[Hiring] Director of AI & Legal Innovation @Modern Family Law

Role Description

Modern Family Law (“MFL”) is seeking a forward-thinking, operationally sophisticated, and technically fluent Director of AI & Legal Innovation to help architect the future of legal services delivery. This role is not a traditional IT position. The Director of AI & Legal Innovation will lead the firm’s strategy, implementation, governance, and operational integration of artificial intelligence technologies across legal operations, client experience, workflow automation, and internal business systems.

The ideal candidate combines strong product and systems thinking, practical AI implementation experience, workflow/process design capability, operational leadership, and the ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable business outcomes.

This individual will work closely with executive leadership, attorneys, software developers, operations teams, and external technology partners to design and implement AI-native legal workflows that improve efficiency, client experience, accessibility, quality, and scalability while maintaining the highest standards of ethics, confidentiality, and legal compliance.

This is a transformational leadership role intended to help shape the future of Modern Family Law and the broader legal services industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in technology, business, operations, legal technology, computer science, information systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in AI implementation, workflow automation, digital transformation, product management, legal technology, operations strategy, or related fields.
• Experience implementing or managing AI-enabled systems in a professional services, legal, healthcare, financial services, or other regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of generative AI tools, automation systems, APIs, and workflow orchestration concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects and operational change initiatives.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and strategic thinking skills.

Requirements

• Experience within legal services, legal technology, or highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases, prompt engineering, workflow automation platforms, document automation systems, CRM integrations, and client portal technologies.
• Experience working with product development teams and software engineering environments.
• Understanding of legal ethics, confidentiality obligations, and professional responsibility considerations related to AI usage.
• MBA, JD, technical certifications, or equivalent advanced experience preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $225,000 - $255,000, adjusted for experience, location, and job-related factors.
• Comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, HSA/FSA options, short-term and long-term disability, dental and vision care, life insurance, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and access to an employee assistance program.
• Additional voluntary benefits include accident insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, and pet insurance.
• Commuter and transit benefits may be available in some locations.

Company Description

Modern Family Law is one of the nation’s leading family law firms, focused on combining exceptional legal representation with innovation, technology, and client-centered service.

The firm is actively exploring AI-native legal workflows, advanced client experience systems, and new models for increasing accessibility, efficiency, and scalability within legal services.

We believe the future of law belongs to organizations capable of combining outstanding legal talent with thoughtful technological innovation.