Legal AI Solutions Analyst

THE FIRM

As a leading international law firm we are dedicated to excellence through impactful communication collaboration and community involvement. Our company culture has earned us one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for 26 consecutive years. This honor along with many others highlights our commitment to innovation and professional development. At Alston & Bird LLP our foundation is made of trust reliability and compassion.

JOB DESCRIPTION

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and consultative legal technologist and Legal AI Solutions Analyst to join our Knowledge & Innovation team.

The AI Solutions Analyst provides day-to-day operational support for the firms growing portfolio of AI-enabled products. The AI Solutions Analyst translates business needs into practical workflows and copilots builds and tests solutions and drives adoption. Their work will focus on hands-on development within existing firm platforms and data sources to deliver measurable impact. This role is attorney facing and requires strong consultative skills and a basic knowledge of legal workflows.

This role is pivotal in designing and implementing AI-powered workflows that enhance attorney productivity and client service delivery. You will work closely with legal teams to translate business needs into intelligent solutions using cutting-edge Gen AI platforms and play a key role in advancing our firms AI initiatives.

This role supports adoption and enablement efforts through frontline user support documentation testing and issue tracking. The position plays a key role in capturing feedback maintaining user-facing resources and helping ensure a consistent and effective user experience across AI tools. The role involves regular collaboration with colleagues in Knowledge and Innovation IT and other departments as well as third-party AI vendors to support solution deployment and ongoing enhancements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with attorneys and practice groups to identify and prioritize AI-driven workflow automation opportunities; translate objectives into solutions and AI agents.

• Design prototype and deploy AI-powered workflows for tasks like document review due diligence contract analysis and legal research.

• Act as liaison between legal and technical teams ensuring requirements are met and capabilities explained.

• Monitor test and optimize AI workflows; develop reusable templates and best practices.

• Provide training documentation and user support to drive adoption of AI tools.

• Ensure compliance with ethical standards data privacy laws and firm policies.

• Stay current on legal AI tools and recommend enhancements to maintain competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.

• 2 years in legal tech law firm or AI workflow design; legal background highly desirable.

• Experience as a prompt engineer or in product support/business analysis with exposure to low/no-code automation

• Experience as a prompt engineer in professional services consulting or legal environments; or as a product support specialist/business analyst with exposure to low/no-code automation.

• Certifications (e.g. Microsoft Power Platform Copilot Studio AI Builder) preferred; otherwise strong knowledge of Gen AI (LLMs RAG agentic AI).

• Familiarity with platforms like Harvey Hebbia or similar legal AI tools; ability to learn firm-specific systems.

• Basic Python or scripting skills; API familiarity a plus for future projects.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; able to present complex data to non-technical audiences.

• Consultative approach with ability to engage legal professionals and stakeholders.

• Curious self-starter team player; proven critical thinking and decision-making under pressure.

• Strong interpersonal skills; experience working with cross-functional teams.

• Growth mindset to become a power user and suggest process/tool improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• JD (Juris Doctor) LL.M. (Master of Laws) or professional certifications such as CP (Certified Paralegal) APC (Advanced Paralegal Certification) or PP (Professional Paralegal) combined with demonstrated interest in legal tech.

• Experience working in a law firm or legal department or a legal tech company and working knowledge of legal terminology.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us

• You will have an opportunity to shape the future of legal services through cutting-edge technology. You will build experience customizing and deploying AI/ML solutions in the legal sector.

• You will benefit from our collaborative culture that is very supportive of professional development.

The salary range for this position is $117750 to $130500 and represents the firms good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of the posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidates experience and qualifications. This range is specific to our NYC office and may not be applicable to other locations.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Alston & Bird LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer does not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal state or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law on the basis of race color religion sex age sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression national origin veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting hiring and promoting practices.

The statements contained in this position description are not necessarily all-inclusive additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned and requirements may vary from time to time.

Professional business references and a background screening will be required for all final applicants selected for a position.

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