We are working with a leading European intellectual property firm, who are looking to recruit an AI Paralegal to join their knowledge team. In this position you will play a key role in supporting the firm’s AI initiatives. You will help translate AI use cases into practical, structured workflows that enhance how the fee-earners lawyers deliver their work. You will also work closely with the Knowledge Director, Knowledge Team, and fee earners, to help develop guidance on how to use AI effectively within the practice—covering everything from prompt design to validating outputs and applying professional judgement. This position will be an initial 12-month contract.
Key Responsibilities
AI Workflow Development
- Support the design, documentation, and maintenance of AI-enabled legal workflows
- Assist with structuring inputs, prompts, and output evaluation methods
- Help ensure workflows are practical, repeatable, and easy to follow
- Identify where human judgement and expertise must be applied
Guidance & Prompt Development
- Draft and maintain clear guidance on using AI tools in legal work
- Develop prompt libraries and practical examples
- Support fee earners in adapting prompts as understanding evolves
- Highlight common AI limitations and risks
Validation & Quality Assurance
- Help embed review and sense-checking stages into AI workflows
- Support comparison of outputs against authoritative sources (e.g. legislation, case law, precedents)
- Reinforce the importance of human oversight and decision-making
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a point of contact for fee earners using AI tools
- Gather feedback to improve workflows and guidance
- Support a culture of critical thinking and responsible AI use
Knowledge Management
- Maintain AI-related content within the firm’s knowledge systems
- Monitor developments in AI tools and update guidance accordingly
- Support continuous improvement of AI processes and standards
Requirements for the vacancy
- A law degree or equivalent qualification/experience
- Strong interest and ideally experience working with AI and emerging legal technologies
- Familiarity with generative AI tools and their limitations
- Ability to simplify complex concepts into clear, practical guidance
- High attention to detail and strong judgement
- Interest in intellectual property law (desirable)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Confident working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems quickly
- Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn
In return the firm is offering a market competitive salary, excellent benefits, hybrid working and a collaborative, forward-thinking, inclusive culture where people can thrive—supported by a strong focus on wellbeing and work/life balance.