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About the Role

Wilson Elser is seeking a Legal AI Specialist to support the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) goals by actively managing the creation, organization, and deployment of firmwide AI-based knowledge assets. This role enables attorneys and legal professionals to work more efficiently and effectively, serving as a firmwide subject matter expert on AI and monitoring relevant technological developments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing research to identify and prioritize user and business needs addressable through AI solutions.
• Consult with various groups to identify areas where AI can improve quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to embed AI into existing daily workflows.
• Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape for AI-related developments in other law firms.
• Help manage vendor relationships with external AI solution providers.
• Integrate tools such as Harvey AI, Lexis Protégé, and other emerging technologies into workflows.
• Serve as a go-to resource for prompt engineering, designing, testing, and refining prompts for Generative AI tools.
• Monitor and report on developments in AI technology, focusing on legal industry applications.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of AI best practices.
• Conduct research on the impact of AI solutions at individual, team, and firm levels.
• Identify use cases and create prompts and/or workflows with attorneys and staff.
• Curate and maintain a library of crowdsourced prompts and workflows.
• Develop and maintain user-friendly resources such as prompt libraries, quick-start guides, and video tutorials.
• Plan and conduct interactive product awareness and user enablement events.
• Partner with Knowledge Management colleagues to align change and enablement activities with product lifecycle management.
• Draft and distribute communications about new features, updates, and adoption tips.
• Champion adoption of approved AI and practice tools by engaging directly with lawyers and staff.
• Track usage and adoption data, preparing reports on successes and areas for improvement.
• Collect and synthesize user feedback, escalating issues and improvement opportunities.
• Promote a culture of Knowledge Management and innovation through presentations and training.
• Serve as a trusted knowledge partner, providing guidance on AI initiatives and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and KM colleagues to develop user-centric solutions.
• Remain current with knowledge trends, legal technology, law firm business trends, and legal developments.

Requirements

• Strong intellectual curiosity with the ability to derive connections between diverse data sets, identify practical applications for emerging technologies, and discover hidden pain points in business processes.
• Strong interest in AI and legal technology tools with a track record of continuous learning and hands-on exploration of emerging tools.
• Fluency in generative AI platforms, including Harvey AI and Lexis Protégé, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new platforms.
• Excellent research and analysis skills with a strong aptitude for distilling complex concepts into easy-to-understand, actionable insights.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and adoption initiatives in a professional services or law firm environment.
• Proven experience delivering impactful training (live and virtual) and developing high-quality enablement resources.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with lawyers, staff, vendors, and leadership.
• Aptitude for building relationships and fostering a collaborative approach to working with internal clients across Practice Teams, Client Services Teams, and departments.
• Ability to empathize and engage with attorneys to look at processes and service delivery through a business lens.
• Strong project management and critical thinking skills with a focus on delivering high-value, user-centric solutions.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience with prompt engineering and devising Generative AI use cases, including with Harvey AI and Lexis Protégé.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant technology systems and applications used in law firms and/or legal departments, such as: LexisNexis, Westlaw, SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, iManage Cloud.

Skills

• AI
• Knowledge Management
• Prompt Engineering
• Generative AI
• Harvey AI
• Lexis Protégé
• Research
• Analysis
• Change Management
• Training
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal Skills
• Microsoft 365
• SharePoint
• LexisNexis
• Westlaw
• iManage Cloud

Location

• Nationwide

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3+ years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, legal operations, professional training, and/or practice support related to AI
• Prior experience with artificial intelligence applications and/or technology in a business setting required
• Prior experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a practicing attorney strongly preferred

Education Level

• J.D. from an accredited law school required

Salary/Compensations

• $135,000—$165,000 USD

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k match
• Generous PTO plan
• Access to corporate discount plans

About the Company

• Wilson Elser is a national law firm with over 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices nationwide.
• Recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer and ranked #30 in the National Law Journal’s survey of the nation’s largest law firms.
• The firm's success is built on a culture of collaboration, innovation, client service, and mutual respect.
• Committed to fostering an environment where employees are empowered to grow their careers, contribute meaningfully, and thrive professionally.

Equal Opportunity

• Wilson Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
• Employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law.