Templates Specialist - Hybrid, AI-Driven Legal Drafting

Smokeball - Legal Software; Chicago (IL); Hybride; USD 65 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Wellness stipend

Birthday off

Résumé du poste

Smokeball is seeking a Template Specialist to design, test, and deliver polished document templates for law firms as part of TemplateLab. You will transform client requirements into high-quality templates and serve as the final quality checkpoint before delivery.

This hybrid Chicago-based role partners with Legal Engineering, Product, and Client Success to refine templates, adopt AI-assisted drafting where appropriate, and ensure consistent formatting and quality across outputs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a law firm in a legal support role, with hands-on drafting experience.
• Experience with document templates, field codes, or form building/configuration is strongly preferred.
• Confident working directly with clients: gathering requirements and managing follow-up.

Responsabilités

• Consult with clients to gather requirements, translate them into build instructions, upload templates, test, and drive improvements.
• Build templates and ensure quality according to standards (court forms, starter templates, custom templates).
• Troubleshoot complex issues and decide template readiness before releasing to clients.
• Research and maintain court captions across law areas and jurisdictions with the configuration tool.
• Configure and deliver firm letterhead during onboarding, plus customizations, creating reusable solutions.
• Collaborate with the library team to keep 20,000+ forms current and prioritize updates.
• Liaise with contractors, answer questions, review work, and provide feedback.
• Adopt AI and automation to accelerate template development and decide traditional vs AI drafting.

Connaissances

Document templates

AI tools usage

Client communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Document field code tools

Description du poste

Smokeball is seeking a Template Specialist to design, test, and deliver polished document templates for law firms as part of TemplateLab. You will transform client requirements into high-quality templates and serve as the final quality checkpoint before delivery.

This hybrid Chicago-based role partners with Legal Engineering, Product, and Client Success to refine templates, adopt AI-assisted drafting where appropriate, and ensure consistent formatting and quality across outputs.