AI Innovation Attorney - Litigation

Cozen O'Connor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cozen O’Connor is building a multidisciplinary Legal AI & Practice Transformation team to rethink how legal services are delivered. The AI Innovation Attorney – Litigation will partner with the firm’s litigation practices to identify and implement high-value opportunities to use AI, redesign workflows, and improve how legal work is delivered.

This role requires an experienced litigator with strong AI fluency and the credibility to drive adoption.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• At least five years of substantive litigation experience.
• Hands-on experience using generative AI in legal work with an informed view on outcomes.
• Ability to translate among legal, technical, and business audiences.
• Strong ownership of projects and ability to manage multiple initiatives.
• Curious, low-ego mindset and accountability for results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with litigation practices to redesign workflows.
• Analyze and redesign AI-enabled litigation workflows and processes.
• Advise lawyers on where AI adds value and where not to apply it.
• Lead pilots, build prompts and practice-facing solutions, and scale capabilities.
• Develop reusable playbooks, templates, and knowledge assets across matters and clients.
• Collaborate with legal engineering, data, and training teams to drive adoption and governance.

Skills

Litigation experience

Generative AI in law

Legal-technical literacy

Project ownership

Stakeholder management

Education

J.D.

Tools

AI platforms

Job description

Job Description

Cozen O’Connor is building a multidisciplinary Legal AI & Practice Transformation team to rethink how legal services are delivered. Our mission is to use AI and other emerging technologies to help our lawyers deliver the best possible advice and outcomes for clients. We are not just adding AI tools to existing ways of working; we are building the expertise and capabilities needed to redesign how legal work gets done.

Cozen O’Connor is building a multidisciplinary Legal AI & Practice Transformation team to rethink how legal services are delivered. Our mission is to use AI and other emerging technologies to help our lawyers deliver the best possible advice and outcomes for clients. We are not just adding AI tools to existing ways of working; we are building the expertise and capabilities needed to redesign how legal work gets done.

The AI Innovation Attorney – Litigation will partner with the firm’s litigation practices to identify and implement high-value opportunities to use AI, redesign workflows, and improve how legal work is delivered. The role combines practice innovation, AI enablement, product implementation, and change management—helping lawyers use AI effectively on real matters and turning successful experiments into repeatable, scalable firm capabilities.

This is an opportunity for an experienced litigator who is actively using generative AI and wants to help shape how litigation is practiced in an AI-enabled future. The ideal candidate will bring strong AI fluency, an informed point of view about how generative AI can improve litigation, sound judgment about its limitations, and the credibility to serve as a trusted peer.

Responsibilities

Partner with litigation practices and redesign workflows

• Build trusted relationships with practice leaders, lawyers, and other professionals and develop a detailed understanding of how work is handled across practices and matters.
• Analyze litigation workflows, identify pain points, and prioritize opportunities for AI and process improvement.
• Advise lawyers on where AI can meaningfully improve legal work and where it cannot or should not be used.
• Help litigators use AI in live matters by selecting the right tools, structuring effective prompts and context, and bringing in cross-functional expertise—while preserving legal judgment, confidentiality, quality, and appropriate lawyer oversight.

Develop and scale AI-enabled capabilities

• Lead pilots and initiatives from problem definition through design, testing, implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a power user and practice-facing expert for the firm’s AI platforms, building and testing prompts, workflow agents, and matter-specific solutions.
• Establish clear success criteria and evaluate solutions using representative matters, exemplar work product, lawyer-defined quality standards, and structured feedback.
• Convert successful approaches into reusable playbooks, prompts, templates, and knowledge assets that can be adapted across practices, matters, and clients.
• Bring together practicing lawyers and experts in legal engineering, applied AI, knowledge management, data, technology, training, project management, and vendor solutions to develop high-impact AI-enabled solutions.

Enable lawyers and drive adoption

• Provide practical guidance through consultations, demonstrations, working sessions, office hours, and individual support.
• Design and deliver training and practical resources that translate AI capabilities, limitations, and governance requirements into concrete use cases and help lawyers determine when to use available tools, structure effective workflows, and evaluate outputs.

Advance client value and firm strategy

• Partner with lawyers and client teams to develop differentiated approaches to litigation delivery and support client-facing proposals, demonstrations, and engagements.
• Stay current on AI, agentic workflows, litigation technology, legal service delivery, and the vendor market, translating developments into practical recommendations.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• At least five years of substantive litigation experience.
• A deep understanding of litigation workflows, lawyer decision-making, quality standards, and the demands of client service.
• Active, hands‑on experience using generative AI in legal work, with an informed point of view about where it can impact quality, efficiency, and outcomes in litigation.
• Ability to translate among legal, technical, and business audiences and turn ambiguous needs into practical solutions.
• Strong project ownership, organization, and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders.
• A practical, curious, and low-ego mindset, including a willingness to experiment, learn from failure, challenge assumptions constructively, and remain accountable for results.

About Us

Known for its commitment to action and tangible results, Cozen O’Connor has rapidly grown to become one of North America's fastest-growing law firms. Offering full-service expertise in litigation, business law, and government relations, the firm serves a diverse clientele, including global Fortune 500 companies, growing middle-market firms, startups, and high-profile individuals. Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has more than 1,000 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor services its clients’ needs through 35 offices across two continents. The firm is consistently ranked among the top 100 law firms in America and has received recognition from prestigious legal and business organizations such as Chambers & Partners, The American Lawyer, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers. Cozen O'Connor is dedicated to excellence and strives to achieve the right results for its clients, no matter how complex or critical the legal challenges may be.

Cozen O’Connor is committed to fostering greater inclusion in the legal profession. We understand the organizational effectiveness that comes from welcoming and valuing differences within the firm, and we know that assembling a team with a breadth of perspectives and experience is necessary to provide the highest quality legal service. We encourage candidates to apply and join us in this effort.

Cozen O'Connor actively welcomes applicants who have previously left the workforce and are looking to return to their careers. Gaps in experience are not penalized.

Cozen O’Connor is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.