Head of Innovation/AI

Head of Innovation/AI

This is a hybrid/remote role working for Lawfront. 

A fantastic opportunity has been created for an experienced candidate to join the Lawfront group as head of Innovation/AI. This role will spearhead Lawfront’s strategic initiatives related to innovation, artificial intelligence, and workflow technology adoption.

This pivotal role aims to position Lawfront as a trailblazer in legal technology, ensuring the organization remains competitive and responsive to industry advancements.  The primary objective is to advance legal service delivery using technology, to add value to client, increase speed, enhance quality, and reduce cost of our professional services. Improvements to internal processes and services are a secondary objective.

The successful candidate will drive transformative change, enhance operational efficiency, and foster a culture of innovation.

Innovation at Lawfront covers the identification/capture, business analysis, prioritisation, design and adoption support of technology solutions for the practices. This includes - in collaboration with the applications team - the selection of the appropriate technology, whether existing, externally procured, or internally/externally developed. As part of this role, the innovation lead works closely with cross-firm practice groups to understand their business needs, the value of existing tools and the offering in the external software market.

<u>Professional Experience</u>

Successful candidates should have prior experience in formulating AI strategies and leading innovation within the legal sector. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of legal technology trends including blockchain, smart contracts and data analytics.

<u>Personal Attributes:</u>

•            Innovator: Passionate about exploring novel solutions and disrupting traditional legal practices.

•            Strategic Thinker & Data-driven: Capable of aligning innovation efforts with Lawfront’s business goals whilst embracing data analytics to inform decision making.

•            Visionary & Adaptive: Forward-thinking and able to envision the future landscape of legal services and adapting to evolving technology.

<u>Principal Responsibilities</u>

Develop and execute Lawfront’s AI strategy, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency and client service enhancement.

To ensure AI solutions adhere to legal and ethical standards including educating legal teams on responsible AI usage.

To initiate and define KPIs for technology initiatives, regularly assessing their performance and reporting this to the Chief Operating Officer on the development and outcomes.

Demonstrating an innovation-focused culture within Lawfront, establish channels for idea generation and collaboration among legal professionals and technologists whilst encouraging experimentation and creative problem-solving.

To lead change management efforts related to AI adoption, including training, communication and stakeholder engagement.

<u>Why join Lawfront?</u>

As part of this role, you’ll be given all the tools to succeed and can expect dedicated training, professional support and a host of benefits.

With a defined vision and growth plan on track, we have created a culture of working together to achieve and are looking to recruit people who have a can-do attitude to be part of our journey and vision.