Morrison Foerster · 7 hours ago
Senior AI Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $195K/yr
8+ years expMorrison Foerster is a law firm that values innovation and collaboration. They are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design, integrate, and improve the Firm’s generative-AI platform, focusing on building secure and compliant services that connect AI providers to Firm systems.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Co-own the strategy, roadmap, and daily operations of the Firm’s generative-AI platform in partnership with the Director of Data Science Analytics
Design, implement, document, and maintain scalable, secure REST/GraphQL services and SDKs that wrap third-party LLMs and expose agentic and RAG functionality for internal developers
Integrate AI services with enterprise platforms including ServiceNow, Salesforce, SharePoint/OneDrive, iManage Cloud, Workday, and Microsoft 365/Copilot & Copilot Studio
Build and operate Model Context Protocol (MCP)-compliant tools and servers; define resource schemas, capability negotiation, and authentication/authorization patterns
Maintain vector and embedding stores (e.g., Azure AI Search, pgvector, Pinecone) and RAG pipelines; tune chunking, metadata enrichment, and re-ranking for legal-grade accuracy
Provide reference implementations, SDK snippets, and quick-start examples to accelerate adoption by IT and development teams
Partner with attorneys, Knowledge Management, and business staff to identify high-value use cases; co-design custom GPTs with clear instructions, approved knowledge sources, and guardrails
Build and maintain custom connectors (Actions/OpenAPI and enterprise connectors) to systems such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, iManage, SharePoint/Graph, and internal APIs
Establish governance for GPTs, including naming, versioning, review workflows, RBAC/workspace scoping, and data partitioning; manage release channels and deprecations
Develop evaluation and safety checks (offline test sets, red-team prompts, accuracy/latency/cost KPIs) and instrument usage analytics with feedback loops
Deliver templates, prompts, and 'starter GPTs'; run enablement sessions and office hours for safe self-service by attorneys and staff
Maintain runbooks and support processes for GPT incidents, drift, and provider updates
Lead structured evaluations and bake-offs against ChatGPT Enterprise baselines, defining decision criteria with AI/KM Consultants, Information Security, Governance, Risk, Procurement, and Compliance teams
Design representative test suites (accuracy, hallucination rate, retrieval fidelity, tool-use reliability, latency, throughput, cost) and implement automated evaluation harnesses
Support Information Security in performing security and privacy due diligence (SOC 2/ISO mappings, encryption, retention, auditability, incident response), and align with client guidelines
Assess interoperability (MCP support, Actions/OpenAPI, webhooks, SSO/RBAC, logging/observability) and integration effort with Firm systems and RAG pipelines
Build proofs of concept with attorneys and staff, document ROI and risk, and recommend go/no-go and migration plans
Produce decision memos detailing evaluation criteria, results, mitigations, financial impacts, and vendor lock-in strategies
Implement policy and technical controls for privacy, confidentiality, privilege, and data residency in coordination with Information Security and Governance
Build guardrails against prompt injection, data exfiltration, and PII exposure; ensure auditability and eDiscovery readiness
Manage vendor diligence, provider SLAs, roadmap feedback, and incident escalation
Implement observability (structured logs, tracing, metrics, audit trails) and automated regressions and canary testing for APIs, GPTs, and connectors
Evaluate and prototype new AI use cases for feasibility, risk, and ROI; productionize successful pilots
Lead enablement for developers and non-technical users through training, style guides, API contracts, and prompt engineering best practices
Contribute to Firm Responsible AI standards, guidance, and communications with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field required; Master's preferred
8+ years of professional experience in software or AI engineering, including at least 3 years building LLM-powered applications
Deep experience with cloud and DevOps technologies (Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC) and one or more major cloud AI stacks (Azure strongly preferred)
Strong working knowledge of retrieval systems, vector databases, embeddings, and agent frameworks such as Semantic Kernel or LangChain
Proven experience with ChatGPT Enterprise, custom GPT design, and secure tool integration
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive initiatives from inception to completion
Excellent organizational and project management skills, balancing multiple priorities under deadlines
Exceptional analytical and communication skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas for diverse audiences
High attention to detail, proactive problem-solving approach, and strong technical aptitude
Collaborative team player who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment
Demonstrated commitment to client service excellence and continuous improvement
Preferred
Experience in legal or other highly regulated industries with familiarity in confidentiality, privilege, retention, and client OCGs
Exposure to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Graph connectors, and Teams/SharePoint extensibility
Understanding of SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls, DLP, eDiscovery, and data-classification best practices
Benefits
A variety of options for medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage to meet the needs of you and your family.
Industry-leading parental leave and family benefits including adoption and fertility treatment options and backup child and elder care.
Global wellness program, including free access to Talkspace and Calm apps.
Annual community service day to make an impact on your community and a birthday holiday just for fun.
Education reimbursement annually.
Dedicated Talent Development team.
Competitive annual profit-sharing contribution.
Company
Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage.
1001-5000 employees
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