Legal Technology Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Technology Advisor at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. We are searching for someone who wants to be a valued contributor and member of a talented and dynamic team of lawyers, paralegals and business professionals.

A Legal Technology Advisor works closely with the Senior Manager of Legal Technology and the firms’ practice groups, providing support for a variety of practice-specific applications and processes. This role is crucial in ensuring that our legal practice groups have the right tools and processes to perform their work efficiently and effectively. A Legal Technology Advisor will have a combination of strong technical skills, have a consulting approach, and excellent coaching skills.

A Legal Technology Advisor is critical to ongoing experimentation, evaluation, and scaled adoption of emerging technologies, including generative AI, agent-based solutions, and workflow optimization.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Legal Technology Assessment and Support

• Collaborates with legal practice groups to understand their needs and the right technology solutions to enhance legal service delivery.
• Evaluates, implements, and adopts practice-specific and client-facing solutions to improve efficiency and productivity. Maintains an awareness of emerging tools and technologies.
• Monitors and analyzes the effectiveness of implemented technology solutions and makes necessary adjustments.
• Provides training and coaching to lawyers and support staff on new technologies and processes.

AI Experimentation and Solution Design

• Works with lawyers to identify use cases/tasks where AI can be used to improve work quality and speed.
• Applies appropriate level of experimentation to use cases to ensure the best results; documents the differences in prompts, workflows, etc.,
• Shares outcomes with lawyers and provides training and support as needed.

Adoption, Enablement & Change Management

• Designs and supports adoption programs, including onboarding plans, training exercises, communications, and post-implementation support
• Monitors usage analytics and determines appropriate ongoing awareness campaigns and training. Contributes to “featured technology” program and attends Legal Tech Working Group sessions.
• Identifies opportunities to operationalize technology-assisted workflows (whether GenAI or otherwise) and collaborates with key stakeholders to increase user adoption .
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the firm.
• Works well with colleagues throughout the firm, but particularly with the Information Technology and Training teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school is required. 
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of work experience, but not necessarily all as a practicing lawyer.
• Experience in a law firm or legal department setting.
• Certification or coursework in legal technology or related fields.
• Project or product management experience.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and a lifelong learner mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and a lifelong learner mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in a virtual/hybrid team environment.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with collaboration platforms, practice-specific applications, document automation, and process automation tools.
• Ability to present ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Discretion in working with confidential data.

This is a remote role and the salary ranges for this position vary depending on the geographic location and other factors such as experience, internal equity, market data, and job-related considerations. The compensation for this position is $150,000+, with offers contingent upon the various factors. The firm’s compensation strategy includes not just a base salary but also comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, paid time off, discretionary merit bonuses, life and disability insurance, retirement plans and tailored learning opportunities.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Firm and in the larger legal profession. We believe that diverse skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger firm. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP maintains a policy of affording all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression or transgender status), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, amnesty, citizenship status, ethnicity, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation will not be tolerated in any of the Firm’s offices or any other work-related setting. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a position or to enable them to perform the essential functions of a position for which they are otherwise qualified. EEO.