User Experience Designer, AI Solutions

McDermott Will & Emery•Chicago, IL

6d•Remote

About The Position

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP is building one of the most ambitious AI programs in the legal industry, and great design is central to making it work. We're looking for a UX Designer to serve as the design authority across our AI Solutions Delivery team: advising analysts on UX approaches, setting the quality bar for every user-facing solution we ship, and stepping in to drive design directly when it matters most. This is not a production design role. It's a judgment role — for a designer who can look at an AI-generated interface and immediately know what's right, what's wrong, and exactly how to make it better. The firm is a leading global law firm that brings together more than 1,700+ lawyers and 1,400 business professionals. They celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault and others. They are also certified by Great Place to Work. At McDermott, they don’t just invest in your future, they accelerate your career – wherever it may lead. That includes supporting you both in and outside of the office.

Requirements

3+ years of UX or product design experience, with a portfolio of shipped digital products
Strong design judgment — the ability to evaluate any interface, articulate exactly what's working and what isn't, and direct iterative improvement with precision
AI fluency — you use AI tools regularly, understand their output, and can direct AI-assisted design workflows rather than being dependent on traditional design tooling
Experience designing for complex workflows — multi-step processes, data-dense interfaces, or tools used by professional or expert users
Excellent communication and advisory skills — you can explain a design decision to a non-designer stakeholder as confidently as to a developer
Solid grasp of accessibility standards, responsive design, and web UI fundamentals
Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Nice To Haves

Experience designing conversational interfaces, AI agents, or prompt-driven workflows
Familiarity with AI-assisted development and design tools, including code-generating and UI-generating platforms
Exposure to legal, financial, or other professional services environments
Experience contributing to or establishing a design system in a fast-moving organization

Responsibilities

Serve as the UX authority for the AI Solutions Delivery team — advising analysts on design approach, interaction patterns, and user experience strategy for every solution they build
Review AI-generated UIs produced via AI-assisted development platforms, providing precise, actionable design direction to iterate toward production quality
Drive UI design directly for high-visibility or complex solutions, taking ownership from concept through delivery
Establish and maintain UX standards and design patterns across the firm's growing library of AI-powered tools
Conduct lightweight user research and stakeholder feedback sessions to validate design decisions with attorneys and operational teams
Champion accessibility, consistency, and usability across all solutions — ensuring AI tools are intuitive for legal professionals, not just technically functional
Stay ahead of evolving AI interface patterns, conversational UX, and agentic workflow design — bringing emerging best practices to the team