Innovation Manager

Incisive. Inclusive. Invested. We’re Axinn. Experienced, tenacious, and always trial-ready, we are committed to understanding complex legal challenges that impact the future of our clients' businesses, globally. Focusing on antitrust, intellectual property, and high-stakes litigation, our extensive teams in the U.S. possess deep knowledge and client-side experience across a range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer products. At Axinn, inclusivity is central to who we are.

We have a purpose that goes beyond profit, which includes fostering a fair, welcoming workplace and supporting the communities where we live and work. We actively recognize talent and promote opportunities for all team members. By embracing the unique experiences and perspectives of our people, we fuel creativity and deliver results for our clients.

We are seeking an entrepreneurial and technology-forward Innovation Manager to help drive the strategic adoption and implementation of legal technology, artificial intelligence, and generative AI solutions across the firm. This role will work closely with lawyers, firm leadership, IT, practice support, and operations teams to identify opportunities to improve legal service delivery, streamline internal workflows, and enhance client value through innovation.

The ideal candidate combines experience working in legal environments with a sophisticated understanding of emerging technologies, particularly generative AI tools, workflow automation, and agent-based systems. This individual should be equally comfortable collaborating with lawyers and business professionals, conducting requirements gathering and design workshopping sessions with stakeholders, and translating complex technology concepts into practical solutions that support antitrust, intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation, and other complex litigation practices.

This role requires strong communication and relationship management skills, including the ability to present recommendations, strategy, and technology solutions to senior leadership and key stakeholders across the firm.

• Identify, evaluate, and implement innovative legal technologies and AI-driven solutions to improve lawyer productivity and client service.
• Support the development and execution of the firm’s innovation strategy in collaboration with firm leadership.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering, and workflow analysis to identify opportunities for process improvement and technology adoption.
• Facilitate design workshops and collaborative working sessions to develop practical, user-centered solutions.
• Monitor developments in legal technology, generative AI, automation, and emerging legal service models.
• Partner with lawyers and business teams to identify and implement technology solutions that support litigation and client service workflows.

• Design, build, and optimize generative AI workflows for legal and business operations.
• Develop AI-enabled solutions using prompting frameworks, agent-based systems, automation tools, and workflow orchestration platforms.
• Experiment with and evaluate large language models, AI research tools, drafting platforms, and legal-specific AI products.
• Create repeatable prompting methodologies and best practices for lawyers and staff.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to pilot and scale AI-driven initiatives.

• Serve as a trusted resource for lawyers and professional staff adopting AI and legal technology tools.
• Conduct training sessions, workshops, and demonstrations on generative AI capabilities and responsible use.
• Assist in developing policies, governance frameworks, and best practices relating to AI usage, confidentiality, security, and ethics.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and continuous improvement throughout the firm.

• Evaluate legal technology vendors and AI products for functionality, security, and business value.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and external consultants.
• Collaborate with IT and information security teams to assess implementation risks and compliance considerations.
• Assist with implementation planning, product rollouts, and user adoption initiatives.

• Improve knowledge-sharing systems and internal legal workflows through automation and AI integration.
• Identify opportunities to reduce administrative burden and increase efficiency in litigation and business operations.
• Assist with development of internal AI resources, playbooks, templates, and knowledge repositories.
• Track adoption metrics, user feedback, and project outcomes to support continuous improvement.

• Manage innovation team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performing, and growth-oriented environment.
• Prioritize and assign team workloads, project…