Knowledge Lawyer AI & Innovation

To work with the wider Product and Innovation team to research, interpret and advise on legal issues relating to artificial intelligence, innovation and emerging technologies in a professional services context.

The role will support the development and thereafter safe, effective and scalable adoption of GenAI and other innovation tools, ensuring that activity is aligned to the firm’s Product and Innovation and GenAI strategy and broader objective of delivering client-centric solutions. In doing so, the role will work with the team to help ensure that governance frameworks, guardrails and supervision models are in place to enable responsible use, whilst supporting the firm to move at pace with confidence.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

To identify, analyse and interpret legal developments, regulatory frameworks and market trends associated with the use of AI and emerging technologies in a regulated professional services environment. To provide legal insight and guidance to the Product and Innovation team on governance, risk and responsible use of AI and other emerging technologies ensuring that requirements are translated into clear, practical guidance that supports adoption. To support the evolution of AI governance frameworks, policies and best practice guidance including the development of appropriate guardrails, acceptable use parameters and escalation routes. To advise on appropriate supervision, review and accountability models for AI-assisted work, including defining where human oversight is required to ensure outputs are robust, accurate and client-ready. To advise on information architecture, taxonomy design and data structuring considerations to optimise the use of AI tools. To work alongside legal teams and business services colleagues to support the practical application of GenAI in live use cases, helping ensure outputs are commercially relevant, defensible and aligned with client expectations. To support the firm’s thought leadership in AI and legal innovation, including writing and presenting internal and client-facing materials / workshops. To develop and maintain internal know how resources on AI related legal issues. To support training and capability development within the firm in relation to AI governance and risk. Proactively searching for ‘what’s soon’ (i.e. present day to next 12 months), ‘what’s next’ (i.e. beyond the next 12 months to 3 years) and awareness raising in its broadest sense. Working with the wider Product and Innovation team to provide to clients and internal teams practical, commercially relevant advice and training on AI adoption and use cases. Developing and maintaining an understanding of wider market issues including external technology landscape generally. This may include attendance at industry events, including presenting at them. This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be required to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.