AI Innovation Attorney

AI Innovation Attorney \| Am Law Firm **Location:** New York, NY (Financial District) **Compensation:** $225,000–$325,000 annually, depending on experience **Work Arrangement:** Hybrid \| 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote **Schedule:** Monday–Friday \| 9:00 AM–5:00 PM **Employment Type:** Full\-Time Plona Partners has been exclusively engaged in a search for an AI Innovation Attorney to join a prestigious, nationally recognized law firm in New York City. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced attorney with a passion for artificial intelligence, legal technology, and innovation to help shape how lawyers leverage emerging technologies across a sophisticated legal practice. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, internal AI expert, and hands\-on innovator, helping attorneys integrate generative AI into their everyday workflows while maintaining the highest standards of legal work product, confidentiality, and client service. Unlike traditional legal technology or knowledge management positions, this role is designed for a practicing attorney who understands the realities of legal practice and can translate that experience into practical, scalable AI solutions. Working directly with senior innovation leadership, this individual will play an important role in advancing the firm's AI strategy and helping attorneys adopt technology that meaningfully improves the delivery of legal services. Key Responsibilities **AI Integration, Training \& Attorney Adoption** * Serve as a primary internal resource and subject matter expert for generative AI applications within legal practice. * Advise attorneys across corporate, transactional, and litigation practices on effective and responsible AI utilization. * Provide hands\-on guidance in using leading legal AI platforms, including Harvey and comparable technologies. * Develop and deliver practical AI training programs, workshops, and individualized coaching for attorneys at all levels. * Build prompt libraries, internal playbooks, reference materials, and standardized best practices. * Help attorneys evaluate AI\-generated work product for accuracy, consistency, and suitability for client matters. * Identify barriers to adoption and develop practical strategies to increase attorney engagement with AI technologies. **AI Workflow Design \& Legal Innovation** * Partner with practice group leaders to identify opportunities for AI\-driven improvements in legal workflows. * Design, test, and implement AI\-assisted solutions for research, drafting, document analysis, and other legal tasks. * Develop sophisticated prompts, multi\-step workflows, and matter\-specific AI solutions. * Transform successful individual use cases into repeatable processes that can be adopted across practice groups. * Lead or coordinate pilot programs involving emerging legal AI technologies. * Evaluate legal technology vendors and AI platforms based on functionality, security, usability, and business value. * Collaborate with attorneys and internal stakeholders to ensure AI initiatives support both efficiency and high\-quality client service. Qualifications **Required** * Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school. * Active admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. * Minimum of 5 years of substantive legal practice experience within a law firm, including litigation or corporate/transactional matters. * Strong understanding of legal workflows, attorney work product, and the demands of sophisticated client representation. * Demonstrated interest in artificial intelligence, legal technology, or innovation within the legal profession. * Hands\-on experience with generative AI platforms such as Harvey, Legora, ChatGPT, Claude, or comparable technologies. * Familiarity with prompt engineering, context engineering, and AI\-assisted workflow development. * Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. * Ability to engage confidently with partners, senior attorneys, and firm leadership. **Highly Desirable** * Experience practicing within an Am Law 100 or similarly sophisticated law firm. * Experience developing or implementing AI\-assisted legal workflows. * Exposure to legal innovation, knowledge management, practice technology, or attorney training initiatives. * Experience conducting workshops, demonstrations, or training sessions for legal professionals. * A genuine interest in building, testing, and improving emerging legal technologies.