Legal Workflow Engineer - Litigation

About the role

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm focusing on businesses and institutions driving the global economy. The Legal Workflow Engineer - Litigation supports a legal practice group by designing, developing, and optimizing AI-powered workflows.

Responsibilities

• Executing on the strategic vision for AI-enabled workflows
• Contributing to multi-year roadmaps for AI optimization initiatives aligned with firm strategy, practice group priorities, and attorney needs
• Translating practice requirements into AI workflow specifications, prompt libraries, and knowledge repositories
• Providing input on AI workflow priorities and optimization efforts
• Monitoring and reporting on KPIs, quality metrics, and attorney satisfaction measures for AI-powered workflows
• Conducting research and development efforts to identify opportunities for AI enhancement in workflows

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong expertise in AI systems and prompt engineering
• Possess solid understanding of transactional legal practice, including M&A, finance, and capital markets workflows
• Display strong knowledge engineering capabilities, including developing prompt libraries, workflow templates, knowledge repositories, and quality assurance frameworks for AI-powered transactional tools

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will receive an outstanding career opportunity and a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Benefits include:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff