AI Lawyer (Due Diligence Lead – M&A/Private Capital)

Overview

In this role you lead AI-enabled due diligence within Linklaters’ M&A/Private Capital practice, driving a DD strategy and delivery transformation. You partner with the Private M&A Working Group to embed best-practice DD and AI-powered capabilities. You act as an entrepreneurial ambassador for DD and AI, bridging lawyers, clients, and tech providers. You will lead London client-facing activities and help shape new AI-driven services and commercial opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the London DD workstream to promote best practice and measurable AI adoption in the firm’s technology workbench
• Create end-to-end DD frameworks, process maps, and collateral suitable for multiple seniority levels
• Develop training on best practice DD and AI-supported solutions for the M&A/Private Capital practice
• Support pricing teams by assessing AI impact on DD and contributing to commercial pricing decisions
• Act as a bridge between lawyers, clients, and technology providers to translate DD needs into solutions
• Lead client-facing activity on AI-assisted DD in London
• Identify emerging trends and new commercial opportunities to align resources with firm strategy

Key requirements

• At least four years’ post-qualification experience in M&A/Private Capital, ideally at a leading international firm
• Admitted as a lawyer with an active practising certificate
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of taking ideas to delivery
• Proven programme or project leadership across parallel workstreams with risk and resource management
• Confident client-facing experience including pitching, presenting, and running workshops
• Strong legal judgement and attention to detail, balancing quality, delivery, and adoption
• Collaborative self-starter with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills

• entrepreneurial mindset
• client-facing presence
• collaboration
• AI-enabled due diligence
• process mapping and framework development
• training delivery on DD and AI tools

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