Legal AI Solutions Lead (9028)

Morton; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Morton is seeking a Legal AI Solutions Lead to drive AI adoption across a large professional services client. You will identify opportunities, design, test, and implement AI-enabled workflows for attorneys and business professionals, balancing hands-on development with project management.

The ideal candidate has experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, and can translate business challenges into practical AI solutions while collaborating with legal, IT, and leadership teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD or other advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years of experience within a law firm, corporate legal department, or similar legal environment.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience working with artificial intelligence technologies.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows and experience working directly with attorneys.
• Demonstrated ability to identify business problems and translate them into practical technology or AI solutions.
• Experience evaluating, testing, implementing, or supporting AI tools and use cases.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across legal, technology, leadership, and administrative teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal and business workflows that could benefit from AI and develop solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Design, build, test, and implement AI agents and other AI-enabled solutions for attorneys and business professionals.
• Partner directly with attorneys and practice leaders to understand business challenges, scope AI use cases, and develop practical solutions.
• Evaluate AI use cases and provide recommendations that support broader organizational AI initiatives.
• Lead discussions with stakeholders to understand complex AI-related challenges and translate requirements into actionable solutions.
• Collaborate with legal teams, IT, vendors, and other business groups to troubleshoot issues and improve AI solutions.
• Identify technical limitations, risks, and opportunities associated with proposed AI use cases.
• Develop strategies to increase AI adoption and address technical, workflow, and user experience barriers.
• Evaluate new AI capabilities and emerging technologies for compatibility with existing systems and business needs.
• Educate attorneys and business professionals on AI functionality, best practices, limitations, and advanced use cases.
• Develop concise training materials, FAQs, and other resources supporting AI adoption.
• Coordinate user onboarding, testing, and evaluation of new AI technologies and pilot programs.
• Analyze pilot results and prepare recommendations for leadership.
• Maintain documentation of AI use cases, technical requirements, results, and known limitations.
• Manage testing activities, deliverables, milestones, and deadlines across multiple AI initiatives.
• Identify trends and recurring issues across AI use cases and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Research enterprise and emerging AI platforms to compare capabilities and potential applications.
• Provide input into broader AI technology decisions, including potential opportunities, risks, and technical considerations.
• Assist with gathering information related to client inquiries regarding the organization's use of AI.
• Prepare qualitative and quantitative summaries demonstrating the progress and impact of AI initiatives.

Skills

Legal domain knowledge

AI concepts

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or advanced degree

Equivalent combinations of education and relevant legal experience

Job description

Job Description

Morton is seeking a Legal AI Solutions Lead for a client that is expanding its use of artificial intelligence across a large professional services environment.

Morton is seeking a Legal AI Solutions Lead for a client that is expanding its use of artificial intelligence across a large professional services environment.

This individual will play a key role in identifying, designing, testing, and implementing AI solutions that improve legal and business workflows. The position combines hands-on AI solution development with project management, stakeholder engagement, technology evaluation, and user adoption.

The ideal candidate brings experience working within a law firm or corporate legal environment, understands how attorneys and legal teams operate, and can translate business challenges into practical AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal and business workflows that could benefit from AI and develop solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Design, build, test, and implement AI agents and other AI-enabled solutions for attorneys and business professionals.
• Partner directly with attorneys and practice leaders to understand business challenges, scope AI use cases, and develop practical solutions.
• Evaluate AI use cases and provide recommendations that support broader organizational AI initiatives.
• Lead discussions with stakeholders to understand complex AI-related challenges and translate requirements into actionable solutions.
• Collaborate with legal teams, IT, vendors, and other business groups to troubleshoot issues and improve AI solutions.
• Identify technical limitations, risks, and opportunities associated with proposed AI use cases.
• Develop strategies to increase AI adoption and address technical, workflow, and user experience barriers.
• Evaluate new AI capabilities and emerging technologies for compatibility with existing systems and business needs.
• Educate attorneys and business professionals on AI functionality, best practices, limitations, and advanced use cases.
• Develop concise training materials, FAQs, and other resources supporting AI adoption.
• Coordinate user onboarding, testing, and evaluation of new AI technologies and pilot programs.
• Analyze pilot results and prepare recommendations for leadership.
• Maintain documentation of AI use cases, technical requirements, results, and known limitations.
• Manage testing activities, deliverables, milestones, and deadlines across multiple AI initiatives.
• Identify trends and recurring issues across AI use cases and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Research enterprise and emerging AI platforms to compare capabilities and potential applications.
• Provide input into broader AI technology decisions, including potential opportunities, risks, and technical considerations.
• Assist with gathering information related to client inquiries regarding the organization's use of AI.
• Prepare qualitative and quantitative summaries demonstrating the progress and impact of AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD or other advanced degree preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and relevant legal experience may be considered.
• 4+ years of experience within a law firm, corporate legal department, or similar legal environment.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience working with artificial intelligence technologies.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows and experience working directly with attorneys.
• Demonstrated ability to identify business problems and translate them into practical technology or AI solutions.
• Experience evaluating, testing, implementing, or supporting AI tools and use cases.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across legal, technology, leadership, and administrative teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to quickly learn and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable receiving feedback and working across organizational boundaries.
• Interest in applying generative AI, AI assistants, copilots, and emerging AI technologies to complex professional workflows.
• Ability to travel or work outside normal business hours occasionally as business needs require.