Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence – Knowledge Transformation

About the role

The Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence – Knowledge Transformation is an integral part of Latham & Watkins’ Technology & Information Services team. This role will lead a team of expert knowledge professionals in transforming the firm’s transactional precedents, playbooks, and practice expertise into AI-ready assets. Key responsibilities include defining and implementing the firm’s knowledge transformation strategy, overseeing knowledge engineering standards, and integrating knowledge assets into AI-powered workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the firm’s knowledge transformation strategy
• Establish multi-year roadmaps for converting transactional precedents, contract templates, and practice playbooks into structured, AI-optimized knowledge repositories
• Oversee the development and maintenance of structured knowledge repositories
• Partner with Innovation Attorneys, Legal Engineering teams, Knowledge Management Lawyers, AI Services Attorneys, and other technology colleagues to ensure knowledge assets are effectively integrated into AI-powered workflows
• Establish and monitor KPIs, quality metrics, and utilization measures for knowledge assets

Qualifications

• Possess deep expertise in knowledge management, taxonomy development, and information architecture
• Strong understanding of transactional legal practice, including M&A, finance, and capital markets workflows
• Advanced knowledge engineering capabilities, including developing taxonomies, metadata schemas, tagging standards, knowledge repositories, and quality assurance frameworks for AI-powered legal tools
• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in law, library science, information science, computer science, or a related field
• A Juris Doctor (JD), preferably
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in knowledge management, legal technology, or legal practice, with demonstrated experience in knowledge engineering, taxonomy development, or AI systems
• Previous management experience required
• Experience in transactional legal practice, preferably, with litigation practice experience also valued