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About your new role

To work with the wider Product and Innovation team to research, interpret and advise on legal issues relating to artificial intelligence, innovation and emerging technologies in a professional services context.

The role will support the development and thereafter safe, effective and scalable adoption of GenAI and other innovation tools, ensuring that activity is aligned to the firm’s Product and Innovation and GenAI strategy and broader objective of delivering client-centric solutions.  In doing so, the role will work with the team to help ensure that governance frameworks, guardrails and supervision models are in place to enable responsible use, whilst supporting the firm to move at pace with confidence.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • To identify, analyse and interpret legal developments, regulatory frameworks and market trends associated with the use of AI and emerging technologies in a regulated professional services environment.
  • To provide legal insight and guidance to the Product and Innovation team on governance, risk and responsible use of AI and other emerging technologies ensuring that requirements are translated into clear, practical guidance that supports adoption.
  • To support the evolution of AI governance frameworks, policies and best practice guidance including the development of appropriate guardrails, acceptable use parameters and escalation routes.
  • To advise on appropriate supervision, review and accountability models for AI-assisted work, including defining where human oversight is required to ensure outputs are robust, accurate and client-ready.
  • To advise on information architecture, taxonomy design and data structuring considerations to optimise the use of AI tools.
  • To work alongside legal teams and business services colleagues to support the practical application of GenAI in live use cases, helping ensure outputs are commercially relevant, defensible and aligned with client expectations.
  • To support the firm’s thought leadership in AI and legal innovation, including writing and presenting internal and client-facing materials / workshops.
  • To develop and maintain internal know how resources on AI related legal issues.
  • To support training and capability development within the firm in relation to AI governance and risk.
  • Proactively searching for ‘what’s soon’ (i.e. present day to next 12 months), ‘what’s next’ (i.e. beyond the next 12 months to 3 years) and awareness raising in its broadest sense.
  •  Working with the wider Product and Innovation team to provide to clients and internal teams practical, commercially relevant advice and training on AI adoption and use cases.
  • Developing and maintaining an understanding of wider market issues including external technology landscape generally. This may include attendance at industry events, including presenting at them.
  • This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be required to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

Ideally you will have previous experience in a similar role a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be;
  • Degree qualified or equivalent experience.
  • UK qualified lawyer with a minimum of three years’ experience of practice.
  • Prior experience in delivering knowledge management content is advantageous.
  • Excellent legal research and drafting skills.
  • Strong understanding of legal and regulatory considerations relevant to AI and emerging technologies.
  • Experience of analysing complex legal and technical issues and translating them into practical, actionable guidance.
  • Demonstrable interest in legal technology and innovation.
  • Strong understanding and awareness of knowledge management tools and resources.
  • Creative thinker with the ability to engage with users to bring concepts to life.
  • Excellent communicator.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
  • Curious and a real willingness to learn and deal with emerging law and regulatory issues.
  • Affinity with technology.

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

📝 Please Note: We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available. 

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.  

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Join Weightmans as we continue our journey to becoming one of the UK’s top 30 law firms.

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