My Company appears to be a U.S.-based organization operating in a legal or highly regulated industry, likely with a substantial in-house legal function navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of AI adoption. Based on the nature of this role, the company is investing meaningfully in responsible AI integration across its legal operations—balancing efficiency gains with governance, risk, and compliance obligations. The organization seems to value both legal rigor and technological pragmatism, building infrastructure to support attorneys and legal teams as AI becomes central to how legal work gets done.
About the Role
This is a senior individual contributor and advisor role sitting at the intersection of legal practice, technology, and organizational change—responsible for leading how the company's legal function adopts and governs AI tools. You'll shape policy, manage risk, and move attorneys from skepticism to sustained capability, with real authority to define what responsible AI use looks like inside the legal team. The impact is concrete: fewer legal blind spots around AI exposure, faster and smarter legal workflows, and a governance framework the organization can stand behind.
Responsibilities
Lead the enterprise-wide rollout of AI tools across the legal function—defining adoption roadmaps, tracking utilization metrics, and driving measurable shifts in how attorneys research, draft, review, and advise.
Serve as the legal team's primary counsel on AI governance and ethics—assessing where AI use creates legal exposure and building the risk frameworks that keep the organization ahead of those risks.
Draft, negotiate, and maintain AI-related policies, vendor agreements, and data-use contracts—producing documents that survive regulatory scrutiny and reflect current best practices in AI procurement and governance.
Design and deliver training programs that upskill non-technical legal professionals on AI workflows—measuring adoption over time and iterating until behavior actually changes, not just awareness.
Collaborate with IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to align AI implementation with security, privacy, and operational requirements—acting as the legal team's advocate and translator in cross-functional technology initiatives.
Monitor the AI regulatory environment and translate emerging requirements into actionable internal guidance—so the legal team is positioned to respond, not scramble, when rules change.
Evaluate and advise on legal tech platforms—from generative AI assistants to contract review and e-discovery tools—helping leadership make informed decisions about what to deploy, how, and under what guardrails.
What we're looking for
Demonstrated track record of leading enterprise-wide AI adoption within a legal department or similarly regulated environment, with measurable evidence of how attorney workflows changed as a result.
Proven ability to provide legal counsel on AI governance, ethics, or risk—including identifying where AI use creates legal liability and building frameworks that meaningfully reduce that exposure.
Experience drafting and negotiating AI-specific policies, vendor contracts, or data-use agreements that have held up under internal and external scrutiny.
Shown success training non-technical legal professionals on AI tools and workflows, with evidence that adoption was sustained—not just a one-time event.
Track record of collaborating effectively with IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to implement technology initiatives inside a legal organization, navigating competing priorities without losing momentum.
J.D. required, with active bar membership or eligibility; demonstrated understanding of how AI interacts with attorney ethics obligations, privilege, and confidentiality duties.
Ability to communicate complex AI risk and governance concepts clearly to both legal and non-legal audiences—translating technical realities into decisions leadership can act on.
Nice to have
Has worked directly on AI regulatory matters—EU AI Act, emerging U.S. federal or state frameworks, or sector-specific rules—and converted that analysis into practical internal guidance teams can actually use.
Hands-on experience with legal tech platforms such as contract review AI, generative AI legal assistants, or e-discovery tools, with an informed view on their capabilities and limitations.
Has presented to executive leadership or board-level audiences on AI risk and opportunity, demonstrating comfort operating at the most senior levels of an organization.
Published, spoken at conferences, or otherwise established a public point of view on legal AI—bringing external credibility and a network that benefits the organization.
Background that spans both law practice and legal operations or technology roles, giving a practitioner's appreciation for what attorneys actually need.
Holds a CIPP, CAIL, or comparable privacy or AI certification.
Benefits
Competitive base salary with a total compensation package benchmarked to senior legal talent in the U.S. market.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, with meaningful employer contributions.
Onsite work environment with a dedicated, resourced legal team—giving you direct access to the stakeholders and systems where your work has the most impact.
Defined opportunities for professional development, including support for continuing legal education, AI-related certifications, and industry conference participation.
A role with genuine scope—this is not a support function; you'll have authority to shape policy, influence technology decisions, and build programs from the ground up.
Paid time off, firm holidays, and leave policies designed to support long-term sustainability in a demanding field.
