Jobs at Goodwin

Leads the strategy, operating model, talent lifecycle, technology enablement, performance, and daily execution of paralegal services across a global law firm. Designs practice-specific delivery models, improves workflows and quality, develops managers and career paths, establishes performance metrics, oversees case assistants, drives AI and automation adoption, and partners with attorneys and firm leadership to improve service delivery and scalability.

Develop, test, deploy, and support AI-powered applications, automation solutions, and agent-based systems. Translate stakeholder workflows into scalable technical solutions using Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript, React, Azure AI services, APIs, and orchestration frameworks. Implement RAG, prompt engineering, and agent workflows; maintain testing, documentation, security, monitoring, and support standards. Collaborate with engineering, architecture, legal, security, data, and business teams while contributing to pilots, user adoption, and continuous improvement.

Supports domestic patent prosecution by preparing and filing USPTO documents, maintaining patent dockets and electronic files, processing official communications, opening and updating matters, conducting conflict checks, and assisting attorneys and clients. The role requires strong organization, communication, technical, analytical, and prioritization skills in a deadline-driven environment.

Owns full-cycle recruiting for complex technical and business professional roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and closing. Partners with hiring managers and business leaders as a talent advisor, using market intelligence, recruiting metrics, and creative sourcing strategies to build pipelines and influence hiring decisions. Manages candidate relationships, provides hiring guidance, and contributes to recruiting programs and process improvements.

Own product strategy, roadmaps, backlogs, requirements, and delivery for an enterprise-wide legal services transformation program. Lead stakeholder discovery, process mapping, solution design, Agile ceremonies, user acceptance testing, adoption, and continuous improvement. Partner with technology, data, security, design, and governance teams to identify responsible applications of AI, automation, and emerging technologies while ensuring measurable business value, privacy, reliability, and human oversight.

Conducts in-depth legal and business research for attorneys and administrative teams, synthesizes findings, advises on research strategies, manages research projects, and evaluates information resources. Develops training curricula, delivers onboarding, monitors legal-industry developments and emerging AI research technologies, maintains newsletters and intranet content, and recommends resource purchases. Requires expert knowledge of legal and business research platforms, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently and collaboratively.

Leads paralegal and case assistant services across staffing, workforce planning, performance management, training, recruiting, and service delivery. Partners with attorneys and business teams to improve workflows, adopt legal technology and AI, standardize processes, share knowledge, and enhance operational scalability. Uses staffing, utilization, demand, and performance data to guide decisions while coaching teams and driving continuous improvement across offices.

Maintains and improves knowledge management systems by entering, analyzing, tagging, and quality-checking deal, case, people, and matter information. Updates intranet content, produces reports for attorneys and marketing teams, supports document automation and data visualization applications, assists with database maintenance, and identifies process automation opportunities. The role also conducts onboarding, responds to internal information requests, collaborates with vendors and technical teams, and promotes knowledge management best practices.

Leads Goodwin’s global Client Engagements Center of Excellence, setting strategy, operating models, governance, investment priorities, and measurement frameworks. Oversees a worldwide portfolio of client engagements, events, and sponsorships, connecting relationship-building activities to growth, pipeline, and revenue outcomes. Partners with business development, marketing, technology, and industry teams to improve client experiences, establish scalable standards, drive change adoption, and develop a high-performing global team.

The Manager, Data Management leads a firm-wide data management program, ensuring data quality and accountability across master data domains while partnering with stakeholders and managing staff.

Lead legal project management across complex, high-value matters: build trusted partner relationships, drive matter planning, budgets, and profitability, support client transparency, champion AI/automation and data tools, develop LPM frameworks, and mentor junior team members while embedding LPM firmwide.

Lead lateral associate recruiting strategy and execution for California offices; manage full lifecycle hiring, law school/on‑campus recruiting and the Summer Associate Program; oversee and mentor recruiting teams, implement best practices and workflows, manage vendor relationships, report hiring metrics, and support firmwide recruiting initiatives and process improvements.

Lead legal recruiting for regional offices: develop and execute summer associate and lateral hiring strategies, manage pipelines and budgets, oversee onboarding, maintain metrics and vendor relationships, ensure inclusive recruitment, and manage the local recruiting team and programs.

Support attorneys on complex private investment fund matters including drafting and reviewing formation documents, managing investor onboarding and KYC/AML, coordinating closings and capital calls, maintaining records, assisting with SEC and state filings, researching securities and compliance issues, and liaising with clients and service providers to ensure accurate, timely execution of fund transactions and workflows.

The Legal Engineer will design technology-enabled legal solutions, partner with legal teams, and utilize emerging technologies for efficient legal workflows and services.

Provide expert legal and business research to attorneys and staff using advanced research tools; advise on research strategy; manage research workflow; develop training, onboarding, newsletters, and intranet content; evaluate and recommend online resources; support continuous learning and Research Services initiatives.

Lead and manage the firm's research function and Research Analyst team to deliver timely, accurate legal, business, and competitive intelligence. Oversee intake, triage, quality review, tool adoption, vendor/subscription coordination, documentation, metrics/reporting, and cross‑functional partnerships to support attorneys and firm initiatives while improving processes and ensuring continuity.

The Director of Engineering provides strategic leadership, oversees AI-enabled systems development, fosters team culture, and collaborates with stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with business goals.

Provide hands-on and remote desktop, mobile device, and application support for attorneys and staff; perform hardware diagnostics, imaging, upgrades, procurement, and inventory; deliver 2nd-level escalations (software, Windows 365, Citrix, VPN); mentor team members; liaise with vendors and IT groups; assist with server room and occasional infrastructure tasks; maintain documentation, asset management, and participate in off-hours on-call rotation.