Knowledge Management (KM) Legal AI Specialist
Wilson Elser · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
HybridConsulting$135k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Conduct ongoing research to identify and prioritize user and business needs and pain points that could be addressed through AI-centric solutions.
- Consult with attorneys, Practice Teams, Client Services Teams, and other 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 to provide proactive intelligence on AI-related developments at other law firms.
- Help manage vendor relationships with external AI solution providers.
- Further the firm's AI and automation goals by actively working with and integrating 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 to achieve optimal and accurate outputs.
- Monitor and report on developments in AI technology, with emphasis on practical applications in the legal industry.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of AI best practices.
- Conduct ongoing research on the impact of AI solutions at the individual, team, and firm level, with an emphasis on quality, consistency, and efficiency.
- Work with attorneys, Practice Teams, Client Services Teams, and other groups to identify use cases and create prompts and/or workflows, as appropriate.
- Curate and maintain a library of crowdsourced prompts and workflows.
- Develop and maintain user-friendly resources such as prompt libraries, quick-start guides, feature sheets, FAQs, and micro-learning video tutorials.
- Plan and conduct interactive product awareness and user enablement events, including lunch-and-learn sessions, town hall-style product introductions, and hackathons.
- Partner with Knowledge Management colleagues and other stakeholders to align change and enablement activities with broader 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; prepare and maintain reporting materials to highlight successes and identify areas for improvement.
- Collect and synthesize user feedback, escalating issues and improvement opportunities to the Knowledge Management leadership team.
Qualifications
- 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.
- Prior experience with artificial intelligence applications and/or technology in a business setting is required.
- 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.
- Able 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.
- The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, legal operations, professional training, and/or practice support related to AI.
- Candidates with experience in a law firm or professional services environment are strongly preferred.