Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP · 22 hours ago
AI Solutions Architect
DC-Baltimore Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$138K/yr - $170K/yr
3+ years expOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a global law firm focused on delivering innovative solutions for various sectors. They are seeking an AI Solutions Architect to design, test, and deploy intelligent workflow solutions using Microsoft’s AI ecosystem, bridging AI prototyping and enterprise deployment to enhance business and legal workflows.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Partner with stakeholders to identify, scope, and validate use cases for AI agents and copilots across firm workflows
Evaluate, prototype, and deploy first-generation agents and copilots using Azure AI Studio, Copilot Studio, and Power Automate
Evaluate and test integration of agents and copilots with enterprise tools (Teams, Outlook etc.)
Explore and test emerging agent-orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel) to assess fit for firm use cases
Design and implement secure AI pipelines — including RAG architectures, embedding stores, and API endpoints on Azure and other cloud platforms
Implement observability, guardrails, and governance for reliability, compliance, and safety; create reusable templates and documentation to standardize best practices
Stay apprised of best practices related to developing, testing, and deploying AI agents and copilots
Qualification
Required
3–6 years of experience in software or AI development
Strong programming foundation in Python and TypeScript (C#/.NET optional)
Hands-on experience with Azure AI, OpenAI APIs, or Copilot Studio
Experience developing or integrating LLM agents, RAG pipelines, and AI-driven automations
Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON schemas, and structured output design
Familiarity with serverless workflows and cloud deployment practices
Strong debugging, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills
Proficiency in Python for backend orchestration and API integration
Strong TypeScript / JavaScript for front-end integrations, plugins, and Copilot/Teams extensibility
C# / .NET experience is a plus for deeper Microsoft integration
Experience with webhooks, structured JSON outputs, and schema validation
Azure AI Studio for model orchestration and fine-tuning
Azure OpenAI Service for GPT, embeddings, and managed endpoints
Azure Functions / Logic Apps for building serverless workflows
Azure Data Services (Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Blob Storage)
Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with Microsoft Foundry / Fabric / Power Platform tools
Experience with LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or AutoGen for agent orchestration
Understanding of RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases
Familiarity with graph or knowledge-representation databases for context enrichment and entity linking
Ability to connect LLMs to structured enterprise data sources
Knowledge of prompt engineering, tool calling, and guardrail frameworks
Skilled with containerization and API management (Azure API Management, Postman)
Experience deploying to serverless runtimes (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Cloud Run)
Familiar with observability and monitoring (App Insights, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)
Understanding of security and governance: token management, data masking, compliance (esp. for legal or sensitive data workflows)
Ability to design and run automated tests for agents and pipelines (pytest, Postman)
Experience using evaluation frameworks (TruLens, DeepEval, PromptLayer)
Familiarity with A/B testing, feedback loops, and continuous improvement pipelines
Experience integrating AI with Microsoft Graph API, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook
Ability to build Copilot extensions, custom connectors, and chat-style interfaces
Understanding of low-code + pro-code hybrid architecture (e.g., Power Platform + Azure AI)
Preferred
Experience with other data or search services (ElasticSearch, MongoDB, or OpenSearch) beyond Azure's ecosystem
Experience developing Teams / Outlook Copilot plugins
Experience applying graph-based reasoning or knowledge graph enrichment for RAG or agent context modeling
Familiarity with cross-platform integration into third-party SaaS tools (CRM, HR, Finance tools)
Background in LLM performance tuning, prompt evaluation, or human-in-the-loop optimization (MLOps, TruLens, DeepEval)
Experience implementing enterprise AI governance frameworks (e.g., Responsible AI principles, model auditability)
Benefits
Full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life
Robust mental well-being programs
Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits
Short- and long-term disability and industry leading parental leave benefits
Health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan)
Flexible spending accounts
401K program
Compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program
Paid holidays
Company
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance and Life Sciences & HealthTech sectors.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.5M2023-12-29Undisclosed· $2.5M
Leadership Team
David Fries
Chief Financial Officer
Aaron Rubin
Partner
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