Rising Roles in Law: Designing the AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Law Firm

Author: Francesca Ramadan
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781837232000

Published In: July 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Law firms are undergoing structural change at a pace not previously seen in the profession. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are reshaping research, drafting, and knowledge work; clients are demanding increasing levels of efficiency, transparency, and innovation; and alternative legal service providers and the Big Four continue to expand, offering clients an ever-widening array of options and restricting law firms’ slice of the market. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in legal operations and practice, legal professionals and support teams find their roles evolving, moving beyond pure practice support into a more strategic function.

As profitability pressures intensify in response to technological innovation, law firms are hiring beyond the traditional associate–partner track. Roles that barely existed five years ago – such as legal engineer, head of AI, legal data scientist, or client solutions architect – are now central to firm strategy, directly impacting profitability, operational efficiency, and competitive differentiation. However, this wave of innovation has brought uncertainty and risk, and many firms stand at the precipice of an AI-enabled transformation, convinced that these newly formed roles and technologies are critical to future success but unsure of how they should be operationalized to create increased value, efficiency, and productivity. Currently, there is no comprehensive, practical guide to aid firms in navigating this unchartered territory.

Rising Roles in Law: Designing the AI-Enabled, Data-Driven Law Firm fills that gap, delving into the people and roles driving transformation and mapping the workforce architecture of the AI-enabled firm. In a first-of-its-kind guide to the AI-enabled law firm workforce, law firm leaders, innovation professionals, and technologists will explore what these newly formed roles involve, how they interact, how firms should structure them, and what this means for leadership and career pathways. With emphasis on practical insight, case studies and implementation guidance, Rising Roles in Law will equip readers with the data-driven insights and actionable strategies needed to embrace AI's potential and harness its power to shape the future of legal operations.

Chapter 1: The changing structure of the modern law firm

By Ken Crutchfield, founder and CEO, Spring Forward Consulting

Chapter 2: The legal engineer: productising legal work in the AI-enabled firm

By Ali Chaudhry, senior legal engineer, Simmons & Simmons

Chapter 3: Legal data scientists and analytics leaders: the rise of legal intelligence

By Matthew Dunne, AI solutions lead, K&L Gates

Chapter 4: Knowledge management, prompt engineering, and the client-facing future of legal knowledge

By Colin Levy, general counsel, Malbek

Chapter 5: The AI leader: chief innovation officers, heads of AI, and the strategy of legal technology

By Isabel Parker, chief innovation officer, and Rebecca Pasternak, manager: practice case innovation, White & Case LLP

Chapter 6: AI governance professionals: managing risk in the AI-enabled law firm

By Harry Borovick, general counsel, Luminance, and Amy Merrick, senior legal counsel, Google DeepMind