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About the Role
Davis Polk is seeking an Innovation Attorney – Transactional to drive the strategic adoption of generative AI tools and technology-enabled workflows that enhance the quality, speed, and consistency of deal work. This role requires deep transactional grounding, an innovator's mindset, and the ability to collaborate with partners, associates, and professional staff to embed AI across the firm's transactional practices.
Responsibilities
- Partner with attorneys across transactional practice groups to identify and implement high-value applications of generative AI and legal technology.
- Configure and test AI-powered platforms and transactional technology tools.
- Develop, test, and refine prompts for generative AI systems supporting transactional workflows.
- Drive adoption of generative AI tools among transactional attorneys and staff through tailored training sessions, workshops, and hands-on demonstrations.
- Gather practitioner feedback to identify needs and pain points and continuously refine AI-enabled solutions.
- Serve as a trusted resource for attorneys, applying practical legal judgment and translating substantive expertise into effective knowledge and technology solutions.
- Contribute to governance frameworks, acceptable use policies, and quality-assurance processes for responsible AI use.
- Develop documentation, playbooks, and best practices for transactional technology workflows, AI-assisted contract drafting, and prompt engineering techniques.
- Convert transactional precedents, contract templates, and practice playbooks into structured, AI-optimized knowledge resources.
- Collaborate with the Knowledge & Innovation team, IT, and other stakeholders on firm-wide AI strategy, tool selection, and implementation priorities.
- Monitor developments in legal technology and generative AI to identify opportunities to improve transactional efficiency and deal execution.
Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in and aptitude for legal technology, innovation, or AI applications in legal practice.
- Proficiency with generative AI tools (e.g., large language models, AI-assisted drafting platforms) and an understanding of prompt engineering concepts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical guidance for practicing attorneys.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to advance multiple concurrent initiatives, pilot programs, and stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to build trusted, collegial relationships across practice groups, earning credibility with senior deal professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to lead adoption efforts and overcome resistance to new tools and processes in a professional services environment.
- Self-starter who thrives in an ambiguous, evolving environment and is comfortable building and refining AI-enabled transactional programs and processes.
- Curiosity about emerging AI and legal technology and a commitment to continuous learning.
Skills
- Generative AI tools
- Large language models
- AI-assisted drafting platforms
- Prompt engineering
- Contract drafting
- Deal documentation
- Due diligence
- Transaction management
- M&A
- Private equity
- Capital markets
- Finance
- Securities
- Restructuring
- Investment funds
- Real estate
- Legal AI tools
- Contract analysis
- Document review
- Legal research platforms
- AI/ML concepts
Experience Level
- Minimum of 3–5 years of substantive transactional practice
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- $250,000 - $350,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
About the Company
- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (including its associated entities) is an elite global law firm with world-class practices across the board.
- Clients know they can rely on Davis Polk for their most challenging legal and business matters.
- From offices in the world's key financial centers and political capitals, our more than 1,000 lawyers collaborate seamlessly to deliver exceptional service, sophisticated advice and creative, practical solutions.
- Visit davispolk.com.