AI Initiatives Assistant

About the role

Kaufman Dolowich is a full-service national law firm with more than 250 attorneys across 16 offices and over 25 practice areas. We are seeking a motivated, tech-curious individual to support our firm-wide AI initiative. This hands-on, part-time role offers the opportunity to work directly with the Chief Information Officer and other leadership on real projects involving Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI agents, and emerging legal-tech workflows. No prior professional experience is required—just a genuine interest in AI and a willingness to learn. Ideal for someone in school, a recent graduate, or early in their career looking to build a portfolio of practical AI experience within a professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Support adoption and training efforts for Microsoft 365 Copilot across 400+ firm users
• Help build, test, and document AI agent workflows and prompt templates across multiple platforms, including Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Power Automate, and LLMs such as ChatGPT and Claude
• Assist with research into new AI tools, vendors, and capabilities relevant to legal services (including evaluating and comparing different LLM providers)
• Help develop proofs of concept and pilot AI solutions for attorneys and business professionals
• Assist in exploring Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approaches using internal knowledge sources
• Help research AI governance, security, privacy, and compliance considerations as the firm expands AI use
• Help track adoption metrics and prepare simple usage reports/dashboards
• Support the firm's AI Innovation Lab and internal Agent Hackathon initiatives
• Assist with drafting and refining prompt libraries for firm-specific use cases (e.g., legal correspondence, coverage analysis, matter intake)
• Provide administrative and coordination support for AI rollout schedules and training sessions
• Act as a first line of friendly support for staff learning to navigate new AI workflows or encountering unexpected AI outputs
• Document processes and create simple how-to guides for end users
• Other duties as needed to support firm operations

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field preferred)
• Genuine interest in AI/LLM tools (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Azure AI Foundry, etc.)—coursework, personal projects, or self-directed learning all count
• Comfortable learning new software quickly; basic proficiency with Microsoft Office/365
• Strong written communication skills—able to write clear instructions and documentation
• Detail-oriented and organized; able to manage small projects with light supervision
• Curiosity and initiative
• High level of professionalism and respect for data privacy and security guidelines

Benefits

• Flexible schedule and hours (20 – 25 hours per week)
• Growth opportunities
• Professional team-oriented environment
• Potential hybrid work arrangement

Pay

Hourly rate: $25 – $30 per hour