GenAI-Driven Practice Innovation Attorney

jacksonlewis

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Jackson Lewis P.C. invites a Practice Innovation Attorney to advance the firm's innovation agenda by identifying high-value AI opportunities, translating practice needs into practical GenAI-enabled solutions, and leading adoption across litigation teams.

Reporting to the Manager of AI and Innovation, the attorney will collaborate with practice leaders, knowledge management, IT, legal engineers, and vendors to define requirements, validate solutions, and ensure responsible use of emerging

Qualifications

JD from an accredited law school.
Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience or equivalent in legal technology, legal operations, or legal innovation roles.
Demonstrated experience with legal AI and GenAI platforms (e.g., Harvey, Westlaw AI, Lexis+ AI, CoCounsel, or similar tools).
Strong understanding of legal workflows, litigation processes, and how emerging technologies can be applied to common legal tasks.
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, develop practical recommendations, and lead cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

Engage practice leaders, attorneys, and business professionals to identify recurring challenges, inefficiencies, and opportunities for innovation and AI-enabled improvement.
Evaluate and prioritize opportunities based on practice value, feasibility, risk, scalability, and alignment with firm priorities.
Map current and future-state legal workflows and define practical requirements for selected solutions.
Develop recommendations for how GenAI and other emerging technologies can improve legal workflows, client service, and the delivery of legal services.
Translate legal and business requirements into clear use cases, workflows, and functional requirements.
Partner with legal engineers, knowledge management, IT, and vendors to develop, test, and refine solutions.
Design and conduct legal workflow testing, including output review, issue identification, and documentation of appropriate use and limitations.
Help develop safeguards, guidance, and escalation paths for responsible use of AI and other emerging technologies.
Lead adoption efforts for assigned tools and use cases, including demonstrations, targeted training, coaching, communications, and workflow integration.
Collaborate with HR Learning and Professional Development teams to integrate innovation and AI initiatives into onboarding, attorney development, and ongoing learning programs.
Serve as a trusted advisor to practice leaders and knowledge management on the responsible and effective use of firm-approved AI and GenAI tools.
Develop practical playbooks, prompt guidance, examples, and quick-reference resources to facilitate effective use and adoption.
Establish feedback channels and use adoption and user feedback data to improve solutions, workflows, and user experience.
Monitor legal AI capabilities, developments in professional responsibility guidance, and relevant changes in legal service delivery.
Assess new platform features and recommend whether and how they should be introduced into firm workflows.
Share lessons learned and reusable approaches through the Innovation Center of Excellence and other appropriate firm forums.
Identify emerging opportunities and advise firm leadership on trends, capabilities, and potential applications that advance firmwide innovation objectives.