Senior Practice Innovation Engineer

Haynes Boone London

Senior Practice Innovation Engineer at Haynes and Boone, developing legal technology solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams on innovation projects. Leading implementation of AI and workflow automation tools.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical design and buildout of legal technology pilots and production-ready solutions across practice areas, including Harvey workflows, document automation templates, low-code tools, and custom-developed workflow applications.
Translate attorney and business requirements into practical technical designs, process maps, data requirements, and implementation plans.
Build and maintain solutions in approved legal AI, document automation, workflow, and knowledge platforms, including Harvey, Microsoft 365/Copilot or other general-purpose AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc), and other firm-approved systems.
Partner with custom developers to design and deliver hybrid buy/build solutions, including API integrations, data flows, automation logic, user interfaces, and reporting components.
Collaborate with product owners to prioritize use cases, define success criteria, and transition pilots into governed, supportable solutions.
Act as the technical liaison between vendors, internal developers, IT, practice groups, and business teams.
Provide architecture guidance and hands-on configuration and implementation for key tools and systems, with attention to security, confidentiality, scalability, and maintainability.
Maintain technical documentation, solution inventories, implementation notes, and reusable design patterns; support knowledge transfer and training.
Evaluate emerging legal technology and AI capabilities and identify where vendor functionality, firm-built components, or a combined approach can improve attorney workflows.
Support continuous improvement of attorney- and client-facing workflows through testing, QA, performance tuning, adoption feedback, and process optimization.
Provide Level 2 support for deployed solutions, including troubleshooting escalated issues, root cause analysis, and coordination with vendors or internal developers for resolution.
Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including solution architecture diagrams, configuration guides, user manuals, and runbooks to support ongoing maintenance and future enhancements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-7 years of experience in legal technology implementation, innovation engineering, workflow automation, solution architecture, or a comparable role.
Strong understanding of legal practice workflows, attorney needs, and the business of law.
Demonstrated experience implementing legal AI, GenAI, workflow automation, knowledge management, or document automation solutions in a professional services or legal environment.
Hands-on experience with Harvey or comparable legal AI platforms is preferred.
Experience developing document automation templates, structured intake logic, reusable clauses/content, and automated output generation is strongly preferred.
Deep hands-on experience with low-code platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform, data integrations, and workflow design.
Familiarity with vendor-provided APIs, integration patterns, and working with custom developers to extend commercial platforms.
Knowledge of SQL Server, reporting/data structures, and Linux environments is a plus.
Knowledge of NetDocuments, Microsoft 365/Copilot, legal conflicts systems, and ethical wall systems is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal technology implementationworkflow automationsolution architecturedocument automationdata integrationslow-code developmentAPI integrationsSQL Serverreporting/data structuresLinux environments

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingtechnical liaisonprocess optimizationcontinuous improvementtrainingdocumentationprioritizationroot cause analysis