Job DescriptionWe are seeking an Innovation Specialist ("Specialist") to join our Innovation Team. This role will play a critical part in advancing the firm's legal technology capabilities with a focus on solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The Specialist will contribute to the evaluation, implementation, and adoption of innovative technologies that enhance legal service delivery, improve efficiency, and create value for our clients and attorneys.
The Innovation Team collaborates across the firm to identify, pilot, and deploy solutions that improve how legal services are delivered. This includes tools for contract analysis, document automation, workflow optimization, and AI-assisted legal research. The Innovation Specialist will work closely with stakeholders in Knowledge Management, Data Strategy, Legal Project Management, Infrastructure, Information Security, Applications, Practice Management, and Client Development.
Responsibilities- Support the implementation and adoption of AI-powered legal technologies, including tools for contract review, clause extraction, workflow automation, predictive analytics, and document summarization/drafting.
- Assist with the evaluation, testing, and comparison of new legal technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
- Help gather feedback from lawyers, paralegals, and staff to understand their needs, identify pain points, and translate insights into actionable requirements.
- Design, develop, and iterate on custom AI agents (e.g., GPTs, intelligent workflows, RAG, personas) tailored to specific legal use cases such as due diligence, matter intake, contract review, and knowledge retrieval, in collaboration with subject matter experts and legal teams.
- Coordinate pilot programs for AI tools and innovation initiatives, tracking usage, engagement, and ROI metrics.
- Conduct testing, validation, and feedback loops for AI-driven solutions to ensure legal accuracy, usability, and alignment with practice group needs, incorporating user feedback and performance metrics into ongoing refinement and deployment strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure innovation projects meet functional, technical, and compliance requirements, especially around data privacy and information security.
- Maintain clear records of project status, user feedback, and technology assessments to guide future enhancements and adoption strategies.
- Support training sessions and demos for in-house developed AI agents and tools and help create targeted enablement materials such as quick reference guides, video tutorials, and FAQs to drive adoption and effective use across legal teams.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees or certifications related to legal technology, project management, or AI tools are a plus.
- 3-4 years of professional experience, with at least 2 years in a law firm, corporate legal department, or legal technology function.
- Demonstrated interest in AI and emerging legal technologies, especially in areas like contract analysis, document automation, extraction and drafting tools.
- Familiarity with or exposure to legal/business tools such as Litera, Harvey, OpenAI, DeepL, DocuSign, HighQ, or Microsoft 365.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a proactive, growth-oriented mindset.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Collaborative and service-minded, with a desire to work cross-functionally and support innovation across the firm.
This position will require physical presence in Proskauer's offices on a regular basis (at least 3x per week, or more, if it becomes the policy of the Firm or as business needs require). The anticipated compensation for this position is $80,000-$100,000. The actual salary offered will be based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
