User Experience Designer, AI Solutions

Responsibilities

Work with frontier AI tools to build and run tests faster than traditional QA methods allow
High-visibility role reporting to Director of QA with direct impact on every solution the team ships
Serve as the UX authority for the AI Solutions Delivery team — advising analysts on design approach, interaction patterns, and user experience strategy for every solution they build
Review AI-generated UIs produced via AI-assisted development platforms, providing precise, actionable design direction to iterate toward production quality
Drive UI design directly for high-visibility or complex solutions, taking ownership from concept through delivery
Establish and maintain UX standards and design patterns across the firm's growing library of AI-powered tools
Conduct lightweight user research and stakeholder feedback sessions to validate design decisions with attorneys and operational teams
Champion accessibility, consistency, and usability across all solutions — ensuring AI tools are intuitive for legal professionals, not just technically functional
Stay ahead of evolving AI interface patterns, conversational UX, and agentic workflow design — bringing emerging best practices to the team
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds

Skills

3+ years of UX or product design experience, with a portfolio of shipped digital products
Strong design judgment — the ability to evaluate any interface, articulate exactly what's working and what isn't, and direct iterative improvement with precision
AI fluency — you use AI tools regularly, understand their output, and can direct AI-assisted design workflows rather than being dependent on traditional design tooling
Experience designing for complex workflows — multi-step processes, data-dense interfaces, or tools used by professional or expert users
Excellent communication and advisory skills — you can explain a design decision to a non-designer stakeholder as confidently as to a developer
Solid grasp of accessibility standards, responsive design, and web UI fundamentals
Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Benefits

💪 Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life
🌟 That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance
💰 Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence
🚀 Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses
💼 Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that MWE provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work
🎁 Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

3+ years of UX or product design experience, with a portfolio of shipped digital products
Strong design judgment — the ability to evaluate any interface, articulate exactly what's working and what isn't, and direct iterative improvement with precision
AI fluency — you use AI tools regularly, understand their output, and can direct AI-assisted design workflows rather than being dependent on traditional design tooling
Experience designing for complex workflows — multi-step processes, data-dense interfaces, or tools used by professional or expert users
Excellent communication and advisory skills — you can explain a design decision to a non-designer stakeholder as confidently as to a developer
Solid grasp of accessibility standards, responsive design, and web UI fundamentals
Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Company Highlights

Build your big career with the firm that does Big Law, Better
Celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community
Recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault, and others
Certified by Great Place to Work

About the Company

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading global law firm that brings together more than 1,750 lawyers and 1,400 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault, and others. We are also certified by Great Place to Work.

Job Details

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Schedule: Full-time
Salary: $110k - $169k yearly
Application: Apply Here