Director, AI Enablement & Legal Engineering
Burbank, CA - USA
Job Summary
Job Posting Title:
Director AI Enablement & Legal EngineeringReq ID:
Job Description:
The Director AI Enablement & Legal Engineering will partner with attorneys business partners and technology teams to redesign legal workflows implement technology-enabled solutions and create scalable ways of working that improve how legal services are delivered across Legal & Global Affairs.
As a key member of the LIFT team this role will focus on AI-enabled process engineering workflow modernization automation knowledge enablement and practical adoption of new tools and ways of working. The role will help translate legal practice needs into repeatable processes operating models and solutions that improve efficiency consistency scalability and business impact.
- Keeps legal data accurate well-organized and responsibly used treating it as the foundation AI capability is built on and improves alongside
- Design end-to-end AI solutions using LLMs retrieval-augmented generation and agentic frameworks for contract review legal research regulatory analysis and compliance workflows. Build & enhance the underlying document processing pipelines including intake parsing chunking embedding and indexing that turn contracts playbooks and regulatory filings into a system that supports fast intelligent search and analysis
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code Cursor or GitHub Copilot to build and ship production solutions faster.
- Establish testing validation and quality control practices so AI-enabled legal work meets LGAs standards for accuracy and reliability.
- Evaluate and influence the legal technology portfolio including build-versus-buy decisions across platforms and specialized providers.
- Track and report the return on investment of AI usage across the department to guide where further investment makes sense.
- Assess external platforms many of which already run on comparable AI capability against the case for building in-house and vice-versa. Platform and build decisions should be made with a view toward where AI in Legal is heading not just its current state.
- Design enablement programs calibrated to where each practice area sits on the AI maturity curve rather than a single training path for everyone.
- Coach and develop talent toward legal engineering skills and help expand the existing network of AI-advanced colleagues across practice areas.
- Measure adoption and effectiveness to guide where further investment in tools or training makes sense.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior LGA leaders and cross-functional partners in Technology Finance and HR on AI strategy and priorities.
- Translate technical capability into practical business-relevant recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
- Navigate a matrixed organization and competing priorities to keep initiatives moving.
- Keep attorneys and paralegals daily experience at the center of every solution so tools solve real friction rather than add process.
- Stay responsive and available to legal teams as they adopt new workflows and tools.
- Build trust through consistent follow-through not just technical delivery.
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and licensed attorney in good standing.
- 10 years of experience in legal practice legal operations legal technology consulting transformation or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience improving legal workflows processes service delivery or operational effectiveness.
- Strong understanding of legal processes process redesign legal technology knowledge management automation and workflow tools.
- Experience with AI-enabled solutions legal technology implementation workflow platforms or innovation initiatives.
- Ability to influence and partner effectively with attorneys senior legal leaders technology teams and business stakeholders.
- Experience in Legal Operations legal transformation legal innovation consulting or legal technology organizations.
- Expertise in process engineering workflow design Lean Six Sigma design thinking product management or related methodologies.
- Experience with contract lifecycle management matter management legal intake knowledge management document automation or workflow automation platforms.
- Experience helping legal teams adopt AI-enabled solutions automation or new ways of working.
The hiring range for this position in California is $185500-$248800 per year and in New York is $196600-$260600 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates geographic region job-related knowledge skills and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to the full range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the level and position offered.
Job Posting Segment:
LegalJob Posting Primary Business:
Corporate Legal GroupPrimary Job Posting Category:
Legal OperationsEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City State Region Postal Code:
Burbank CA USAAlternate City State Region Postal Code:
USA - NY - 7 Hudson SquareDate Posted:
Required Experience:
Director
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