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Legal AI Engineer, Litigation

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York, NY

New York, NY

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$240k - $300k/yr Full time Applied Ai Artificial Intelligence Legal Technology

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Job Description

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP seeks a Legal AI Engineer, Litigation to join the Practice Systems & Applied AI team within the Information Services Department. Based in New York, NY (onsite), this role blends litigation domain expertise with hands-on AI guidance, supporting lawyers and client teams as they apply AI responsibly across litigation workflows and client service.

You will collaborate with Firm leaders to advance the Firm’s AI strategy, lead client-facing education and demonstrations, and help translate litigation and client needs into clear business and functional requirements for the Applied AI Engineering & Solutions team and other technical stakeholders.

Core responsibilities

Partner with the Head of Practice Systems & Applied AI to execute the Firm’s AI strategy and expand responsible AI use across litigation practices and client engagements.
Prepare for and lead client-facing presentations, meetings, demonstrations, trainings, and continuing legal education programs covering AI concepts, capabilities, risks, and legal use cases.
Act as a subject-matter expert for lawyers supporting client conversations about the Firm’s AI capabilities, approach, governance, and experience.
Advise litigation clients and matter teams on practical AI application, including use-case development, workflow design, adoption considerations, and responsible-use practices.
Work with Partners, Counsel, and Associates in the Litigation Department to understand legal workflows, identify high-value AI opportunities, and build practical integration approaches for client work.
Apply litigation practice knowledge to evaluate how AI can support drafting, review, discovery, research, case management, investigations, enforcement matters, regulatory proceedings, and other litigation processes.
Provide hands-on support for attorneys using AI on specific matters, including guidance on use-case selection, workflow design, prompt development, quality control, and attorney review.
Develop litigation practice-specific AI guidance, demonstrations, use cases, talking points, playbooks, and training materials for lawyers and client teams.
Contribute AI-related content and presentations to support pitches, requests for proposals, client alerts, panel discussions, and other business development efforts.
Educate attorneys on accurate and credible client communications about AI, including capabilities, limitations, risks, governance, and potential value.
Translate litigation and client needs into clear business and functional requirements for Applied AI Engineering & Solutions and other technical stakeholders.
Support evaluation and rollout of new AI tools by assessing relevance to legal practice, developing adoption strategies, and helping lawyers incorporate approved capabilities.
Contribute to the Applied AI roadmap by identifying litigation practice and client priorities, evaluating potential impact, and recommending research, development, or implementation initiatives.
Prepare communications, briefings, and recommendations for Firm leadership and stakeholders regarding AI adoption, litigation client and matter activity, practice opportunities, and emerging legal-industry developments.
Stay current on advances in AI, legal technology, legal-service delivery, client expectations, professional responsibility, and industry practices to keep guidance practical and up to date.

Required qualifications

J.D. required; minimum three years working as a practicing attorney, legal innovation professional, knowledge management attorney, practice support attorney, or similar law firm professional.
Demonstrated knowledge of litigation legal practices, litigation matter workflows, attorney work product, and delivery of legal services in a litigation context.
Proven ability to independently lead presentations, meetings, trainings, and substantive discussions with clients, lawyers, and senior stakeholders.
Experience advising lawyers or clients on AI, legal technology, knowledge management, innovation, legal operations, or technology-enabled legal-service delivery.
Strong working knowledge of generative AI, large language models, prompt design, AI-assisted legal workflows, and AI opportunities and limitations in legal practice.
Experience developing legal or business requirements and working with technical teams to design, evaluate, or implement technology solutions.
Understanding of confidentiality, privilege, data governance, professional responsibility, privacy, and ethical considerations for AI in legal services.
Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation, adoption, and ongoing support.
Exceptional presentation and public-speaking skills, with the ability to lead credible and engaging discussions with clients, Partners, Firm leadership, attorneys, and professional staff.
Deep understanding of litigation legal practice areas and the ability to analyze workflows across different litigation matter types, including investigations, discovery, research, and related processes.
Ability to explain AI concepts and legal use cases in clear, practical language, including capabilities, limitations, risks, and technical concepts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development of executive briefings, client materials, training content, demonstrations, and practice-specific guidance.
Strong judgment, professional credibility, and interpersonal skills to influence senior stakeholders and navigate sensitive considerations.
Strong organizational and project-management skills to manage multiple litigation, client, practice, training, and implementation initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Technologies

Generative AI
Large language models
Prompt design
AI-assisted legal workflows

Compensation and location

Location: New York, NY (onsite)
Salary: USD 240,000 - 300,000 per year

How to apply

A resume is required.
Include your salary requirements and where you saw the position posted.
Send required materials to: Human Resources at jferrigno@debevoise.com or call 212.909.8310.

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