Director of Artificial Intelligence

Krieg DeVault LLP is seeking a visionary and highly collaborative Director of Artificial Intelligence to lead the Firm's AI strategy, adoption, and value realization efforts. This newly created leadership role will serve as the central force driving the practical integration of AI across our legal and business operations.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer and partnering closely with Firm leadership, Information Technology, Information Resources, and Practice Groups, the Director of Artificial Intelligence will help transform how attorneys and staff work by embedding AI into daily workflows, developing meaningful use cases, and ensuring measurable business impact from AI investments.

This position serves in a non-technical capacity. Rather, we are seeking a leader who can bridge technology and legal practice, helping our professionals confidently adopt and utilize AI to enhance efficiency, service delivery, and innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

AI Strategy & Governance

• Provide centralized leadership and coordination for AI across the Firm, ensuring alignment with Firm priorities and business objectives;
• Serve as the Firm’s AI value realization leader, ensuring technology investments translate into practical application, workflow integration, and measurable outcomes;
• Align AI initiatives with Firm policy, risk management requirements, and ethical standards;
• In coordination with the General Counsel and the Professional Standards Committee, reinforce verification and quality control expectations in the use of AI tools;
• Define, track, and report on key success metrics including adoption, workflow integration, and measurable business impact;
• Establish and execute against short- and long-term milestones that drive firmwide adoption and value realization.

Training & Adoption

• In concert with Firm leadership, develop and implement practice-specific, role-based training programs for attorneys and staff aligned to real legal workflows;
• Provide practical guidance on development and use of agents, prompting, tools, and workflow application;
• Drive a firmwide culture shift toward AI as a standard component of daily work, moving from optional use to consistent and expected adoption;
• Reinforce expectations for responsible and effective AI use aligned with Firm policy, quality standards, and professional obligations;
• Own firmwide adoption strategy and accountability to drive consistent, scaled usage across Practice Groups and business functions.

Workflow Integration

• Embed AI into core Firm processes including iManage, document workflows, Outlook, time entry, and other key systems;
• Translate AI capabilities into practical, repeatable workflows that integrate seamlessly into daily work;
• Ensure AI is embedded into core processes rather than used as a stand-alone tool;
• Identify and address gaps in practice-specific workflow integration to ensure AI delivers meaningful value within legal work.

Use Case Development & Enablement

• Develop and scale practice-specific AI use cases across Practice Groups;
• Create structured, practical guidance addressing “what to use, when, and how”;
• Translate firmwide AI capabilities into practice-level applications aligned to legal workflows and client service delivery;
• Partner with internal resources to test, validate, and refine use cases;
• Reduce tool confusion and knowledge fragmentation through consistent, accessible resources.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate AI efforts across Information Technology, Information Resources, and Practice Groups to ensure alignment and consistent execution;
• Serve as a core member and AI liaison to key committees, including the Innovation Committee, providing leadership, alignment, and direction on AI initiatives;
• Lead internal and external AI task forces to ensure effective execution, knowledge sharing, and alignment with Firm priorities;
• Maintain awareness of external market trends, emerging AI practices, and client expectations to inform Firm strategy and positioning.

Client & Talent Alignment

• Support client communication and transparency regarding AI use aligned with client expectations and Firm standards;
• Support development of attorneys and staff in an AI-enabled environment, adapting training and workflows to evolving expectations.

Future Capability and Scaling

• Lead the development and execution of a phased AI maturity roadmap, evolving the Firm from foundational adoption to scaled integration and advanced capability;
• Partner with Firm leadership to assess and recommend future AI roles, resources, and capabilities aligned with adoption maturity and business needs;
• Develop and scale internal enablement structures, including AI Champions, to support consistent adoption and knowledge sharing;
• Advance the use of automation, agents, and emerging capabilities to deepen AI integration into legal workflows over time.

Investment and Planning

• Provide input into AI investment planning, including tools, resources, and talent required to support Firm objectives;
• Support leadership in maintaining a cost-disciplined, value-driven approach to AI investments.
• Align AI initiatives with value delivery and pricing considerations in a legal environment;
• Measure and demonstrate return on investment (ROI) of AI initiatives through efficiency, consistency, and value delivery outcomes.

Qualifications and Competencies

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Strong technical fluency and understanding of AI tools and capabilities, including experience with development and use of AI agents;
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and change management capabilities;
• Ability to translate technology into practical legal and business workflows;
• Experience working in professional services environments, preferably law firms;
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and stakeholder groups;
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage competing priorities;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage professionally across all levels of the Firm;
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through;
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment;
• Experience developing presentations, training materials, process documentation, or knowledge resources;
• Self-starter capable of working independently while remaining aligned with Firm priorities and leadership direction;
• Ability to translate technical or complex concepts into practical guidance for non-technical audiences;
• Strong analytical thinking, professionalism, and operational judgment.

Work Environment & Expectations

• On-site presence required to support daily office operations;
• Requires routine and regular collaboration with attorneys, administrative leadership, and cross-functional teams;
• The role requires the ability to manage multiple initiatives, coordinate across the Firm, and drive adoption of new workflows and practices.

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