Senior Artificial Intelligence Lawyer - M&A

The Senior AI Lawyer – M&A is a former M&A practitioner with 8 to 10+ years of substantive practice experience who has transitioned into building AI workflows for the M&A practice. This position reports to the M&A Practice and AI leadership. This is a hands-on role focused on designing, building, and shipping AI-powered solutions tailored to M&A transactions. The Senior AI Lawyer is fluent in legal tech tools such as Harvey, Legora, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code, and uses them daily to develop, test, and deploy production-ready AI workflows. The Senior AI Lawyer collaborates cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, KM Lawyers, Practice Solutions, and the M&A practice group to build AI workflows & ensure AI solutions meet the rigorous standards of M&A practice. This person serves as both a builder and a strategic resource—translating deep M&A legal reasoning into executable AI logic and ensuring M&A lawyers are equipped to leverage AI confidently and effectively. Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities Lead the hands-on design, development, and deployment of AI workflows for the M&A practice Fine tune models on M&A knowledge helping build reusable workflow for the Practice Use tools such as Harvey, Legora, DeepJudge, Claude Cowork, Claude Code daily to build, test, refine, and ship production-quality AI solutions; maintain deep fluency in these tools and stay current with new capabilities Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, KM Lawyers and Practice Solutions to translate M&A legal reasoning and practice-specific logic into executable, reliable AI workflows Partner with the M&A Practice Leadership to develop and execute strategies that drive sustained adoption of AI within the M&A practice Proactively identify high-impact M&A use cases for AI—from initial deal screening and due diligence to signing and closing—and work with AI leadership to prioritize workflow development based on practice needs and business value Test, evaluate, and iterate on AI workflows with a seasoned practitioner’s eye: review AI outputs against legal first principles, refine prompts and workflow logic, and ensure accuracy, consistency, and defensibility Build and maintain datasets, test sets, and evaluation frameworks for use in proofs of concept, pilots, and ongoing solution development; conduct structured testing to validate workflow quality Oversee the governance and lifecycle management of AI assets in M&A —including prompts, prompt libraries, workflows, vaults, and document collections—by establishing quality standards, conducting periodic reviews, and coordinating updates or retirement of outdated materials Design, prepare, and deliver AI training, workshops, and best-practice resources for M&A lawyers; mentor attorneys on effective use of AI tools and workflows to build practice-wide capability Support adherence to the Firm’s AI policies and applicable professional responsibility standards by advising…