AI Solutions Architect - Legal Tech (Remote)

McDermott Will & Schulte; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 93,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Job summary

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP in Palo Alto is seeking an Applied AI Solutions Analyst to surface workflow pain points, design AI-powered solutions, and build them using leading AI tools. You’ll directly influence how attorneys and staff work and serve clients.

You will guide designs, integrate with enterprise systems, and maintain clear documentation while collaborating with stakeholders. This remote-first role offers career-defining work at the frontier of legal AI transformation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years delivering software-based solutions in a Business Analyst, solutions, or technical product role.
• Demonstrated AI building experience — delivered AI tools, workflows, or agents professionally or personally.
• Deep prompt engineering skill; proficiency with at least one leading AI foundation platform.
• API integration experience — REST, JSON, and cloud environments (Azure preferred).
• Excellent communication skills — can explain model behavior to a managing partner.

Responsibilities

• Partner with attorneys and operational leaders to surface workflow pain points and translate them into AI use cases.
• Design and build AI solutions using state-of-the-art AI foundation platforms — from conversational tools to full document automation.
• Orchestrate agentic workflows that autonomously handle multi-step legal and business processes via integration frameworks and APIs.
• Use prompting to engineer bespoke applications and solutions with high-quality output.
• Integrate AI solutions with M365 applications, Enterprise Data Warehouse, the firm's DMS and other enterprise applications.
• Run iterative feedback loops with stakeholders; validate solution designs and maintain clear documentation throughout delivery.
• Monitor the LLM landscape and bring actionable AI innovations back to the team.

Skills

AI building experience

Prompt engineering

Software solutions delivery

API integration

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

REST APIs

Azure

iManage

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Git

Job description

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP in Palo Alto is seeking an Applied AI Solutions Analyst to surface workflow pain points, design AI-powered solutions, and build them using leading AI tools. You’ll directly influence how attorneys and staff work and serve clients.

You will guide designs, integrate with enterprise systems, and maintain clear documentation while collaborating with stakeholders. This remote-first role offers career-defining work at the frontier of legal AI transformation.