Applied AI Solutions Analyst, Legal Practice Groups
About The Position
The Applied AI Solutions Analyst works at the center of McDermott Will & Schulte’s AI program, developing purpose-built AI capabilities for attorneys and staff. The role partners with attorneys and legal practice group leaders to identify workflow opportunities, designs and builds AI solutions, and integrates them with firm systems. The analyst delivers solutions directly using advanced AI tools rather than simply passing requirements to a development team. The position involves building intelligent applications and agentic workflows for legal and business processes, incorporating stakeholder feedback, documenting and validating solutions, and keeping abreast of developments in large language models and AI. The firm describes its team as remote-first and collaborative.
Requirements
- At least 3 years delivering software-based solutions in a Business Analyst, solutions, or technical product role.
- Exposure to legal industry workflows, such as matter management, knowledge management, or client delivery.
- Demonstrated experience building AI tools, workflows, or agents, professionally or personally.
- Strong prompt engineering skills and proficiency with at least one leading AI foundation platform.
- API integration experience, including REST, JSON, and cloud environments; Azure is preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain model behavior to a managing partner.
- A BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with agentic frameworks, tool-use chains, or autonomous agent orchestration.
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic workflow frameworks.
- Familiarity with responsible AI and data governance in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Partner with attorneys and legal practice group leaders to identify workflow pain points and translate them into AI use cases.
- Design and build AI solutions using AI foundation platforms, from conversational tools to document automation.
- Orchestrate agentic workflows that handle multi-step legal and business processes through integration frameworks and APIs.
- Use prompt engineering to build bespoke applications and solutions with high-quality output.
- Integrate AI solutions with Microsoft 365 applications, the Enterprise Data Warehouse, the firm's Document Management System, and other enterprise applications.
- Run iterative feedback loops with stakeholders, validate solution designs, and maintain clear delivery documentation.
- Monitor the LLM landscape and bring actionable AI innovations to the team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses; full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
