Legal Workflow Engineer

DarrowEverett LLP; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DarrowEverett LLP is seeking an AI & Workflow Design Specialist in Providence, RI to design and optimize AI-powered legal workflows, agents, and skills across firm practice areas. You will establish prompt engineering standards and QA protocols, ensuring accuracy and reproducibility of AI tools and platforms.

The role requires strong analytics, project management, and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders while helping advance the firm's AI strategy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience designing and optimizing AI-powered workflows at a full-service law firm or similar environment preferred.
• Familiarity with Harvey, Claude, Clio and AI-assisted document review tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing QA frameworks or testing protocols for tech-driven processes.
• Project management skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI-powered legal workflows, agents, and skills.
• Develop prompt engineering standards and workflow conventions for consistency.
• Establish QA protocols for AI outputs, testing and error handling.
• Monitor workflow performance metrics and drive improvements.
• Contribute to the AI optimization roadmap by evaluating new tools.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify automation opportunities and translate requirements.
• Document workflows and SOPs to support knowledge sharing and scalability.

Skills

AI workflow design

Prompt engineering

Quality assurance

Stakeholder collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in law, computer science, information systems, or related field

Tools

Harvey

Claude

Clio

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI-powered legal workflows, agents, and skills, ensuring alignment with firm practice areas, client needs, and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain prompt engineering standards and workflow design conventions to ensure consistency, accuracy, and reproducibility across the firm's AI tools and platforms.
• Establish and oversee quality assurance protocols for AI-generated work product, including testing frameworks, output validation procedures, and error-handling processes.
• Monitor and report on workflow performance metrics, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and efficiency gains.
• Contribute to the firm's AI optimization roadmap by evaluating emerging tools, recommending enhancements, and collaborating with leadership on strategic priorities.
• Partner with firm leadership (including CIFO, CAO, and Tech/AI Committee) to identify high-value automation opportunities and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Document workflows, standard operating procedures, and best practices to support knowledge sharing and team scalability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in law, computer science, information systems, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and optimizing AI-powered workflows, with a strong preference for candidates who have performed these functions at a full-service business law firm or similar professional services environment.
• Familiarity with large language models (the firm currently utilizes Harvey, Claude, and Clio), prompt engineering techniques, and AI-assisted document review or drafting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to define and track performance metrics.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing quality assurance frameworks or testing protocols for technology-driven processes.
• Project management skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working with Harvey, Claude, Clio, or comparable legal AI and practice management platforms within a law firm environment.
• Knowledge of legal practice workflows, matter lifecycle management, practice management systems (e.g., Clio), or legal project management principles.
• Familiarity with workflow automation platforms, APIs, or low-code/no-code tools.
• Experience contributing to technology strategy or product roadmaps.