Director, Law Practice AI Solutions

Director, Practice Solutions

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Houston, TX

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree
• 15+ years of experience leading technology or project delivery teams within legal or similar professional services environments.
• Technology Transformation Expertise Proven success driving enterprise technology transformation, change management, and large-scale platform delivery.
• AI & AIOps Acumen Hands-on experience with AI operations, including GenAI and agentic solutions, and the supporting infrastructure and services.
• Cloud & Integration Knowledge Strong understanding of cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise integration strategies.
• Governance & Compliance Insight Working knowledge of data governance, security, privacy, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge Management Leadership Demonstrated success in enterprise knowledge management, taxonomy development, and information architecture.
• Document & Collaboration Platforms Expertise with document management systems (iManage preferred) and collaboration platforms such as SharePoint.
• Leadership & Communication Exceptional communication, strategic planning, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement skills, with an empathetic and inclusive leadership style.
• Preferred Experience Familiarity with litigation support technologies and legal research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• As Director of Practice Solutions, you ll lead the firm s Practice Solutions organization driving the design, delivery, and operation of advanced platforms that power legal and administrative team delivery. This role sits at the intersection of Innovation, Information Technology (IT), and legal practice, with a strong emphasis on automation, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), agentic systems, and enterprise knowledge and document management.
• Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), you ll partner closely with the Chief Innovation Officer, Director of Practice Innovation, and Director of Innovation Engineering to ensure firmwide alignment, rapid prototyping, and scalable deployment of solutions. In the near term, a significant focus will be on building and advancing internal Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOps) platforms, data pipelines, and reusable architectures that support both client demands and long-term business objectives.
• You ll oversee multiple practice delivery and platform teams, ensuring workflows, compliance requirements, and enabling technologies work seamlessly together while fostering a culture of innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.