Innovation Engineer

Freshfields is undergoing an exciting period of digital transformation and we are looking for an Innovation Engineer to help us accelerate it. This is a highimpact handson role for someone who loves to build experiment and turn innovative ideas into working solutions that make a meaningful difference across our global firm.

Working within our Innovation team you will rapidly prototype develop and iterate new tools workflows and AIpowered solutions helping our people work smarter faster and more effectively. If you thrive in fastmoving environments enjoy collaborating across teams and have a passion for creating real usable technology wed love to hear from you.

Working at Freshfields

Youll join a fast-paced globally connected team focused on shaping the future of legal work. We work in a hybrid model collaborating with colleagues across time zones and delivering impactful tools and technologies that support our lawyers business services teams and clients.

What Youll Be Doing

Rapid Prototyping & Solution Development

• Build functional prototypes and proofs of concept to test new ideas quickly.

• Develop minimum viable products to support go/no-go decisions.

• Iterate fast using user feedback to refine improve and validate solutions.

• Create automation workflows and system integrations to enhance efficiency.

• Document your approach decisions and learnings to support future builds.

AI & Emerging Technology

• Design and deploy AI-powered agents assistants and intelligent workflows.

• Evaluate and experiment with emerging technologies to identify opportunities for legal applications.

• Translate complex technical capabilities into practical real-world use cases.

• Advise on feasibility technical complexity and implementation considerations.

Collaboration & Handover

• Work closely with Innovation Ideation & Adoption Managers to understand user needs.

• Partner with IT and Information Security to ensure compliance with firm standards.

• Prepare successful prototypes for production handover through clear technical documentation.

• Support user testing by addressing bugs and refining functionality.

Technical Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain a library of reusable components and templates to speed up future innovation.

• Manage development environments for safe experimentation.

• Monitor prototype performance to guide iteration and prioritisation.

• Identify new opportunities through hands-on exploration and experimentation.

What Youll Bring

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Python JavaScript or similar languages and Copilot Studio

• Exposure to AI/ML platforms LLMs and agent frameworks.

• Comfort with low-code/no-code tools (e.g. Power Platform Zapier Make).

• Understanding of APIs integrations and system architecture.

• Experience operating in enterprise IT environments.

Professional Skills

• A builders mindset actionoriented pragmatic and curious.

• Ability to ship solutions quickly in ambiguous environments.

• Clear communicator who can explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

• Comfortable iterating experimenting and learning from what doesnt work.

• Experience in legal tech or professional services is beneficial but not required.

Why Join Us

• Influence meaningful innovation in a world-leading international law firm.

• Work with cuttingedge technologies including AI agents automation and lowcode platforms.

• See the direct impact of your work through rapid prototyping and delivery.

• Collaborate with global teams committed to reimagining how legal work gets done.

• Join a culture that embraces experimentation continuous learning and transformation.