Legal AI & Practice Innovation Lead

Jackson Lewis P.C.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and long

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending & Health Savings

Firm-paid holidays, vacation, and sick

Employee assistance program and other

Job summary

Jackson Lewis P.C. is seeking a Practice Innovation Attorney to advance the firm’s innovation by identifying high-value AI-enabled opportunities and leading adoption of GenAI solutions across practice groups.

You will work with legal engineers, knowledge management, IT, and vendors to design practical workflows, validate solutions, and establish responsible use guidelines, with hybrid or remote flexibility per firm policy.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal practice 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).
• Strong understanding of legal workflows, litigation processes, and how emerging technologies apply to legal tasks.
• Ability to identify opportunities, develop practical recommendations, and lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through adoption.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of advising diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments with good judgment and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Engage practice leaders to identify challenges and opportunities for innovation and AI-enabled improvement.
• Translate requirements into use cases, workflows, and functional specs.
• Lead adoption efforts for tools and use cases with training and communications.
• Collaborate with HR to integrate AI initiatives into onboarding and development.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on responsible and effective use of firm-approved AI tools.
• Develop playbooks, prompts, and quick-reference resources for adoption.

Skills

Innovation & Strategy

Legal Tech Fluency

Solution Design

Advisory & Influence

Communication

Judgment & Risk

Collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

eDiscovery platforms

Document management systems

Legal research databases

Job description

Jackson Lewis P.C. is seeking a Practice Innovation Attorney to advance the firm’s innovation by identifying high-value AI-enabled opportunities and leading adoption of GenAI solutions across practice groups.

You will work with legal engineers, knowledge management, IT, and vendors to design practical workflows, validate solutions, and establish responsible use guidelines, with hybrid or remote flexibility per firm policy.