AI Systems Analyst

Overview

McGuireWoods is seeking a skilled AI Systems Analyst to join our Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Department. This role is available in our Washington DC, Charlotte, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Dallas offices. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills and have experience managing AI projects in a legal environment.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and evaluates AI use cases to ensure alignment with the firm’s AI strategy, while considering technical feasibility and limitations to deliver recommendations, feedback, and metrics.
• Monitors and improves AI processes, including testing, process mapping, performance evaluation, and addresses how AI tools integrate into the firm’s systems.
• Manages AI pilot programs, including onboarding/offboarding, license management, policy compliance, and connecting users to training resources.
• Researches and assesses AI tools, analyzing functionality, technical feasibility, and compatibility with firm systems to guide adoption and implementation strategies.
• Collaborates with attorneys, vendors, and IT to address technical issues proactively, effectively project manage and resolve challenges, and document use case successes, limitations, and organizational needs.
• Anticipates and addresses potential technical challenges around attorney use cases.
• Develops and executes strategies for driving tool adoption, addressing technical barriers and user experience challenges. Maintains training and guidance resources, incorporating technical documentation and troubleshooting guides. Facilitates the continuous improvement of training techniques based on lessons learned.
• Researches and assesses AI tools, analyzing functionality, technical feasibility, and compatibility with firm systems to guide adoption and implementation strategies.
• Prepares summaries, reports, and documentation to support team decisions, track progress, and respond to client inquiries.
  
  

Qualifications

• College degree or relative work experience.
• 4 years of experience working with attorneys and familiarity with legal processes, tools, and databases.
• 2 years of experience in AI, and its applications in the legal field.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships across organizational boundaries, to include the IT department, legal groups, general counsel and other administrative teams.
• Goal oriented and motivated team player with strong conflict resolution skills.
• Growth mindset with willingness to learn and take direction.
• Ability to work under high pressure with tight schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to travel or work evenings and weekends when necessary.
  
  

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