AI-Powered Legal Workflows Architect

Energy Jobline ZR; Mundelein (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an Architect to design, build, and maintain AI-enabled workflows for a premier global law firm. The role spans embedding with practice groups on AI development, building centralized tools, and hands-on solution delivery.

You will validate outputs, analyze usage and costs, and bridge communication between attorneys and developers to prioritize high-value AI opportunities. A strong writing skillset and legal workflow knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience across legal practice, legal operations, legal technology, product management, or professional services.
• Ability to read and understand code at a functional level — not required to write production code, but must be comfortable reviewing developer output and understanding what it does.
• Strong writing and communication skills; able to engage independently with attorneys at all levels of seniority, including partners.
• Deep understanding of — or demonstrated ability to rapidly learn — how legal work flows at a large law firm (deal lifecycle, diligence, document production, negotiations).
• AI tool fluency with a verification-first mindset: validates and stress-tests outputs, not just generates them.
• Quantitative comfort: usage analytics, adoption metrics, ROI framing, cost tracking.
• Client-service ; manages multiple workstreams under tight timelines with minimal oversight.
• Bachelor's degree required; relevant advanced degree (J.D., M.Sc. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, or similar) but not required if professional experience demonstrates equivalent depth

Responsibilities

• Own intake and triage for assigned requests; identify patterns suitable for productization or large-scale training
• Design, build, and validate AI workflows, prompts, templates, and specifications.
• Embed with practice groups and matter teams to understand legal workflows and identify high-value AI opportunities
• Validate AI tool outputs against precedents and edge cases; document limitations, QC checks, and known failure modes
• Conduct usage and cost analytics; translate findings into recommendations for prioritization and investment
• Review developer output and translate between technical and legal stakeholders
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by management

Skills

Code comprehension

AI workflow design

Analytics & ROI framing

Client management

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D./M.Sc. in CS or Applied Math

Tools

Legal tech

QA practices

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an Architect to design, build, and maintain AI-enabled workflows for a premier global law firm. The role spans embedding with practice groups on AI development, building centralized tools, and hands-on solution delivery.

You will validate outputs, analyze usage and costs, and bridge communication between attorneys and developers to prioritize high-value AI opportunities. A strong writing skillset and legal workflow knowledge are essential.