Mayer Brown · 12 hours ago
Director: Legal Technology and Innovation
US-IL-Chicago
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$236K/yr - $340K/yr
8+ years expMayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions. They are seeking a Director of Legal Technology and Innovation to execute and coordinate innovation initiatives, ensuring they are adopted and integrated into daily legal practices.
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Responsibilities
Executes innovation and legal technology initiatives approved by the Sr. Director of Innovation from scoping through sustained adoption
Translates strategic priorities into practical initiatives, workplans, and delivery sequences aligned to Firm objectives
Acts as the Sr. Director’s operational delegate for day-to-day execution decisions within defined guardrails
Identifies risks, delays, and adoption challenges and provides data-backed recommendations
Leads adoption strategy ensuring solutions are intuitive, practical, and embedded into daily legal work
Designs and executes enablement and training plans in partnership with KM, LPM, Practice Technology, Operations, and Technology teams
Addresses resistance and drives sustained behavior change using data and feedback
Serves as the primary coordination point across Innovation, Technology, KM, LPM, Operations, and external partners
Ensures clear ownership, governance, and sustainability plans for all delivered solutions
Tracks adoption, usage, and outcomes of initiatives against defined objectives
Prepares concise, decision-ready insights for leadership
Reinforces consistent messaging around innovation initiatives and workflow changes
Acts as a trusted escalation point for practice groups during rollouts
Manages and coordinates work of team members who support innovation delivery
Establishes repeatable execution and adoption playbooks
Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field required
A minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience delivering technology-enabled change within a complex professional services environment
Expertise in legal technology and AI tools
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
Operational budget analysis and recommendations
Able to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies
Process- and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills
Able to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Law firm experience preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance
401(k) savings plan
Back-up childcare and eldercare
Generous paid time off (PTO)
Opportunities for professional development and growth
Company
Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.
1001-5000 employees
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