Regional Practice Innovation Counsel – Europe & Middle East

Our firm is a global community of entrepreneurs and self-starters, focused on innovation, collaboration, and excellence in client service. We invest in our people and offer a dynamic environment for career growth.

We are seeking an execution-focused Practice Innovation Counsel to lead the implementation and delivery of innovation, technology, and AI solutions that improve legal workflows and client service. In this role, you will work directly with practice group lawyers to identify practical AI opportunities, configure and test tools, and ensure successful deployment and adoption.

You will evaluate, develop, implement, and scale AI-enabled workflows, tools, and use cases that support legal service delivery. This is a hands-on role for a doer who thrives on solving problems and making technology work in real-world legal practice.

By bridging legal, business, and technical expertise, the Practice Innovation Counsel ensures safe, effective, and compliant implementation of tools that help the firm stay competitive and deliver tangible results.

Essential Duties

• Work closely with lawyers to identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements in workflows and client service.
• Translate lawyer needs into clear, practical AI use cases, focusing on simplicity and feasibility for immediate implementation.
• Collaborate with AI Solution Group Chairs, the Global AI and Innovation Partner, Practice Innovation Lawyers, Digital Technology, and other stakeholders to develop, test, and implement practical AI use cases.
• Coordinate with leadership, Technology, and AI teams on complex matters requiring advanced technical input, governance review, or bespoke development.
• Utilize existing AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Legora, CoCounsel, Vincent AI, and similar) to design and implement solutions; for complex scenarios, coordinate the development of bespoke solutions.
• Conduct testing and validation of AI solutions to ensure accuracy, compliance, security, and usability within legal workflows.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to lawyers and business professionals to ensure successful adoption.
• Lead change management and adoption activities associated with technology and AI implementations.
• Document use cases, requirements, lessons learned, and methodologies to support repeatable processes and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure regional implementation insights are incorporated into broader innovation and knowledge management initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate deployed AI solutions using KPIs and ROI metrics to measure impact and support matter planning and pricing discussions.
• Stay informed on emerging AI, legal technology, and innovation best practices, sharing insights aligned with firm objectives.
• Undertake ongoing professional and technical development to maintain expertise in AI, legal technology, innovation, and knowledge management.

Experience and Skills Required

• Juris Doctor (JD), LLB, or equivalent law degree required; qualified lawyer admitted in a European jurisdiction strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of experience practicing as a lawyer within a law firm, corporate legal department, or professional services environment.
• Experience or credentials in AI, legal technology, knowledge management, practice innovation, legal operations, project management, change management, technical training, coding, or software development are highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead technology, AI, workflow automation, or innovation implementations from concept through adoption, including scoping, requirements gathering, testing, rollout, training, and continuous improvement.
• Strong ability to map legal workflows into practical technology-enabled processes, requirements, use cases, prompts, agents, automations, and implementation plans.
• Working knowledge of legal, regulatory, professional responsibility, privacy, data protection, information governance, and enterprise security requirements relevant to the safe use of AI and legal technology.
• Hands-on proficiency with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, Power Automate, Legora, CoCounsel, Vincent AI, and similar platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to influence change, build trust with partners and lawyers, communicate complex technical concepts clearly, and drive adoption through practical facilitation, training, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong project and program management capability, including managing competing priorities, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering practical outcomes across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Ability to define and measure KPIs, develop ROI analyses, and use data-driven evaluation techniques.
• Mature appreciation of law firm operations, governance structures, economics, and cultural dynamics, with sound judgment and discretion.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, cultures, and time zones within an international organization; additional European language capabilities are advantageous.