving orientation.

Preferred Experience

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Prior experience as a practicing attorney within a large or complex legal environment.
• Experience designing and delivering training for legal professionals or contributing to governance and policy development.
• Familiarity with data security, information governance, and compliance considerations relevant to AI and legal technology.