Litigation Attorney - AI, Professional Track

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Summary

DLA Piper is seeking an experienced Attorney to support our growing AI legal red teaming and AI governance practice. This is a non-partnership track position for a lawyer interested in applying litigation, investigative, and issue-spotting skills to emerging legal risks involving artificial intelligence.

Our team works directly with generative AI systems to identify potential legal, regulatory, compliance, and reputational risks. Attorneys use adversarial testing techniques similar to deposition and investigative strategies, probing AI systems from different angles, evaluating responses for potential legal exposure, and helping clients identify and mitigate risk.

The Attorney will also support our broader AI governance and counseling practice, including conducting legal and regulatory risk assessments of AI tools and use cases, advising on AI governance frameworks and policies, and supporting clients with evolving AI compliance requirements.

This position can be based in any of DLA Piper’s US offices.

Education

• JD

Bar Admission

• Candidates must be licensed, or currently eligible to become licensed, in the state in which they are applying.

Responsibilities

• Conduct attorney-led red teaming of generative AI and other AI-enabled products.
• Develop and execute testing strategies designed to identify potential legal, regulatory, and litigation risks.
• Analyze AI-generated outputs for potential issues involving product liability, consumer protection, advertising and marketing, regulatory compliance, and other areas of legal exposure.
• Document and synthesize findings and assist in developing practical recommendations for clients.
• Conduct legal and regulatory risk assessments of AI tools and proposed AI use cases.
• Support AI governance and compliance engagements, including development and implementation of AI policies, governance frameworks, risk management processes, and related controls.
• Work collaboratively with lawyers, subject-matter experts, data scientists, and other technical professionals.
• Support multiple client engagements across different industries and subject areas, often on relatively short timelines.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 4+ years of litigation experience.
• Product liability experience strongly preferred; consumer protection or complex commercial litigation experience also desirable.
• Strong investigative, analytical, and issue-spotting skills.
• Ability to approach problems creatively, test assumptions, and pursue lines of inquiry iteratively.
• Excellent judgment and written communication skills.
• Highly adaptable and responsive, with the ability to learn new subject matter quickly and move effectively among different projects and client needs.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with artificial intelligence, emerging technology, AI governance, compliance, or technology-related regulatory matters is a plus, but not required.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a curious, practical litigator who enjoys digging into the facts, figuring out how things can go wrong, and approaching a problem from multiple angles. This person should be energized by variety and comfortable becoming immersed in a new product or issue, working intensively on it, and then shifting to the next engagement.

This is an opportunity to apply core litigation skills in a fast-growing area of practice and develop substantive experience at the intersection of AI, litigation risk, product safety, consumer protection, governance, and regulatory compliance.

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Other Requirements

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

• Hybrid with some in-office expectations
• Some travel required

Disclaimer

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.

Application Process
All candidates must provide a cover letter, resume, transcript, and a writing sample not substantially edited by anyone other than the applicant.

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Pay Transparency 

The firm’s expected hiring range for this position is $150,000 - $185,000 per year depending on the candidate’s experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

Applicants who are not based in the jurisdiction in which this position is posted and who apply for this role are doing so voluntarily and are not eligible for relocation assistance. Any relocation benefits, if any, are provided only where a relocation is required at the firm’s direction and in accordance with applicable policy and law.

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