We’re building the future of legal services.
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.
Characteristics of the Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is operationally minded, technically fluent, highly adaptable, strategically curious, and capable of balancing innovation with practical execution.
They are comfortable operating in fast-moving environments and are excited by the opportunity to help redesign how legal services are delivered in the age of artificial intelligence.
This individual should possess the ability to simplify complex technical concepts, lead organizational change, bridge communication between legal and technical teams, and turn emerging technologies into practical, scalable business solutions.
About Modern Family Law
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the firm’s AI and legal innovation roadmap.
- Identify opportunities to improve legal workflows, client experience, and operational efficiency through AI and automation.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, and vendors relevant to legal services delivery.
- Lead design and implementation of AI-assisted legal workflows across the client lifecycle.
- Collaborate with internal development teams and outside vendors to build scalable technology solutions.
- Develop policies and governance frameworks for responsible AI usage within the firm.
- Ensure compliance with confidentiality obligations, attorney-client privilege requirements, cybersecurity standards, and applicable professional responsibility rules.
- Evaluate and manage relationships with AI, automation, and legal technology vendors.
- Help lead organizational adoption of AI-enabled workflows and tools.
- Develop internal training, education, and change-management initiatives.
- Serve as an internal advisor and subject matter resource on AI capabilities, limitations, and best practices.