Are you an experienced legal professional with a passion for legal research and leveraging technology to transform legal research? Join our team as a Product Manager - Westlaw AI to spearhead AI-driven innovations in legal research, specifically tailored for litigation-focused lawyers. This role is pivotal in enhancing Westlaw's search and AI capabilities, integrating cutting-edge generative AI solutions, and advancing the field of legal research technology.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong sense of curiosity and the ability to venture beyond their comfort zone to explore nuanced, complex, and unfamiliar areas of legal research. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
(a) A rigorous yet adaptable research methodology that ensures accurate and comprehensive results, even in areas of law with which they may not be familiar.
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(b) A collaborative approach to work, with a genuine appreciation for feedback from domain experts, internal stakeholders and users (both current and potential). The candidate should be open to growth embracing change and challenges. A willingness to revisit and refine their work as necessary.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Product Manager - Westlaw (Legal Research), you will:
- Drive the development of AI-enhanced legal research features, focusing on LLM and agentic-based generative AI technologies.
- Conduct in-depth legal research using Westlaw and other platforms, creating best-practice research examples to enhance AI functionalities.
- Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Labs teams to develop and refine AI-driven legal research tools.
- Draft, review, and refine prompts for Westlaw AI skills and tools, ensuring high-quality AI content requirements that leverage your expert knowledge in Australian law.
- Evaluate and grade search queries for relevance and comprehensiveness, ensuring alignment with legal research objectives.
- Work directly with customers to understand their needs and incorporate feedback into product development.
About You
You're a fit for the role of Product Manager - Westlaw (Legal Research), if you have:
- A law degree or a combined law degree, or a degree in library science/information management.
- 3+ years of experience in a legal setting, such as a law firm, in-house legal department, or professional services role (e.g., solicitor, barrister, library/legal research/knowledge management).
- Exceptional research skills with expertise in Boolean and other online search languages.
- Experience in creating and refining LLM prompts and data indexes.
- Profound knowledge of Australian legal research platforms, including Westlaw Precision Australia, Westlaw Australia and other resources in market.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to multitask effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong grasp of legal terminology.
- Outstanding interpersonal and team facilitation skills.
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What's in it For You?
Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you'll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:
- Industry-Leading Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
- Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
- Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.
- Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
- Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
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