Director of AI Enablement

BCLP; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

BCLP is seeking a Director of AI Enablement to drive organizational transformation through AI-enabled systems and workflows for fee earners. You will oversee a global team, align AI initiatives with practice priorities, and coordinate with Knowledge Innovation Lawyers to ensure high standards of knowledge management and risk control.

You will lead firmwide AI programs, define roadmaps, and deliver practical AI use cases across multiple jurisdictions, shaping how lawyers work and deliver client

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer background in UK or US private practice.
• Experience delivering AI enablement in a complex, multi-jurisdictional professional services environment.
• Experience in enterprise-level knowledge management projects with practical understanding of legal AI and KM systems.
• Proven ability to run or coordinate significant projects across multiple teams, practices and jurisdictions.
• Line management experience across jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows, confidentiality obligations and client guideline requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with partners, senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead firmwide AI enablement programs that build confidence, awareness and adoption.
• Maintain a clear AI Enablement roadmap aligned to practice, business and client priorities.
• Identify, prioritize and deliver practical AI-assisted use cases with Practice Leaders and lawyers.
• Define product requirements, success metrics and adoption goals for AI tools.
• Design and improve practice group workflows, embedding automation and AI where value is added.
• Champion positive behavioral change so AI becomes a natural part of how teams work.
• Define engagement metrics and report on participation, usage and impact.
• Oversee knowledge taxonomy, precedent and template curation in collaboration with Knowledge Innovation Lawyers.
• Lead a global team of Knowledge and AI Enablement professionals.
• Collaborate with Practice Groups, Business Development and lawyers to strengthen the AI value proposition.

Skills

Legal practice knowledge

AI enablement leadership

Project coordination

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Law qualification preferred

Job description

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive, and unbound by tradition, we are continuously evolving the way we support our people and manage risk across the firm.

Our people are at the center of everything we do, which is why we are seeking a Director of AI Enablement to drive organizational transformation by deploying optimized business processes through applied AI-enabled systems and workflows. The individual will be responsible for executing the transformation strategy and roadmap for AI and related tools across the business (with a primary focus on fee earner stakeholders). Working with our in-house knowledge professionals the role will also be responsible for overseeing knowledge asset taxonomy and precedent/template curation with Knowledge and Innovation Lawyers and designing and delivering AI related knowledge—including search, drafting aids, clause banks, and playbooks—and overseeing the capture and curation of AI use cases aligned with practice and business priorities. This will involve providing strategic oversight and leadership of the global team reporting to the AI Enablement Director, coordinating projects and initiatives, and supporting Practice Group and business function outreach. The role will collaborate with the firm's Knowledge and Innovation Lawyer community to ensure alignment with their efforts and broader strategic initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how a leading global law firm leverages AI and knowledge to transform the practice of law. You’ll be at the forefront of redefining how lawyers work, fostering meaningful change, and delivering real impact for both firm colleagues and clients.

Key Responsibilities

Systems Strategy and Product Ownership

• Lead engaging firmwide AI enablement programs that build confidence, awareness and adoption.
• Build and maintain a clear AI Enablement roadmap aligned to practice, business and client priorities.
• Work with Practice Leaders, business teams and lawyers to identify, prioritize and deliver practical AI-assisted use cases.
• Define product requirements, success metrics and adoption goals for prompts, playbooks, templates and other AI experience-layer tools.

Processes

• Design, develop and continuously improve practice group workflows, embedding automation and AI where they add measurable value.
• Spot and remove barriers to adoption by bringing fresh ideas, practical solutions and strong stakeholder engagement.
• Champion positive behavioral change so AI becomes a natural, trusted part of the way teams work.
• Define meaningful engagement and adoption metrics, and report clearly on participation, usage and impact.
• Partner with LPM, Pricing and Business Development teams to shape legal AI service offerings, client narratives and RFP content.
• Create practical AI playbooks covering guardrails, prompt patterns, verification steps and matter-specific guidance.
• Run pilots, gather feedback and turn learning into continuous service improvements.
• Oversee knowledge taxonomy, precedent and template curation, working with Knowledge Innovation Lawyers to maintain quality and consistency.
• Support delivery of the firm’s AI strategy for Business Services professionals, helping teams identify practical and responsible use cases.

People

• Lead, coach and develop a global team of Knowledge and AI Enablement professionals.
• Collaborate with Knowledge and Innovation Lawyers, practice groups and Business Development to strengthen the firm’s AI value proposition.
• Strategic thinker who can connect AI, knowledge and process improvement to create better ways of working for lawyers and clients.
• Strong people management, coordination and listening skills, with the ability to build trust quickly.
• Able to persuade, influence and inspire senior stakeholders across the firm.
• Empathetic and collaborative, with the ability to bring people with you across teams, practices and business services functions.
• Action-oriented, energetic and flexible, with the drive to move ideas from concept to successful delivery.
• Confident problem solver who can make sound decisions, even in complex or fast-moving situations.
• Comfortable working across cultures, geographies and perspectives, with respect for different ways of working.

Experience & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of legal practice and process, ideally gained through several years’ experience as a qualified lawyer in UK or US private practice.
• Experience delivering AI enablement in a complex, multi-jurisdictional law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience working on enterprise-level knowledge management projects, with a practical understanding of legal AI and KM systems.
• Proven ability to run or coordinate significant projects across multiple teams, practices and jurisdictions.
• Line management experience, including managing people across jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows, confidentiality obligations and client guideline requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence engaging partners, senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher required. Qualification as a lawyer a plus.

At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our robust client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other applicable protected characteristic.

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