AI Architect
Overview
The AI Architect is responsible for designing, building, and deploying production AI applications, agents, integrations, and workflow solutions for OD Labs, the firm's AI incubator, in support of attorney-facing legal work. Working in partnership with the Project Manager and Business Analysts assigned to OD Labs, this role translates practice group and client needs into secure, maintainable solutions that meet the firm's security, confidentiality, and data standards. The position reports to the Director of OD Labs.
Responsibilities
These are the essential functions of the position. Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions with or without requested reasonable accommodation: - Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI applications, agents, retrieval systems, integrations, and workflows that support legal practice and firm operations. - Select models, platforms, APIs, and tools based on project requirements, and make build-versus-buy recommendations that favor the simplest effective solution. - Build and maintain integrations between AI tools, enterprise systems, and firm data sources using APIs, tool calling, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and approved integration standards. - Implement authentication, authorization, logging, retention, and least-privilege access controls that protect client and firm information, consistent with firm security and confidentiality requirements. - Work with practice groups, Business Analysts, and the Project Manager to define user needs, workflows, data requirements, success measures, and acceptance criteria. - Establish and apply standards for prompts, context, tool use, and evaluation, and validate response quality, reliability, performance, and cost before production release. - Monitor usage, adoption, cost, and user feedback for deployed solutions, and troubleshoot and resolve production issues. - Maintain technical and operational documentation sufficient for maintenance, review, and knowledge transfer. - Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend enhancements that improve effectiveness, scalability, and user adoption. - Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required - Education: Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent related experience. - Required Experience: Six (6) years of relevant experience. - Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered systems in production, such as agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications, or multi-model pipelines. - Experience writing production-quality code in at least one language commonly used for AI and integration work (e.g., Python, JavaScript). - Experience developing workflows on agentic or low-code orchestration platforms (e.g., Newcode, Neota, Power Automate). - Experience connecting enterprise systems through APIs, MCP, or other integration platforms. Preferred - Law firm or legal industry experience, or experience in another complex professional services environment. - A background in Labor & Employment, single plaintiff litigation, or class action practice is beneficial. - Experience with AI platforms and models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), including local large language model (LLM) deployment. - Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, AWS, iManage, NetDocuments, or comparable platforms. - Experience developing ROI analyses and business justifications using adoption metrics, user feedback, and operational data. Wage Transparency The pay range for this remote position varies by location. Pursuant to the applicable state and local regulations the pay range for each location is listed below. Actual compensation is contingent on relevant experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and the benefits described below. The application deadline for this position is [APPLICATION_DEADLINE]. Ogletree is a multi-state employer. The pay ranges listed reflect compensation for the specific location identified. For roles performed in locations not listed, compensation will be determined based on the applicable location for the position. California: Pay range $130,273 - $197,660 Colorado: Pay range $138,574 - $179,331 Connecticut: Pay range $138,574 - $187,189 Hawaii: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660 Illinois: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189 Jersey City, New Jersey: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660 Maryland: Pay range $130,273 - $179,331 Massachusetts: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660 Minnesota: Pay range $130,273 - $168,588 Nevada: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513 New Jersey: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660 New York City, New York: Pay range $152,737 - $197,660 New York State: Pay range $126,351 - $197,660 Ohio: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513 Rhode Island: Pay range $126,351 - $163,513 Washington, D.C.: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189 Washington: Pay range $144,646 - $187,189
Benefits
Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: - Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program. Contact Information If you have questions, please e-mail Andrew Doucet at [email protected] with “AI Architect" in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered. Firm Overview With more than 1,200 attorneys in 62 offices worldwide, Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management. We handle all types of employment-related legal matters