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Associate Director, Legal Engineering

£33.9 - £39.6 per hourEstimated
Full-time
Stratford, Greater London
  • Lead complex transformation projects for law firms and in-house legal departments, focusing on process re-design, design and implementation of new AI enabled processes and solutions
  • Advise clients on the strategic adoption of GenAI and digital technologies, helping them understand the opportunities, risks, and practical implications for legal service delivery.
  • Develop and deliver best-in-class consultancy services that address efficiency, cost reduction, and value creation in legal service delivery.
    • GenAI & Digital Transformation Enablement
  • Assess client legal workflows to identify opportunities for AI enabled automation, developing business cases and implementation roadmaps.
  • Lead the design, build and deployment of GenAI-enabled solutions across legal processes. This will include redesigning legal processes, identifying AI use cases and benefits, designing and implementing prompts, workflows and agentic solutions in AI platforms, and developing robust quality assurance approaches.
  • Drive user adoption and enablement, working closely with legal teams to build confidence and capability in using AI-powered and automated tools.
  • Develop scalable, reusable solution frameworks and accelerators in delivery of legal engineering projects.
    • Project & Change Management
  • Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams comprising legal engineers, legal subject matter experts, data analysts and developers to deliver technology solutions on time and within budget.
  • Design and deliver tailored, high impact change management initiatives to drive and embed sustained adoption of AI solutions, including training, communications and comprehensive change management programmes.
  • Develop and monitor KPIs and success metrics for delivery, including solution adoption, performance, user satisfaction and return on investment.
    • Client Relationship & Business Development
  • Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor on AI and technology enabled transformation.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities in legal engineering, related transformation and Deloitte Legal's wider services, contributing to go-to-market strategy and proposition development.
  • Represent the firm at industry events and thought leadership forums, sharing insights on legal engineering, legal technology trends and the impact of emerging technologies on the profession.
    • People Leadership & Capability Building
  • Hire, mentor and develop legal engineers and junior team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, inclusion and continuous learning.
  • Drive internal capability building in legal engineering, including developing training programmes and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Establish a team culture and approach that stays ahead of the latest AI and legal engineering market developments.

    Degree or equivalent qualification in law, computer science, engineering, data science or a related discipline, demonstrating a commitment to personal development.
  • Professional certifications such as Prince2, PMI/APM, Prosci, or Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.
    • Legal and Consulting Expertise
  • Proven experience PQE as a qualified lawyer
  • Strong understanding of legal processes, workflows and the operational challenges faced by in-house legal departments and law firms, combined with the ability to translate these into AI & technology-enabled solutions.
  • Expertise in solution design methodologies, requirements gathering, systems integration, API development and platform configuration within legal technology ecosystems.
  • Experience gained either with a legal technology vendor, a major consultancy, or leading legal engineering or innovation functions within law firms or legal departments.
    • GenAI and Digital Transformation Skills
  • Strong practical understanding of GenAI and agentic technologies, including large language models, prompt engineering, workflow build, agentic AI, and their application to legal use cases.
  • Proven experience in designing, building and deploying legal technology solutions, including Legal AI assistant platforms.
  • Strong awareness of data governance, privacy, security and ethical considerations in AI deployment, with the ability to embed responsible AI principles into solution design.
  • Practical experience and understanding of AI related foundations that will drive long term transformation at scale, including data and knowledge, and wider technology ecosystem integrations and upgrades.
    • Leadership and Change Management
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering and delivery teams, including developers, data analysts, legal SMEs and third-party vendors, often in a matrix or global environment.
  • Strong programme and delivery management skills, including agile methodologies, sprint planning, backlog management, budgets and profitability.
  • Strong experience designing and delivering high impact change management initiatives to drive and embed sustained adoption of AI solutions
  • Experience in mentoring and developing junior engineers and team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation and inclusion.
    • Client Relationship and Business Development
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of developing new business opportunities in legal technology and engineering services.
  • Experience representing the firm at industry events and thought leadership forums.
    • Technical and Analytical Skills
  • High proficiency with MS Office and expertise in data analysis and presentation.
  • High proficiency designing and implementing low code technology solutions.
  • Ability to analyse complex data sets, design data models and present actionable insights to clients in support of technology-enabled legal solutions.
    • Personal Attributes
  • Flexible, can-do approach and positive mindset.
  • Excellent time management and attention to detail, maintaining professional standards under pressure.
  • High level of personal accountability, client care, confidentiality, and integrity.
    • GenAI-Specific Engineering Skills and Experience
  • Hands-on experience with how GenAI is transforming legal workflows, including the design and implementation of automated solutions that shift legal professionals towards higher-value strategic work.
  • Ability to bridge the gap between legal expertise and engineering, including collaborating effectively with software developers, data scientists, prompt engineers and legal subject matter experts.
  • Experience in driving technology adoption and culture change within legal teams, particularly in building trust, confidence and proficiency in AI-powered and automated tools.
  • Awareness of the evolving legal technology and engineering talent ecosystem, including the emergence of new roles, skillsets and career pathways as legal engineering and GenAI adoption scales.

    Connect to your Industry
    • Today's world requires a new approach to the delivery of legal services. As legal departments and law firms face increasing complexity, volume and regulatory demands, there is a growing need for technology-driven solutions that can transform how legal work is performed. Legal engineering - the discipline of designing, building and deploying AI enabled technology solutions tailored to legal processes - is at the forefront of this transformation. Deloitte's Legal Engineering team works with legal departments and law firms to transform legal service delivery. Deloitte Legal in the UK is also part of the global Deloitte Legal network, which has over 2,500 lawyers in more than 85 jurisdictions. This makes Deloitte Legal one of the largest legal businesses in the world with a global footprint that exceeds that of any traditional global law firm. Connect to your career at Deloitte Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most., By connecting legal expertise and technological innovation, we're creating a new future for law. We blend great advisory capabilities with the technology, process and change management skills to move from advice to implementation and managing legal operations. We are delivering to legal buyers the Deloitte promise of practical solutions to real business problems. Join us and experience the future of law, today. Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request. Connect with your colleagues "At Deloitte I am encouraged to work from home whenever it's convenient. My hours are flexible - if I want to start earlier or later I can, provided I work my weekly hours overall. There are loads of non-work-related initiatives going on that you can become involved in." - Becky, Deloitte Legal "Our ability to seamlessly integrate legal services into broader solutions offered by Deloitte is a differentiator as compared to traditional law firms. Deloitte also has some impressive proprietary technology which we can use to streamline/improve the delivery of legal services. We are ahead of the competition in this regard, including the other Big Four." - Benjamin, Deloitte Legal Our hybrid working policy You'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working., For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application. Our commitment to you Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for. Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.
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