AI Utilization Counsel

Responsibilities

• Engage and train attorneys on the effective use of firm-approved generative AI tools.
• Provide 1:1 and small-group coaching to attorneys on integrating AI into their workflows and client service models.
• Create practical guides, checklists, and use-case playbooks for meaningful AI utilization.
• Evaluate and manage new and existing AI training vendors.
• Pilot and iterate AI-enabled workflows with selected matters and teams, gather feedback, and scale successful approaches across the firm.
• Develop communication strategies and content to drive adoption and demystify AI for busy practitioners.
• Stay current on legal industry trends, internal policies and guidance, and client requirements related to AI.
• Support attorney transitions to new or modified AI tools and resources.
• Define and create a plan to track adoption and impact metrics, and provide consistent reports and updates to the Chief Client & Innovation Officer.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Experience working in innovation, knowledge management, practice management, legal operations, or similar role(s) within a law firm, legal department, or other legal service provider.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience utilizing legal generative AI tools in practice.
• Strong understanding of legal services and law firm economics, including how matters are staffed, managed, and billed.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with a track record of teaching, mentoring, or training lawyers or legal professionals.
• A client and practitioner-first mindset with ability to focus on what works for busy lawyers under real practice pressures.
• Able to influence without formal authority, build trust, and gain buy-in from skeptical or risk-averse audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to successfully work across departments and with a variety of professionals and personality types.