LegalTech + AI
AI Roles at Law Firms
Law firms are building entirely new organizational functions around AI — roles that didn't exist three years ago and are now among the most competitive hires in the legal market. This is the complete role reference: what each position does, who's hiring for it, and how it maps across firm tiers.
Emerging Role:Agentic AI Engineers are now a distinct hire at leading firms — distinct from Legal Engineers and AI/ML Engineers. Recent frontier model releases have crossed a reliability threshold that makes multi-step autonomous legal agents viable in production.See org charts →
Role Directory
Click any role to expand the full profile — responsibilities, hiring notes, and headcount by firm tier.