Remote AI Solutions Lead for Legal Tech

McDermott Will & Schulte; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 93,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Competitive compensation

Opportunity for bonuses

Excellent benefits

Job summary

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP is building a purpose-built AI capability inside the firm. The Applied AI Solutions Analyst sits at the center of that effort, surfacing workflow pain points and designing AI-powered solutions.

You will own end-to-end delivery, integrate AI with enterprise apps like M365 and SharePoint, and help attorneys and staff work smarter while staying aligned with governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years delivering software-based solutions in a business-analyst, solutions, or technical product role.
• Demonstrated AI building experience — delivered AI tools, workflows, or agents.
• Deep prompt engineering skill; proficiency with at least one leading AI foundation platform.
• API integration experience — REST, JSON, and cloud environments (Azure preferred).
• Excellent communication skills — can explain model behavior to a managing partner.
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with attorneys and operational leaders to surface workflow pain points and translate them into AI use cases.
• Design and build AI solutions using state-of-the-art AI foundation platforms — from conversational tools to full document automation.
• Orchestrate agentic workflows that autonomously handle multi-step legal and business processes via integration frameworks and APIs.
• Use prompting to engineer bespoke applications and solutions with high-quality output.
• Integrate AI solutions with M365 applications, Enterprise Data Warehouse, the firm's Document Management System and other enterprise applications.
• Run iterative feedback loops with stakeholders; validate solution designs and maintain clear documentation throughout delivery.
• Monitor the LLM landscape and bring actionable AI innovations back to the team.

Skills

AI building

Prompt engineering

API integration

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Azure

SharePoint

iManage

SQL/Databases

Job description

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP is building a purpose-built AI capability inside the firm. The Applied AI Solutions Analyst sits at the center of that effort, surfacing workflow pain points and designing AI-powered solutions.

You will own end-to-end delivery, integrate AI with enterprise apps like M365 and SharePoint, and help attorneys and staff work smarter while staying aligned with governance and security standards.