Practice Innovation Attorney

Harnham; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AmLaw firm is seeking a litigation-trained attorney who can bridge sophisticated legal judgment with emerging AI capabilities, working directly with partners to transform how complex legal work gets done.

This role blends practice with technology, allowing you to influence research, investigation, strategy, evidence analysis, and client outcomes through AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• JD and meaningful litigation experience, ideally in a top-tier environment.
• Understanding of how complex litigation is executed and managed.
• Involvement in legal innovation, GenAI adoption, or legal tech initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with litigation teams to redesign high-value legal workflows.
• Translate GenAI, LLMs, RAG, and agentic tools into practical legal applications.
• Lead innovation pilots from concept to adoption.
• Advise partners on balancing legal rigor, confidentiality, risk, and impact.
• Help define the next generation of AI-enabled litigation practice.

Skills

Litigation experience

GenAI knowledge

Legal innovation

Client advisory

Education

JD

Tools

GenAI platforms

Job description

Location: Multiple U.S. offices | Hybrid

What if your next legal role wasn't about practicing law as it exists today, but shaping how it will be practiced tomorrow?

We're partnering with a globally recognized AmLaw firm investing heavily in the future of legal practice. The firm is seeking a litigation-trained attorney who can bridge sophisticated legal judgment with emerging AI capabilities, working directly with partners to transform how complex legal work gets done.

This is not a traditional litigation associate role, nor a purely technical innovation position. It's an opportunity to influence how attorneys research, investigate, develop strategy, analyze evidence, and deliver exceptional client outcomes.

The mandate:

• Partner directly with litigation teams to identify and redesign high-value legal workflows.
• Translate GenAI, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and emerging agentic tools into practical legal applications.
• Lead innovation pilots from concept through implementation and adoption.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to partners, balancing legal rigor, client confidentiality, risk, and measurable impact.
• Help define the next generation of AI-enabled litigation practice.

The ideal background:

• JD and meaningful experience practicing litigation, ideally within an AmLaw 100 environment.
• Strong understanding of how complex litigation matters are actually executed.
• Demonstrated involvement in legal innovation, GenAI adoption, workflow redesign, or legal technology initiatives.
• Credibility with practicing attorneys and the ability to translate emerging technology into tangible improvements.
• A builder's mindset, intellectual curiosity, and genuine enthusiasm for reshaping legal practice.

Why consider it?

A rare opportunity to combine your legal training with meaningful influence over AI strategy and implementation at one of the world's leading law firms, without following the traditional partnership track.