Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · 4 hours ago
AI Solutions Architect
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
2+ years expSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to deliver tailored AI tools for their lawyers and professional staff. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to identify AI-driven improvements and leading the development and maintenance of AI projects.
Law Practice
No H1B
Responsibilities
Work closely with lawyers, legal support professionals, technical personnel and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements, translating business needs into technical specifications and designs
Lead the analysis, development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of specific AI projects (solution comparisons and validation, stakeholder meetings, task management, quality assurance, rollouts, etc.)
Design, develop and configure LLM-enabled solutions (operating in both a low-code platforms and custom codebases)
Apply scalable prompt engineering and prompt chaining techniques to business challenges—crafting, testing and refining prompts to ensure accurate, context-relevant results
Evaluate the performance of AI systems, creating benchmarks to better understand their quality and refining them based on user feedback
Create and maintain dynamic templates to generate customized outputs for generative AI workflows
Present to and educate others on the mechanics, purpose and benefits of custom AI solutions
Collaborate with data scientists to integrate advanced text processing capabilities (both pre- and post-processing) and custom models into tailored AI workflows
Document development processes, codebases and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintain a well-organized, reproducible environment
Stay current with the latest advancements in LLMs, NLP, Deep Learning and ML research, implementing cutting edge techniques and incorporating them into production systems as appropriate
Handle projects on request under the direction of the CKIO, Director of Applied Analytics + AI and other executive staff
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree required, preferably in computer science, engineering, data science, information systems, or related field
2+ years of experience in a technical role, such as data science, machine learning engineering, solutions architect or software development (a focus on AI and NLP preferred)
Proficiency in Python required with a strong command of data structures and text processing operations is a substantial plus
Demonstrated success building with LLMs, ideally leveraging frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, DSPy, Azure AI Foundry, CoPilot Studio, Azure ML Studio and implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques
Experience with version control systems such as Git or equivalent
Proficiency writing complex SQL queries to extract, manipulate and analyze data from relational databases
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and project management abilities
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to evolving needs and capabilities
Able to translate business problems to technical logic and practical solutions
Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a non-technical audience
Proactively develops and maintains technical knowledge in AI systems
Preferred
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) a substantial plus
Experience working with APIs is a plus
Knowledge of templating languages (e.g., jinja2) is a plus
Experience in the legal field is a significant plus
Company
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kelly Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
Alan Turner
Partner
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