IP Support, The Law Support Group
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Legal Engineer - Artificial Intelligence
Our client, a leading intellectual property law firm with an outstanding international reputation, is seeking a Legal Engineer with a specialism in artificial intelligence to join its growing innovation function. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of law and technology within a firm renowned for the quality of its patent and trade mark work, and to play a defining role in how AI is adopted, governed and deployed across the practice.
The successful candidate will work closely with fee earners, knowledge management, IT and firm leadership to design, build and embed AI-enabled solutions that enhance the delivery of legal services to a sophisticated, technically demanding client base.
The Legal Engineer will act as the bridge between legal practice and emerging technology, translating the needs of IP practitioners into practical, reliable and compliant AI solutions. Key responsibilities include:
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- Identifying, evaluating and piloting AI tools (including large language models, retrieval-augmented generation and document automation platforms) relevant to IP practice areas.
- Designing and building workflows, prompt libraries, integrations and internal applications that embed AI into day-to-day legal work.
- Working with practice groups to map existing processes, identify automation opportunities and re-engineer matter workflows.
- Running structured evaluations of AI outputs against legal quality standards, and establishing feedback loops with fee earners.
- Delivering training and adoption programmes to lawyers, paralegals and business services teams, acting as an internal evangelist for responsible AI use.
- Keeping abreast of legal, regulatory and ethical developments affecting AI in legal services and advising the firm accordingly.
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The ideal candidate will have prior experience working within a law firm and an understanding of law firm culture, fee-earner workflows and the demands of private practice, gained in a legal technology, innovation, knowledge management or fee-earning role. You will also be able to demonstrate advanced AI skills that you have used in practice.
What the Firm Offers
- A genuinely influential role with visibility at leadership level and the mandate to shape the firm's AI strategy.
- The chance to work with technically sophisticated lawyers and clients operating at the cutting edge of science and technology.
- Investment in tooling, training and professional development.
- A collegiate, forward-thinking culture with hybrid and flexible working.
- A competitive salary and benefits package, reviewed annually.
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