Key skills

PythonJavaScript/TypeScriptLarge Language Models (LLMs)Generative AI APIsAPI DevelopmentSystems IntegrationAutomation DevelopmentREST APIsWebhooksDatabasesAI AgentsRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Vector DatabasesSemantic SearchLangChainLangGraphLlamaIndexSQLCloud PlatformsGitJavaScriptTypeScriptAILarge Language ModelsOpenAIClaudeAnthropicGeminiRAGSource ControlLeadership

About this role

Block LLP is a plaintiff personal injury law firm dedicated to delivering results and service to injured individuals and families. The AI Developer will design, build, and maintain AI-powered applications, agents, automations, and integrations that improve legal and operational workflows, taking solutions from prototype through deployment and ongoing improvement.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, test, and maintain internal AI-powered applications and tools
Develop solutions using large language models (LLMs) and platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, or comparable technologies
Build AI assistants and agents that support legal and operational workflows across the firm
Develop tools for tasks such as document analysis, information extraction, summarization, internal knowledge retrieval, and workflow automation
Take projects from initial prototype through testing, deployment, and ongoing improvement
Build AI agents capable of completing multi-step tasks and interacting with firm systems
Develop retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions that allow AI applications to securely retrieve information from internal documents and knowledge sources
Create and optimize prompts, agent instructions, tool integrations, and AI workflows
Build processes to evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, consistency, and reliability
Improve existing AI applications based on employee feedback, usage, and performance
Build integrations between AI applications and existing firm software using APIs, webhooks, and other integration methods
Connect AI tools with business systems, databases, document repositories, and third-party applications
Develop automated workflows that securely move information between systems and reduce manual work
Work with automation platforms such as n8n, Make, Zapier, or comparable technologies when appropriate
Troubleshoot and maintain integrations as systems and business needs evolve
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
Develop primarily in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript
Work with structured and unstructured data, databases, APIs, and common business file formats
Use source control and development best practices to manage code and application changes
Test, troubleshoot, monitor, and maintain applications after deployment
Build solutions with appropriate security, privacy, and access controls for sensitive legal and client information
Partner with the AI Implementation team, leadership, attorneys, and staff to understand workflow challenges and translate them into technical solutions
Evaluate the technical feasibility of proposed AI initiatives
Rapidly prototype ideas and determine whether they can become reliable, scalable internal tools
Research emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms that could benefit the firm
Explain technical concepts, limitations, and recommendations clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Document systems, integrations, and development processes to support long-term maintenance and scalability