AI Innovation Lead

Franklin Fitch; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading US law firm is expanding its AI & Innovation team with two senior hires. The role sits at the intersection of law, AI and software development, working directly with attorneys while also getting hands-on technically.

You'll work across APIs/integrations, custom AI workflows and agents, and evaluate LLMs with automated pipelines. A JD and legal practice experience are strongly preferred, with 2+ years in meaningful AI work.

Qualifications

• JD and legal practice experience strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on AI experience across law-tech.
• Experience collaborating with attorneys and software developers.

Responsibilities

• Operate at the intersection of law, AI and software development.
• Work with attorneys on API integrations and custom AI workflows.
• Evaluate LLMs and build automated evaluation pipelines.

Skills

AI experience

Software development

Hands-on experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Harvey

Legora

CoCounsel

Lexis AI

Job description

I'm working with a leading US law firm that's continuing to significantly expand its AI & Innovation team, with two new senior hires planned.

This isn't simply an AI adoption or implementation role. They're looking for someone sitting genuinely at the intersection of law, AI and software development, who can work directly with attorneys while also getting hands-on technically.

You'll be working across:

• APIs and custom integrations
• Custom AI workflows and agents
• LLM evaluation and automated evaluation pipelines
• Harvey, Legora, CoCounsel, Lexis AI and emerging Legal AI platforms

A JD and previous legal practice experience are strongly preferred, alongside 2+ years of meaningful hands-on AI experience.

The team has significant investment and visibility from firm leadership, but is still early enough that these hires will have a genuine voice in how AI is developed and deployed across the firm.

Hybrid 3 days onsite / 2 remote

Multiple US offices available, excluding the West Coast

If you've made the move from law into genuinely technical AI work, or you're already building Legal AI solutions hands-on, I'd be interested in speaking.

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