Litigation AI Engineer — Legal Tech Innovator

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP; Winston-Salem (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Paid Days Off/Vacation

Firm Paid Holidays

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP seeks a Legal Engineer – Litigation to bridge its Litigation practice with AI, automation, and technology. The role is embedded with the practice group, translating attorney needs into requirements for the AI Labs team and validating solutions against real workflows.

The attorney-facing position sits in Practice Intelligence, collaborating with litigators and support staff, driving adoption, and shaping the department's service model as it evolves.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to translate the needs of legal professionals into clear, actionable technology requirements
• Strong interpersonal and consultative skills, with credibility among attorneys and the ability to build trust across a distributed, multi-office practice group
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and legal concepts to technical audiences
• Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 suite; working familiarity with workflow and automation tools such as Power Automate and ServiceNow
• Working knowledge of legal research platforms and generative AI tools used in legal practice, and of the professional responsibility obligations governing their use, including verification and citation integrity
• Working knowledge of litigation practice workflows, court procedure, and filing requirements
• Familiarity with e-discovery process and terminology, including the EDRM framework
• Ability and willingness to perform legal research in support of the litigation practice group and department's legal research function as needed
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple offices and time zones, and to work independently in a newly formed department
• Sound judged in handling confidential and privileged client and matter information

Responsibilities

• Embed with the Litigation practice group across all offices; attend practice group meetings and build working relationships with partners, associates, and litigation support staff
• Observe litigation workflows to identify tasks suitable for automation or improved tooling and maintain awareness of case-driven demand cycles and anticipate technology needs in advance
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Litigation practice group and the firm's AI Labs team, translating attorney needs into first-draft functional requirements; partner with the department Practice Systems Analyst to finalize specifications for AI Labs
• Deliver training on approved practice-specific applications and platforms, in partnership with Practice Technology and Adoption department
• Run adoption campaigns, office hours, and targeted one-on-one support following practice-specific tool deployment
• Develop and maintain practice-specific reference materials, workflow guides, self-service resources, and serve as the first line of support for practice technology questions within the assigned practice group
• Support attorneys in client relationships by demonstrating firm technology capability, participating in client-facing conversations and demonstrations alongside the relationship attorney
• Deliver client-facing training on firm tools, portals, and collaboration platforms where appropriate
• Perform case law, statutory, and regulatory research, docket research, and jurisdiction-specific procedural research in support of litigation matters as needed
• Assist the legal research function with overflow, surge, and deadline-driven requests as assigned by the Director; research volume will vary based on department demand
• Configure and maintain practice-specific workflows, forms, and automations within the department's build scope including Power Automate workflows and SharePoint self-service resources
• Escalate build requests exceeding departmental scope or complexity thresholds to AI Labs through established intake channels
• Track and report adoption, utilization, and satisfaction metrics for tools deployed within the assigned practice group, and gather structured attorney feedback to rout into the requirements and prioritization process
• Contribute to departmental reporting on capability delivered and capacity created

Skills

Translate needs into requirements

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft 365

Power Automate

ServiceNow

e-discovery familiarity

Legal research tools

Mult-office coordination

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

5+ years in a law firm or legal department

Experience in litigation support/e-discovery

Experience with legal tech tools

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power Automate

ServiceNow

e-discovery platforms

Job description

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP seeks a Legal Engineer – Litigation to bridge its Litigation practice with AI, automation, and technology. The role is embedded with the practice group, translating attorney needs into requirements for the AI Labs team and validating solutions against real workflows.

The attorney-facing position sits in Practice Intelligence, collaborating with litigators and support staff, driving adoption, and shaping the department's service model as it evolves.