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Baker McKenzie · 3 weeks ago

Lawyer, Applied AI Practice

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$225K/yr - $260K/yr

Baker McKenzie is a global law firm seeking a Lawyer for their Applied AI Practice. The role focuses on designing and delivering AI-enabled legal services, collaborating with various practice groups to enhance client offerings and streamline workflows.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support senior colleagues in designing and delivering AI-enabled services across multiple transactional, contentious, and advisory domains

Participate in client scoping sessions to understand legal, commercial, and technical constraints

Apply foundational legal analysis – issue-spotting, reasoning, risk framing – to shape workflow logic

Help develop matter-specific workflows using reusable frameworks built by the team

Review/test AI outputs using legal first principles; refine prompts and workflow steps; escalate risks as appropriate

Assist with developing client-facing deliverables and internal documentation – including structured workflows, prompt frameworks, version-controlled service materials, and communication assets

Build and maintain datasets, test sets, evaluation criteria, and quality controls

Conduct structured testing to drive workflow accuracy, reliability, and defensibility

Collaborate with technical team members to articulate and translate legal reasoning into executable workflows

Document assumptions, safeguards, and logic to support scalable deployment

Assist in preparing clear, useful proposals and materials for client sessions

Support the articulation of client value, delivery approach, and matter economics

Participate in pitches and client-facing workshops with appropriate supervision

Spot opportunities to streamline delivery, improve workflow design and enhance team capabilities

Proactively communicate capacity, next steps, progress blockers and know when to escalate governance or other operational issues

Stay current on emerging AI trends, tools and frameworks

Contribute to the design of new AI-enabled services responding to emerging client needs

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)U.S. State Bar membershipLegal analysisAILegal technologyAdvanced AI modelsData managementProactiveSelf-directedClear communicationCollaborative approachAdaptability

Required

Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent, and U.S. State Bar membership

Experience in a leading law firm, service provider, or in-house legal team

Strong legal analysis, drafting, and judgment skills

Demonstrated interest in AI and legal technology

Experience using advanced AI models or tools for legal work (professional, academic, or self-directed)

Comfortable working with datasets, evaluation methods, and structured workflows

Technically curious; coding experience not required

Proactive, self-directed, and delivery-focused

Comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving novel problems

Clear communicator across legal and technical contexts

Organized and steady under competing priorities

Collaborative with a low-ego approach

Exercises strong judgment in evolving situations

Curious, adaptable, and motivated to learn new ways of working

Operates with quiet urgency – focused on outcomes, calm under pressure, and committed to building something new

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans

Company

Baker McKenzie

Glassdoor3.9

Baker McKenzie empowers clients to compete in the global economy.

Founded in 1949

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/

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