Practice Systems & Applied AI: Legal AI Engineer, Litigation
Company: Debevoise & Plimpton
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $240k - $300k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-10-19
About this role
Practice Systems & Applied AI: Legal AI Engineer, Litigation
*Information Services Department*
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective, and strong New York roots. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity, and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost-efficiently. We believe in hiring talented and dedicated individuals as members of our administrative and professional community. We draw on the strength of our culture and structure to deliver the best of our firm to our lawyers and clients through true collaboration.
We are seeking a
Legal AI Engineer, Litigation
on our Practice Systems & Applied AI team to serve under the direction of the Head of Practice Systems & Applied AI in our Information Services Department. This individual will serve as a senior litigation practice and client advisor responsible for helping lawyers and clients understand, evaluate, and apply artificial intelligence to practice groups in the Litigation Department.
The Legal AI Engineer will lead client-facing AI discussions, identify opportunities within disputes, investigations, enforcement matters, regulatory proceedings, and other contentious matters, and translate complex AI concepts into practical guidance for lawyers, clients, and Firm leadership. The role requires the judgment and credibility to engage directly with Partners, Counsel, Associates, and clients on how AI can be used responsibly to improve litigation legal workflows and client service. This position is intended for an experienced attorney or legal innovation professional with strong knowledge of litigation legal practice and exceptional communication and presentation skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Collaborate with the Head of Practice Systems & Applied AI to execute the Firm’s AI strategy and expand the responsible use of AI across litigation practices and c...